Got up this morning just before 3 a.m., with visions of Whitetails bouncin' through my noggin. The way the wind was blowing, I was actually thinking of staying home for the morning and doing stuff around the house, maybe go out for an afternoon venture.Well, I couldn't get back to sleep, so I played around on the stupid computer 'til about 5 and then headed out. Jumped a couple does just at daybreak, then I ran into a few Mulies. I also caught a glimpse of a Whitetail buck sneaking away, but never caught up to him. I was getting closer to where I wanted to be, saw a few more does, but no more bucks. About 8 a.m. is when things started to heat up. I saw a little spike, looked like he had little Devil Horns, he was looking back at something. Sure enough, about 150 yards behind him was another Whitetail.. Couldn't make out at first what it was, but then saw it was a pretty good buck. Gave chase for a few minutes and ran into a doe sitting on a knoll. The buck had gone quite aways downhill into some very thick stuff, so I went back to the truck and decided to try to bump him back up to the area where the doe was. En route, I ran into a really nice 3-point ( above brow ). He just sat there and looked at me, with that goofy look that said, " My girl's on the other side of the road, kill me, or let me pass ". I let him go be with his girlfriend. So, after awhile, I parked the truck again and hiked in to where the doe was earlier. The doe was now up the hill a bit, but almost exactly where she was standing was a very impressive looking buck. Spread out just past his ears, nice tall tines. He turned his head, damn, only a 3-point again. Was cool to watch, but then he started acting wierd. He was walking down the knoll, but sideways. I was just thinking what the heck is going on, when I see another buck come out from behind some trees. They just went at it, no little spar, but a full out fight. Wow, here I am, about 80 yards away from 2 mature Whitey's just goin' to town on each other
. Fight lasted about a minute, but I couldn't believe the display of power these two put on. The ground was chewed up in about a 10-15 foot circle and the big 3-point got chased off by the other buck. I have seen bucks spar before, but I have never seen a full blown battle ( other than on video ). With all of this excitement, I never did get a look at the other bucks rack, but figured he'd be back soon enough so I stayed put. A few more minutes went by and I started to hear grunting. He was nose to the ground and all I did was count to 4-points ( above brow ) and pulled the trigger. He won the battle, but it was his last. He isn't that big, but I'm sure he will taste just fine
. Still haven't had time to figure out how to post pics, but I have them to send if somebody can post them for me.
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Re: Not a big one, but what a rush!!!
