Bucks sparring - photos

[Paul in Idaho]

I was lucky to see and photograph a couple of muley bucks sparring right next to the highway last month. I'm glad I had my SLR rigged and ready. It was late afternoon on a very cloudy day, so the lighting is terrible, but the action is still good. It may be called 'sparring' but this looked like a no-holds-barred fight to me.

Looks like a puncture wound on his hindquarter?

 

[Paul in Idaho]

Looks like the little forky is going to sneak in for some action while the big boys are distracted.

 

[pointingdogsrule]

COOL!!!!

good luck to all
the dog

 

[AZ402]

Nice..

 

[Gr8bawana]

Awsome pics, those bucks look pretty serious to me.

 

[TheShootist.41]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sytes]

Wow! That is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Enjoyable pics!

 

[FAIR CHASE]

Good stuff. Just like a good old fashioned bar fight over a girl.

 

[skimerhorn]

Very cool

 

[Topgun 30-06]

That was more than sparring!

 

[Elkoholic]

I think I saw a tap out! Awesome pics!

 

[canvsbk]

Good stuff right there. Thanks!

 

[ida homer]

Sweet pics!

I saw my first good mule deer battle 2 weeks ago, a phoneskope would have came in real handy.

 

[Kneetopia]

Awesome action, I'm always surprised that we don't see heaps one eyed deer. I mean really, how do they not poke each other's eyes out? Yarrrr

 

[ardrhi]

Sweet. Thanks for sharing.

 

[idahofishnhunt]

Wow...thanks for those great pics!

 

[JohnCushman]

Awesome pics!! Me and my dad got to watch an antelope buck fight this year in Wyoming

 

[Sawtooth]

By the looks of all the loose fur on the side of the one to the left, it looks like he was getting the worst of it. And while they are kicking each other's butt there is a buck in the background in hot pursuit of a hot doe. I think there is a life lesson in there somewhere.

 

[MT_elk]

Wow. Looks like it was quite a fight. Great pics!

 

[mr_steve]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.