Late Season Death Match
We got some unfortunate news yesterday near one of our farms. Two bucks got into a nasty scrap that killed one of them. Neighbors near our farm heard two bucks fighting on Saturday night.
Neighbors near one of our properties heard two bucks fighting on Saturday night and after investigating the scene, found the two locked together. Both bucks were initially alive but after continued fighting, the smaller of the two bucks gained some leverage, and putting his body into one violent thrash, killed the larger buck.
With the larger of the two already expired, it still took two hours for the survivor to tire before it was safe to unlock the two racks--which required the use of a crow bar.
Fortunately, the smaller buck walked away from the incident relatively unscathed. However, due to the great deal of physical stress the smaller buck undoubtedly endured, only time will tell if he will see another year on the farm.
Very unfortunate as they both survived the archery and gun seasons and the larger buck was in a good position to easily gross Boone next year.
After investigating further, the landowners traced the fight back around 400 yards from the spot where the larger buck was killed. After freeing the smaller buck, it took him some time for him to regain enough strength to leave and giving him a conservative cushion, the landowners then tracked the buck to the edge of our property. We'll be putting out trail cams in earnest around the farm here shortly to see if he survives (although once he drops the headgear, we'll have to wait until next summer to see if he did, indeed, make it.)
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