I voted yes, but in fact I only heard them at about 30 yards. They weren't hitting it real hard, just tinkling tines together. I know it wasn't another hunter rattling because the deer I heard came right down the trail I had staked out. A7 pointer was pushing a 6 point, by walking with his head down and poking at the butt of the deer in front of him.

Part of me wanted to hold off and just watch since it was very interesting, but I had to take the shot since this was my first good opportunity for a clean shot at a deer. I'd passed on several less than perfect shotsthe season before, and was ready to take one home.I let the firstbuckget pastme, so I only had one pair of deer eyes to deal with, and I drew back and whacked the second one. Done deer. That was my first and last time hearing them fight.