Well, I couldn't resist any longer. I read and got caught up on the last 8 pages of this thread. That's 15 minutes of my life I wish I could have back...
Female deer: yes. Buck deer: no. Bucks are never lost. Sometimes they end up in an unknown location, but they don't get lost. If it weren't for the nagging doe, and three screaming button bucks in the backseat, he wouldn't have missed his exit.
Now to correlate this to our bait discussion. Where's a screaming sheep when ya need one?
https://youtu.be/QiOF6KfXt7k