Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being in estrus.
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- adjective Of, pertaining to, or in a state of
estrus
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- adjective (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat
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Examples
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If rutting try a combo dominant buck and doe in estrous I use buck bomb (both scents) but Code Blue etc may work just as well.
Should I be using scents? If so what kind? Just kinda always figured they were a waste of time. 2009
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If rutting try a combo dominant buck and doe in estrous I use buck bomb (both scents) but Code Blue etc may work just as well.
Should I be using scents? If so what kind? Just kinda always figured they were a waste of time. 2009
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Perhaps a doe in estrous sprinkling before rattling in some dominant bucks.
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And speaking of the next challenge, surviving contestants are then flown here where they are doused in estrous moose urine and given the keys to a Fiat 500.
Obstacle Courses 2009
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I have 2 friends that raise deer and they say does will be in estrous in the next few days. his buck is starting to show a lot of interest in the does. his neck is swollen and he has that certain smell all over him.
Weekly Rut Report 2009
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Perhaps a doe in estrous sprinkling before rattling in some dominant bucks.
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I have 2 friends that raise deer and they say does will be in estrous in the next few days. his buck is starting to show a lot of interest in the does. his neck is swollen and he has that certain smell all over him.
Weekly Rut Report 2009
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i prefer realtree and i dont got enough money to buy sent lok stuff so i just use cover scents or doe in estrous (that takes their minds off me) and i dont buy walmart brand camo cause it dont look real.
in your opinion what is the best camo out there? do you think scent lok really works? 2009
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i prefer realtree and i don't got enough money to buy sent lok stuff so i just use cover scents or doe in estrous (that takes their minds off me) and i dont buy walmart brand camo cause it dont look real.
in your opinion what is the best camo out there? do you think scent lok really works? 2009
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i prefer realtree and i don't got enough money to buy sent lok stuff so i just use cover scents or doe in estrous (that takes their minds off me) and i dont buy walmart brand camo cause it dont look real.
in your opinion what is the best camo out there? do you think scent lok really works? 2009
burntsox commented on the word estrous
read this in a story about artificially inseminating the pandas in Washington's National Zoo.
March 20, 2008