Fighting Stags
There were three main groups of females, all closely shepherded by a big male. I was under the impression that the rut had settled a bit and was likely that no fighting would take place. Then to my surprise, the stag at the top of the hill, who seemed to be attracting the most females, trotted down with purpose to the stag id be watching for a couple of hours. Sized each other up briefly then, they started a fight which went on for twenty mins or so. Found trying to portray the action very difficult in a still photo.
Fighting Stags
There were three main groups of females, all closely shepherded by a big male. I was under the impression that the rut had settled a bit and was likely that no fighting would take place. Then to my surprise, the stag at the top of the hill, who seemed to be attracting the most females, trotted down with purpose to the stag id be watching for a couple of hours. Sized each other up briefly then, they started a fight which went on for twenty mins or so. Found trying to portray the action very difficult in a still photo.