I' ve seen exactly 2, both in New York. 1 fight between 2 mature 8' s lasted all of 5 minutes .. 4 minutes and 45 seconds of stare down and 15 seconds of all out fury before the loser went bolting away with blood pouring out of a puncture wound in his neck.

The only other fight I saw was between a real big 6 point who should have been an 8 just never grew the extra tines and spindly little basket racked 8 point. The fight was in the last 30 minutes of light on the edge of a field and was about 80 yards from me. They circled each other stiff legged for a few minutes .. they tinkled them a bit then seperated ... then they just rushed each other with a full head of steam... it sounded like an explosion! .. the spindly 8 gave up some ground and then they seperated .. the little 8 half assed lowered his head to fight again when the 6 point backed up, raised up on his back legs like a BigHorn Sheep and just like a BigHorn Sheep he built up momentum and came down like a hammer on that little 8...the 8 wasn' t prepared for the blow and his back legs buckled and he got ROLLED straight over backwards. He called it quits after that. They fought for the right to hang around 2 does and that 6 point STRUTTED around like the boss till dark. Now on the way out that night in the dark I heard 2 deer lock up again in the same area and I' ve always wondered if a real bruiser had just laid low till dark then drove the 6 point off.