I had 7 deer run under my stand and stop in the meadow in front of me.3 fawns, 2 does,a 1 1/2 4 pt and a 2 1/2 8 pt. Once they all stopped, the 8 pt. let out a "growl". It wasn't much, more like a loud carbonation belch. But it was a "growl". What do you expect from a 2 1/2 who's trying to impress the ladies. These deer were from 2 to 20 yards in front of me. I had a birds eye view (28 feet up). After the loud burp, the ladies left. The young bucks were quite puzzled and there was only one thing left to do... Start fighting! Those two sparred in front of my stand til 15 minutes after dark and then finally left. They went the opposite direction of the does and fawns. I had watched them earlieracross a soybean field from my stand. It was an interesting night. BTW, one time I had a love sick 1 1/2 6 pt. chasing a doe who wanted no part of him. He was grunting the longest grunts I ever heard. These weren't growls, they were grunts. He did it for over a half an hour so I started timing their duration. 7-10 seconds! That is long, don't ya think?