Chest banging deer

[Native Hunter]

I've seen does boxing each other and bucks antler to antler, but this is the first time I've ever seen bucks "chest bang" each other.

And it all happened in 2 seconds.

 

[Bill]

Showing off on the playground..

 

[Native Hunter]

Showing off on the playground..

Have you seen them do that Bill? It was a first for me.

 

[Bill]

Have you seen them do that Bill? It was a first for me.

don’t have any pics handy but yes I’ve seen them do this. Always over a mineral/salt site.

maybe they were arguing over the sweetest clover spot in the field.

 

[roymunson]

Maybe one of them just scored a game tying touchdown. I've seen NFLers do that same move

 

[bigbendmarine]

Native Hunter, I've got multiple videos of bucks getting involved in boxing matches as well after they've dropped hardened horns. The fists (well, hooves) fly pretty furiously, so lots can happen in a 2 second time span. Do you not think the "chest bump" might just be the result of the tail end of a boxing match?

Caught this early spring battle a couple of years ago. Whatever caused it was off-camera, but lots of action in just a few seconds. In this case the camera location wasn't at a mineral scrape but instead just a well-used travel trail, but to Bill's point the majority of "fist fights" I've recorded were at mineral sites.

 

[Native Hunter]

It could be. One thing fir sure - it looked serious.

 

[scott44]

Ive always wondered who was on the right of the camera in the shot of this little button buck.

 

[Native Hunter]

A friend of mine told me to forget about the chest banging and to zoom in and look at the bases on the buck in the background watching the fight......

 

[roymunson]

thats good advice

 

[SWIFFY]

The fight is the distraction... you always gotta look for the guy sneaking around in the back!