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Triple Tragedy: Three Ohio Bucks Found Drowned With Antlers Locked
Triple Tragedy: Three Ohio Bucks Found Drowned With Antlers Locked
Good spotted the deer from a distance and, at first, thought it was a single carcass. “It was close to the road, and I figured somebody had poached a deer,” he recalls. Even after a second look revealed two deer, he was about to walk away.
“I see dead deer in the woods all the time,” explains Good, who measures timber for a lumber company. “I almost ignored it until I looked again and saw it was three deer.”
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WARNING: The photos in this gallery are graphic in nature and may disturb some readers, but we feel they are necessary to tell the story of this rare natural occurance. - The Eds
To a hunter, it’s a stomach-tightening, bizarre sight. At the same time, it’s a stark example of the potential ferocity and brutality of the whitetail rut. These three Ohio bucks somehow locked antlers while battling near a small creek. When one deer slid into a shallow pool, it sealed the fate for all three, who drowned together, antlers still locked. Steve Hill talked to the men who found and recovered the deer and their combined 400-inches of antler to bring you the story of this sad, almost poetic scene.
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Comments (45)
Wow.
WOW thats to bad... At least they have a good start on a nice chandelier!
Meigs has BIG deer. Look at mine that came just north of Meigs on the border of Ross and Hocking county.
www.fieldandstream.com/photos/trophyroom/recent/single?pnid=1001348217#1...
That's pretty creepy, but why are there zip-ties holding them together? Haha.
WOW, I'm not sure what's worse.......the fierceness of nature or the lack of class that people can have. We are supposed to have the highest appreciation of wildlife.
Absolutely one of the strangest stories I have ever heard. We all spend many hours and days hunting these magnificant animals and can go with out seeing such beauty. Behold the power of mother nature.
Thats crazy!
what a sad loss. the battle must have been fierce. thanks to mr. good, the world now knows what happened to moe, larry and curly deer. they were allways at each other, but this is just tragic. i hope shemp is ok.
Ths is turly a tragidy I have seen 2 deer hang up like this before but this has to be the first time I have seen 3 hung up at once. Looks like two smaller bucks took on a larger one and killed tham all. Must have been one nice doe is all I have to say..
Is this real?????????Pretty hard to imagine
Is this for real?????? pretty hard to imagine
Right across the river from me! thats not usually how they make the news over there tho. lol
Thats a pretty cool find. Just don't drink the water.
That really sucks! I live in Ohio and can't hunt this deer season because I dislocated my right shoulder, (I'm right handed), and I can't pull my bow back yet. I would have loved to harvest one of these guys!
wish i could have seen that
i wonder if the doe was worth it
Thats one of the most unusual things I've ever seen
Sad images to see. One of the most amazing and unbelievable events of nature that I have ever seen.
Thats an amazing story. What an amazign experience!
Wow, it's a good thing that the discoverer had a good head on his shoulders, otherwise this may never have come to our attention. The title is right though, it is quite a tragedy that three big bucks died. Hopefully they got a chance to pass on their genes in seasons past.
Incredible find!
this was my friends friend. i think cabelas oferd like 200,000
thats too bad that they had to go to waste like that and that some kid hunting for his first time couldnt have harvested one of them instead of them going to waste like that
Such a disapointing story, yet incredibly at the same time. If only someone had caught the fight on tape.
Wow, that's pretty sweet and sad at the same time. 3 great bucks that would pass on good genes.
Never in FL! lol
That is crazy ! I have never seen anything like it .
i saw this on a website with another pic of it with the finder,DNA and others in it. The DNA issued him 3 tags for them. why? so he could keep the antlers or will he eat them after sitting in the water? just wondering!
WOW!!!!!!!
terrible and they were pretty big to. that would have made a great steak.
that must have stunk to high heaven.....ewwww!
Thats Crazy!!!!!!
That's sad that they died like that, but a cool find.
What a sight to see
Well that could have been a meal if i were to shoot them.
it's a shame they died that way and not by a hunter to wind up in the freezer but good find that will be something to talk about forever.
