Severe ruts can impede steering if a vehicle has difficulty steering out of the rut. Typically rutting is reported in terms of rut depth. Elk use several different vocalizations during the rut. There are many behaviors a buck will exhibit during the rut. The timing of the elk rut depends on where they live. If challenged during the rut, a buck will emit a clicking sound. Twenty years passed and Winslow was stuck in a commercial rut. Rut in males and estrous in females does not depend on the season. Bucks generally suffer higher mortality rates because they eat little during the autumn rut. Rut in males and estrus in females does not depend on the season. Stags also have distinctive manes during their mating period (rut). Boars employ two mating strategies during the rut. During the rut they form large herds of adults. After the rut, females form large herds of up to 50 individuals. The peak of the rut, however, is right in the middle.