[at-l] RUCK

[bakwudz@rcn.com (Tom Willcox)]

It's hard to distinguish one word from the other, but I'm sure that they
were saying the word "RUT", not "ruck".   The mating season is called the
rut....most hunting seasons coincide with this time, as the herd is most
active.

--bakwudz

----- Original Message -----
From: <Sunny_sunny4@hotmail.com>
To: . <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 7:44 PM
Subject: [at-l] RUCK


> Watching a wildlife program this am, they described the RUCK as the
> "peak  time in the fall when the male deer/elk are competing for control
> over the
> entire female harem"
> Can anyone confirm/deny this information?
> THEN--will someone please explain how the PA-GA RUCK got the name?! Just
> wondering,
>   Sunny
at-l