Whitetail deer, 9 point mating, November 7, 2006

My neighbor told me the 9 pointer was the dominant buck in this whitetail herd, and I had always thought he was very imposing. This video starts with a 10 pointer, who looks to be a year or two younger, and who obviously isn't ready to challenge the 9 pointer who arrives to make sure the younger buck knows who's herd this is. The nine pointer has a small point on the inside of his right antler but not the left. This is the first time in my life I have seen whitetail deer mating, and I just happened to have my camera running. What luck! You need the Flash plugin to see the top video, click the play triangle (maybe twice) to start the video. 11 MB The lower video is in 640X480, 27 MB, and plays with the Windows Media Player. Much better if you have a high speed connection. Find more whitetail deer videos in the Sailing Video Index

^^Play triangle (maybe click twice), 11 MB For high speed connections, here's a 17 MB file that plays on Windows Media Player in 640X480 size. Click on the picture to start the video.