I have watched the deer out here with great detail. In the matter of the herd leader the biggest rack gets the crack) his job isn't only to cover Does and make fawns, he has to teach younger bucks (at his risk because they may take over) to spar and court, as well as achieve certain goals in the herd. The senior buck will allow a lesser buck to approach, as long as he is submissive and bleats or meeps his intentions. The older buck will lower his head and allow the smaller one to test his spikes or even just nubs on the big guys rack, this is a form of encouragement and promotes fair and kind sparring, the big buck will push, twist, and clash his rack, all the time being careful not to hurt the little one. If the youngster stops meeping then the attitude changes, and he may be in for trouble, he could get his little butt kicked, and that too is a lesson in behaving and following the rules. If a younger buck decides he's too good for lessons he will be at a disadvantage when the time comes to spar for real, he won't have the basic training the others have, the ones who have acted with humility and cooperation.

Younger bucks may mount the herd leader, to a point, and the big guy may take advantage of his right to mount as well, it works both ways, ,the younger for practice, the older for fun.

The best bucks we had were cooperative and willing to learn. We have been challenged to test our status in the herd, I usually don't mess around, I'm the two legged boss of the herd, but do not challenge the herd leader...he allows us to pet and scritch on his terms, we are his subordinates, again to a limit. Buck considering what he has on HIS head compared to mine, he would certainly win, deer can be very dangerous, but they are compassionate too. Vince and Lexx and Lexx Jr. all woo the Does, they perform a kind of foreplay that the Does enjoy. Having said that...the other day I was out in the pen, Bucky was watching...I had Lexx Jr. in front of me, rubbing, petting, scritching his neck, chest and back, even the tail root (that he loves, I also remove dingleberries from the underside of his tail and ass-crack, a form of grooming and fun too. He moved close to me, licked my crotch, then moved slowly against me, almost circling me, it occurred to me that he was performing foreplay like he would a Doe, I asked Bucky if he had a hard-on, and he said no, but his wick was relaxed, a necessity before erection on Fallow Deer. I had to disappint him because we were in full view of the road, but one has to wonder.
I try to share my experiences with younger bucks, I know the first thing Furs see is my age, and are turned off, pity, it's like them saying "Oh, I'm a Fox trapped in a human body", well I'm trapped too, I can't change my age, but I can share my experiences and have fun too.