Observations were made on all members of a set of 

 triplets, 2 females (3480 and 3580) and a male (3680), through 

 2 years of age. After 1 year, the male was with either of the 

 sisters during only 2 of 22 observations; both were after the 

 rut in late January and mid-April. Male 3680 was not 

 reobserved after that time. 



After male 3581 and his sister 3681 reached 1-year-old, 

 they were observed together during only 2 of 9 observations . 

 This male was last observed alone during the rut on 26 

 November. 



Male 2480 dispersed approximately 7 km from his natal 

 home range on 3 June, but returned on 3 July. He was then 

 seen with his sister 2580 during all 5 observations until shot 

 on 3 November prior to the rut. 



Relationships of Brothers 



The available information indicated that brothers did not 

 commonly associate with each other beyond 1 year of age. 

 Brothers 2880 and 2980 were observed together during only 1 of 

 10 observations after dispersal began. On 29 May 1981, they 

 were 1.5 km apart, but within their natal home range. By 3 

 June, they were about 3 km apart when both were located 7-10 

 km northwest of their natal range. On 4 June, both were back 

 within the natal range, but about . 5 km apart, and on 5 June, 

 they were together, within their natal range. By 10 June, 

 they had dispersed 30 and 40 km to the east where they 

 remained apart until November, when 1 was shot and the 

 radio-collar of the other ceased to function. 



Brothers 0981 and 1081 remained together for about 2 

 weeks after dispersing approximately 9.5 km northeast from 

 their natal home range. Because both wore only neckbands, 

 they could not be reobserved at will. Male 1081 was observed 

 alone on 16 July; 0981 was not observed at or after that time 

 and presumably left the study area. Male 1081 was observed 

 periodically for about 1 year within the original dispersal 

 area where his collar was found 4 years later. 



Brothers 4079 and 4179, sons of female 1577, wore 

 non-functioning radio-collars at the time of dispersal. 

 Although their ultimate fates are not known, they dispersed on 

 different days and presumably did not remain together. 



Relationships of Mothers and Daughters 



Most mother-daughter combinations remained socially 

 associated except during parturition and the fawn-rearing 

 period, though degree of association declined with age when 

 both recruited fawns. Eighty-four percent of marked yearling 



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