Peenie Wallie: The "Big" Deer

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September 28, 2008

The "Big" Deer - Day 5

The deer are seldom where I expect them to be. But I've found that if I go out about an hour before sunset, they start showing up. Sometimes, the does have become separated from the bucks and they're calling to them. Sometimes, the younger bucks are fighting with each other just for practice. Sometimes, the fawns are running like mad for no apparent reason. It's fun to watch them, but I still haven't found the "Big" deer that Bud saw.

These two bucks were fighting, but there were no does around. The larger buck has just recently scraped the velvet off of his rack, as you can see from the blood on his antlers. The smaller buck has lost a serious fight, causing his right anter to be ripped from his skull, and left broken and hanging. This is not that uncommon, actually, and he will live through the winter if it doesn't get infected.