....in the back yard none the less

Obviously the rut is in full swing here, This morning the largest buck (both body and antlers) was running a doe around below the barn to the point were she was ready to drop. He is now after another one----all of this being observed by two smaller "bucks in training".

I once watched a buck run a doe until she dropped and then he stood over her with his equipment at the ready, trying to get at her while she was laying on the ground. After she got her breath, she took off again with the buck in pursuit.