i know a guy that tried to cut a bucks throat when it wasnt quite dead. he grabbed the buck by the horns and the deer stood up. he had the knife and the horns both in hand and the deer decided that it was not going to have anything to do with having its throat cut. the fight ensued with both him and the deer trying to get away from each other. the guy was afraid that he was going to get knocked down and either getting stuck by the knife of gored by the buck. luckily his brother was able to shoot the buck to finish it off.