Deer Die After Antlers Lock During Combat

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TIPPECANOE, Ind. - A pair of deer died in a northern Indiana pond after their antlers were locked during combat. Later this year, if all goes well, their intertwined antlers will be on display at Potawatomi Wildlife Park in southern Marshall County.

Bill and Peggy Maki of Fort Wayne found the two 12-point bucks Feb. 11 during a walk in some woods on property belonging to Wayne Bessinger, a member of the wildlife park's board.

The deer hadn't been dead long when they were found, The Rochester Sentinel reported in a story Thursday.

"They broke through the ice," Bessinger said of the bucks. "Their horns was locked and they stumbled down to the pond and the ice broke through and they drowned."

Bessinger ignored the cold and waded into the pond about 30 miles south of South Bend to retrieve the bodies.

"When I pulled them up on shore, I couldn't believe it," he said.

The antlers would have to be cut or broken to be separated. Bessinger is having them mounted in their fighting posture and plans to exhibit them at the wildlife park.

He estimates the display, which should be ready by late summer, will cost about $6,000.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060225/ap_on_sc/locked_antlers
 
Uh oh...is this your subtle way, Heath, of telling us that the woman you want to marry you are going to fight any other guy who looks at her? :eek2: :wiggle:
 
pek1 said:
Uh oh...is this your subtle way, Heath, of telling us that the woman you want to marry you are going to fight any other guy who looks at her? :eek2: :wiggle:
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It is just an article. I thought was interesting.

:roll: my eyes at pek1
 
wow I'm a bit surprized that one of their antlers did not break off in the strugle , I knoew deer tend to fight a lot to see who is alpha male I have never heard of bothe just falling over and drowning, must have ben one hellova impact
 
Kateweb said:
wow I'm a bit surprized that one of their antlers did not break off in the strugle , I knoew deer tend to fight a lot to see who is alpha male I have never heard of bothe just falling over and drowning, must have ben one hellova impact
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Yes, that must have been a hell of a fight.

That would be something to see. :) :thumb:
 
Heath said:
It is just an article. I thought was interesting.

:roll: my eyes at pek1
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Heath, pek was just kidding; besides, there's nothing subtle about you.
:D
 
Interesting! Wow!

That reminds me of a deer that accidentally killed itself in the middle of the night. This deer was running through someone's back yard and ran into the fence headfirst. The speed and impact was so bad that it broke the deer's neck. The deer's body locked in place and just stood there dead. The homeowner found it in that position the next morning. Eek!
 
Tousi said:
Heath, pek was just kidding; besides, there's nothing subtle about you.
:D
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Tousi,

Heath knows I was kidding...we do this all the time back and forth at each other. :cheers:
 
pek1 said:
Tousi,

Heath knows I was kidding...we do this all the time back and forth at each other. :cheers:
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Ok, Pek, if you say so; I was going by the smilie he used which doesn't jive with what you just said.......no matter, tho....
 
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