Buck fight

[FX]

Had this sent to me a few days ago. I cannot attest to the validity, but interesting nonetheless.

"Ohio.....

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Check it out Boyz... Now I know where all the Big Bucks were this

season... They committed Suicide... Must've all been Married... The

Poor boys...

They're in a better place now... Or up on the Game Wardens Wall..."

"This is the result of three bucks all fighting for one lady. They had

the bank of this creek all tore up. All together I estimated the deer

to score well over 400 inches of antler. The biggest one was a massive

6x5, approx 165 inches. The other two were around 130 or so."

Shawn

[Tank]

Incredible! Thanks for sharing! Tank

[salmonite]

awesome shawn thanks

[Gill-T]

Tragic!!!

[stinger]

Try this link out and get the story behind the pics:......

http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/ga ... news121710

[lilboat]

Thanks for the link.

WOW.

Here's the description of the biologists thoughts:

“Looking at the horns, it looks like the 7- and the 11-pointer were battling and only one side of their horns were locked,†he says. “Then the 10-pointer came in on the opposite side, and his main beam went around the base of each one of the other two deer’s antlers and his tines went up on the inside of their beams and locked them all three together.â€

Damage to the creek bank and gouge marks on trees suggest the bucks locked up 50 yards downstream, then struggled together along the bank—half in and half out of the shallow water—until one of the bucks toppled into the deep hole where the deer were found.

“I think one deer hit that hole and pulled the other deer into the water and they all drowned together,†Burke says. “Drowning was probably a good thing. The coyotes would have been on them in no time. I imagine they died full force, adrenaline flowing, battling it out.â€

I guess rattling during the rut might be an effective tactic after all for bringing in the big ones.

I wonder what the fish thought.

[Paul Czarnecki]

That story is legit. I know the Game warden holding them. It happened in southern Ohio and he says it was quite the scene. A sad way for three nice bucks to die but nature is not always kind.

[shadster]

I saw this awhile back. What a battle that must of been.Amazed at the hate these critters possess for each other defending their turf.