Do does in heat drip blood?

[Hawkeye]

An associated question... I know it is possible for unbred does to come into heat several more times, but will a buck still breed her after he has dropped his antlers?  I would imagine hormones are involved in the antler shed process, but wonder how that affects his "drive".

Some bucks around here started dropping antlers over three weeks ago.  There are still some left, though, if that is a necessary part of the equation...

[Ray Lyon]

I saw this for the first time a year ago December while out scouting during our late season.  I found four deer beds in a foot of snow in an apple orchard along a creek bottom.  One of the beds had some blood at the rear of the bed (based on the tracks leaving). There were a few drops in urine close to the bed too.  This was early December which would have coincided with the 'second' rut in our area.    

I'm pretty confident that this was a very hot doe.

[pitt98]

Ray,
I saw the exact same situation during late season 3 years ago.  About 4 beds in the snow, with one bed holding a few drops of blood and urine.  A couple more drops of urine/blood on the tracks out, then nothing but tracks thereafter.