Fight to the death

[C-Money]

Very good story!!

[Broken Arrow]

So back in the day you were a road hunter?....lol...kidding....cool story and pics.

[PlateauNDN]

So back in the day you were a road hunter?....lol...kidding....cool story and pics.

 

[hambone]

Great read never seen bucks fighting in the woods but heard one it was amazing how loud it was was trying to get to see the fight but was sneaking thru the woods trying to get a shot at one of them all I found was a area like you described without the blood this was in the hunters springdale area

[Broken Arrow]

I had the opportunity, many years ago to see 2 mature bull elk in the blues going head to head, for 10 minutes or so, right off the side of Jasper Mountain Road. I will never forget that. Its easy to see how one could be so inclined with a life threatening injury...massive power and desire to kill the other.

[Ogre]

Truly amazing.  A once in a lifetime event right there.

[boneaddict]

Idabooner and I found an area once where two bulls had gone at it and in the middle of it was a pine tree.  Somewhere in the battle an antler poked (not the right word in any sort of description) the tree.  It was shaped like a sword point, but penetrated no less the 6 inches and probably closer to 8.    The force it would take to make a hole in a tree like, solid wood, that is unimaginable to me.  With all of my force hitting it with an ax, what, 2 inches maybe.     There was a broken antler in the mix of pine needles and dirt that was brimmed up.  Looked as if it were a main beam, a break on both sides. 

[Heredoggydoggy]

Great read never seen bucks fighting in the woods but heard one it was amazing how loud it was was trying to get to see the fight but was sneaking thru the woods trying to get a shot at one of them all I found was a area like you described without the blood this was in the hunters springdale area

I heard a couple of bucks fighting years ago, and didn't know what it was.  Sounded like someone was shooting a 22 rifle just over the hill, so I walked over to see.  I wasn't being very stealthy, and walked over the hill just in time to see the bucks butting antlers with a CRACK!.  They then saw me, and vanished into the brush.  I looked over the area, and it was pretty torn up.

[BOHNTR]

Great Story

[Woodchuck]

Great read never seen bucks fighting in the woods but heard one it was amazing how loud it was was trying to get to see the fight but was sneaking thru the woods trying to get a shot at one of them all I found was a area like you described without the blood this was in the hunters springdale area

I heard a couple of bucks fighting years ago, and didn't know what it was.  Sounded like someone was shooting a 22 rifle just over the hill, so I walked over to see.  I wasn't being very stealthy, and walked over the hill just in time to see the bucks butting antlers with a CRACK!.  They then saw me, and vanished into the brush.  I looked over the area, and it was pretty torn up.

I watched 2 bulls go at it some years ago. It is one of those things that can not be described well enough to do it justice. I did get a few crappy pics and saved the antler that was torn clean out of the losers head. 

[MatthewHunter98]

nice story

[andersonjk4]

I watched 2 bulls go at it some years ago. It is one of those things that can not be described well enough to do it justice. I did get a few crappy pics and saved the antler that was torn clean out of the losers head. 
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Would that be considered a 'naturally shed' anter?    Wow what a cool thing to see and a cool memento of the battle.   

[724wd]

my dad and i watched two BIG bulls fight from 75 yards until they were about 10 yards away.  we got a little spooked they'd run us over so dad waved his arms.  they separated, retreated 50 yards and went back at it.  the biggest bull (360+) had THICK antlers with LONG tines, but was pretty narrow.  he had blood on three tines on the left side.  the other bull was SUPER wide, but short tines and kinda thin.  saw them during sept during bear season.

a guy from town ended up shooting the heavy bull in rifle season.  he may have got the antlers, but we had a better experience with that bull!   

one canyon over i saw and heard two nice whitetail bucks fight about 400 yards away in a heavy wind (during elk season).  we heard it first, the repeated crack of antlers, then saw one buck push the other THROUGH a barbed wire fence!