ever heard a deer do this?
 

2 seasons ago, I wasbow hunting. I was on the ground standing ina pricker bush patch along a hedgerow, I had 2 doe come walking along the hedgerow and stop within 15 yards of me. The lead and larger doe sensed I was there (in full camo)and did the usual things... stomped the ground... blew at me... whirled and then came back in from a different angle. She did this a few times and this went on for about 10minutes.

Then something I've never heard of nor read about happened.

She lifted her left hoof and began rapidly knocking it on the top of the her right front hoof giving off an incredibly fast rapping sound. Then she blew at me and then both ran off.

Imagine a knocking sound as if you were to hit your knuckles on a wooden table as fast as possible but even faster than that.

I have asked many hunters and no one had ever heard of this either. What do you think?

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

That's different.

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

Been bowhunting nearly 30 seasons now and have never witnessed nor heard of that either.

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

She had terrettes.

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

Can't say I've ever heard or seen anything like that either. Wow Rob....30 years? You're older than I thought lol.;)

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

That's a new one on me.

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

Never seen nor heard of this!

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

Oh trust me he IS OLD!!!!! :D

Never heard of such a thing, interesting that's for sure, maybe she had athlete's foot and was just scratching before she left???

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

She was just trying to get one of those prickers out of her hoof:D

RE: ever heard a deer do this?
 

Isnt it obvious?.... Morse code. Its how they communicate now.:DI think that it was maybe just a fluke thing, but it is odd that she would do it while trying to find you. Deer are strange sometimes.