Do all bucks have a seasonal rutt?

[Kittikity]

Since breeds like pygmies, nigerians, and nubians can breed year round, does that also mean that the bucks are in rutt year round?

[KSALguy]

a buck can breed at any time of the year, the only thing that being in rut means is that he has a higher level of Hormones at that time and is very "pumped up" on testosterone,

its similar to the way Elephants go into Musk, they can breed all year but when a male is in Musk or "Rut" he is in the top of the pack as far as dominant male contests,

its the Male Goats version of PMS i guess,

[CountryHaven]

LOL oh man, I'm sorry, but I will forever be blaming PMS on my big guy's 'ruttiness' from now on. "You big girl you" LOL

I'm just laughing so hard here.

non-goat person visitor- what's wrong with your goat?
Me-PMS
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[Kittikity]

Yeah, I knew they could breed year round.. My question was mainly aimed towards the smelliness of a buck in rutt.. I didn't know if the bucks stayed in rutt year round since they can breed year round..

[Beorn]

You know my buck only smelled a little when the girls were in heat, then all winter he was fine. Now that we have a girl in milk and another about to deliver any day, he is smelling stronger than ever. (He's on one half of the barn, the girls on the other). Is this normal?

[RiverPines]

I have Boers, seasonal breeders. My bucks dont smell now nor pee on themselves or have any bucky behaviors going on and their pen is right next to the Doe pen that has a few pygmies in heat! The Boers dont seem to even notice the pygmys in heat sharing the fenceline.
But from late August through February, my Boers are very manly and smelly and pee stained!

My pygmy bucks are on the other side of the property and can not see anyone.
They stink 24/7 and it never stops. They always pee on themselves, try to make out with each other!

Big difference in my experience between a seasonal buck and a all year round buck. My nose sure can tell.