thunderbolt Report post Posted November 12, 2008 I got to see my first coues doe fight today. As I was glassing up on a ridge, I started seeing flashes of white through the trees. we kept watching the deer and out come two does on their hind legs kicking the heck out of each other. They fought for about what seemed like 5 minutes, but it was only 1 minute. They would fight then go there own way and come back minutes later to fight again. This lasted for about 15-20 minutes. After they split, i saw one doe get on her hind legs and eat out of the tree then proceed to beat the heck out of the tree. we saw about 25-30 does in one area and one spike. What a beautiful day it was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjw2222 Report post Posted November 12, 2008 oh man am i jealous of you right now! I have only seen does fight in the full rut, december to january. thats quite a sight for this time of year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted November 12, 2008 Does seem to fight fairly often and usually it seems related to access to some good food supply. So perhaps there was something special about that tree she was feeding on..... Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted November 12, 2008 Back home where our deer density is very high, they fight on their hind feet all the time. It is actually much more prevalent when they have fawns, the does get more territorial, I suppose to save the best browse for themselves and their fawns. Bucks will do it too, when they are in velvet especially. My father and I raise whitetails back home, one year we let a couple breeder bucks back together way after the rut (febuary) after they dropped their antlers. I was in the pen when they came together, and they were on their back feet for at least 20 minutes going at it with each other, they never dropped down to all fours the whole time, it was amazing. I tried to break them up, but a 325lb whitetail buck standing on his hind feet is all of 9 feet tall, and its a pretty intimidating sight! It's pretty incredible the power they have, even trying to hold down a partially sedated doe to do vet work on her is unreal, they have so much more power then we do, its very belittling. You don't realize how feable creatures we are until you try to handle a powerful animal like that that weighs the same as you do! Anyhow, thats very cool that you were able to watch that spectacle in the wild, sounds like an amazing morning! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted November 12, 2008 I watched as two coues does were messing with a mule deer doe. They ran around the mule deer and was making her mad. After about 10 minutes the mule deer slammed one of the coues and she went about 10 feet into a bush. After about 15 minutes the coues doe finally came out from the bush and walked away. That was the funiest thing I have ever saw out in the wild. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
