FSU_Seminole Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 I went hunting this evening after work. I slipped into my stand about 6:15. About 7:15 a 6 pointer came into a soybean field & grazed alone for about 20 minutes. All of a sudden another 6 pointer with a bigger body deliberately walked out of the woods without hesitation & started a fight with the smaller deer. I was in shock at how fast they started fighting. It was very little posturing, they just went at it. It lasted between 5-6 minutes until the smaller deer trotted off about 50 yards. The bigger of the 2 deer just stood there until the smaller buck left the field all together. After that the bigger deer walked over to a scrape 75 yards from my stand, worked a licking branch then urinated in the scrape. I thought it was pretty amazing, I've never seen a buck pee in a scrape in the wild before. I guess with the cool weather the pre rut is just around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Nature at it's best!! Enjoy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Nice looks like you need to move your stand 75 yards that way towards the scrape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Dang, that would be a cool site to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherBadger Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Never witnessed a fight before. Sounds cool. Hope i get to witness something like that someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Was it a full blown, knock em down fight to the death or were they sparring. I saw 2 little bucks spar for about 5 minutes last night but I've never seen a serious fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterfisherman Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! That is priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter47 Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! great hunting memories, i cant wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterbucks1 Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherBadger Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Here is a question. Let's say you see a decent sized buck fighting with a smaller buck. Is is ok to take the shot? or will one be available after the fight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted September 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] Was it a full blown, knock em down fight to the death or were they sparring. I saw 2 little bucks spar for about 5 minutes last night but I've never seen a serious fight. [/ QUOTE ] I wouldn't say it was a fight to the death. I've seen bucks playfully spar in past seasons & it was always at the beginning of Sept when they are in bachelor groups. They weren't sparring, they were fighting. I'm talking about locked horns & major pushing back & forth. The bigger deer was clearly trying to establish his dominance. Usually when they playfully spar they gently tap horns then they'll go back to eating together or something. This was a fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted September 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] Here is a question. Let's say you see a decent sized buck fighting with a smaller buck. Is is ok to take the shot? or will one be available after the fight? [/ QUOTE ] I think it would be okay to take the shot after they quit fighting. Its nearly impossible to cleanly shoot a deer when he's fighting with another deer. Usually after they quit fighting the dominant deer will just stand their while the other one leaves the area. I could have shot either of these deer last night, but I've got photos of a bigger 9 pointer that grazes in the same field & works the same scrapes. Just seeing them go at it was awesome though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Great when you see that out in the wild. I seen my first hot doe experience last year, she had 4 bucks after her and the bigger one would chase the other 3 off but they would only go a short distance. That bigger buck and doe had their tongues hanging out as this chase seemed to be taking its toll. Never did see him breed her but when she got enough energy she ran from my stand area over the ridge and I lost sight of all of them. This all happened within 17 yards of my stand. Was awesome to see these deer doing this! Have seen some fights too, awesome to witness! Thanks for sharing your experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter47 Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! yea i love witnessing new experiences in the woods, last year i witness my first actuall chasing and sparring, and i never saw the buck but it was late oct. and i was bleating and i heard a grunt from out of know where, never saw the buck because of the thick cover but it scared the sh@t outta me cuase i was like wow it really worked, lol just memories and somthing to smile and tell others about!!...any more cool stories anyone has...we need to get a new post going!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! That is cool, got to love seeing things like that, especially when you see them for the first time. Saw my first all out fight last year during the youth hunt with my oldest daughter with me. An experience neither of us will ever forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! That's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Musta been HIS field huh. LOL Thats pretty cool to watch deer interact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallone Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Last year I was in a ground blind right off my food plot and I heard two bucks going at it in the thick cutover. After they stopped i started blowing on my grunt call a nice eight point came out all bowed up looking for another fight.. he found it at the end of my Weatherby I don't know if it was because he had just stopped fighting but the meat was the most gamey I've ever tasted. I ended up throwing most of it away. I had bled it out like i always do in ice water for almost a week before I processed it and tried soaking it in milk but still couldn't eat it. I've yet to see it happen though I bet it was cool to witness in person congrats on the experence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! [ QUOTE ] he found it at the end of my Weatherby I don't know if it was because he had just stopped fighting but the meat was the most gamey I've ever tasted. I ended up throwing most of it away. [/ QUOTE ] You know the deer my daughter shot last year had been fighting, it never bled after she shot it with a .243. Ended up not finding the deer right away, due to no blood whatsoever. Actually ended up after the wife helped me look she convinced me it must have been a miss, but I did later find the deer. I kind of figured the deer was so tense and the muscles were so tight when she shot it that was maybe why it did not bleed. Pretty sure I read somewhere that shooting a relaxed deer will yield the best meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyBucks Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! That's pretty cool, I've heard them fighting before but never actually seen it. A few years ago during our early blackpowder season I watched a bigger buck run two 4pts out of his territory, It was a little out of muzzleloader range so I just watched with the binos. It was like he had a gun on them, kinda funny.......they were in front of him and would stop every few yards and then he would lower his head like he was getting ready to charge and they would move on a little further.......I ended up getting him "the bigger one" in rifle season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! I have only seen that at night one time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! That is awesome, I saw one fight but it was really dark so I could not see it very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hoot Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! I never heard or saw a fight untill several years of DMAP . Then one day two bucks not far from my stand got it on . I didnt get to see them but man did i want to hop down and go see it. Then one day it happend . They wernt shooters but i got just as excited watching them . Since then iv gotten the chance to see quite a few more not to intence just quick attitude adjustments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Re: Witnessed a fight this evening!!!!!!! Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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