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Went to my furthest permission yesterday evening and well worth it too .Had a walk around part of the 7000 acres here and never saw a deer or a sign of one so a bit concerned but a talk to the farmers son on a tractor put my mind at rest .This side of the farm had been sprayed two days ago and hed not seen a deer there either but assured me there were plenty on the other side the track around the dairy end .The time was getting on now so i decided to get to a spot where the deer show mainly last light and sat in the opposite hedge.Darkness seems to come on all too fast when watching for movement and i had all but given up when a buck came running around the corner of a wood i was facing followed by another much better specimen.The first buck thrashed now and then as he rushed from right to left at the overhanging branches of the wood and i was surprised to see the bigger buck do the same in exactly the same places .Dont know for sure and someone might know this but it was like they have secretion glands in their faces that leave a scent behind that draws other bucks as this was copycat thrashing.As the first buck approached the left hand hedge it stopped dead and i could make out another buck coming through a gateway .He stopped and the bigger buck now only yards from the old fellow barked ,stamped and went forward.The old buck came out in the field and ran straight towards me .I was on the pod by now but wanted to see what unfolded before i pulled the trigger . The big fellow chased the other buck from the field and they ran down behind me with the big buck still barking .My target, the older lad was still looking at the wood and i had to wait for him to shuffle a bit side on before shooting him to whch he collapsed dead on the spot .The barking continued behind me as i gralloched in near darkeness .Great to see this interaction .

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