Wow iv heard of 2 deer geting locked up like that but never three
those are some nice deer, too bad no one ever got to take a shot at them
Wow!! Thats horrible and people want to talk about hunters. Mother Nature is a B. Maybe they should direct their craziness towards her...lol
You should get the racks mounted as if they were fighting/stuck
Thats too bad, great deer, hopefuly they passed their genetics in years past (i'm sure they did)
that is for sure a sight you dont see.. but with something like that makes you want to look out for anything else huge bucks would do
Thats stinks they could have been decent deer, but that happens sometime and nobody can stop it.
What an amazing find. Definitely will make one hell of a mount!
I've never seen anything like that before. Interesting find
Hey thats nature at work,
I would love to see a follow up to this story, Field and Stream. How did the land owner process/preserve the antlers? Are the three still together and mounted somehow? Would be interested to see photos and hear "the rest of the story." Thanks
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Wow.
Absolutely one of the strangest stories I have ever heard. We all spend many hours and days hunting these magnificant animals and can go with out seeing such beauty. Behold the power of mother nature.
Ths is turly a tragidy I have seen 2 deer hang up like this before but this has to be the first time I have seen 3 hung up at once. Looks like two smaller bucks took on a larger one and killed tham all. Must have been one nice doe is all I have to say..
Thats a pretty cool find. Just don't drink the water.
WOW thats to bad... At least they have a good start on a nice chandelier!
Meigs has BIG deer. Look at mine that came just north of Meigs on the border of Ross and Hocking county.
www.fieldandstream.com/photos/trophyroom/recent/single?pnid=1001348217#1...
wish i could have seen that
Thats crazy!
Right across the river from me! thats not usually how they make the news over there tho. lol
i wonder if the doe was worth it
Thats one of the most unusual things I've ever seen
Sad images to see. One of the most amazing and unbelievable events of nature that I have ever seen.
Wow, it's a good thing that the discoverer had a good head on his shoulders, otherwise this may never have come to our attention. The title is right though, it is quite a tragedy that three big bucks died. Hopefully they got a chance to pass on their genes in seasons past.
That is crazy ! I have never seen anything like it .
WOW!!!!!!!
terrible and they were pretty big to. that would have made a great steak.
That really sucks! I live in Ohio and can't hunt this deer season because I dislocated my right shoulder, (I'm right handed), and I can't pull my bow back yet. I would have loved to harvest one of these guys!
Thats an amazing story. What an amazign experience!
Thats an amazing story. What an amazign experience!
Thats an amazing story. What an amazign experience!
Incredible find!
Incredible find!
Incredible find!
this was my friends friend. i think cabelas oferd like 200,000
thats too bad that they had to go to waste like that and that some kid hunting for his first time couldnt have harvested one of them instead of them going to waste like that
thats too bad that they had to go to waste like that and that some kid hunting for his first time couldnt have harvested one of them instead of them going to waste like that
thats too bad that they had to go to waste like that and that some kid hunting for his first time couldnt have harvested one of them instead of them going to waste like that
Such a disapointing story, yet incredibly at the same time. If only someone had caught the fight on tape.
Such a disapointing story, yet incredibly at the same time. If only someone had caught the fight on tape.
Such a disapointing story, yet incredibly at the same time. If only someone had caught the fight on tape.
Wow, that's pretty sweet and sad at the same time. 3 great bucks that would pass on good genes.
Wow, that's pretty sweet and sad at the same time. 3 great bucks that would pass on good genes.
Wow, that's pretty sweet and sad at the same time. 3 great bucks that would pass on good genes.
Never in FL! lol
Never in FL! lol
Never in FL! lol
Never in FL! lol
i saw this on a website with another pic of it with the finder,DNA and others in it. The DNA issued him 3 tags for them. why? so he could keep the antlers or will he eat them after sitting in the water? just wondering!
i saw this on a website with another pic of it with the finder,DNA and others in it. The DNA issued him 3 tags for them. why? so he could keep the antlers or will he eat them after sitting in the water? just wondering!
i saw this on a website with another pic of it with the finder,DNA and others in it. The DNA issued him 3 tags for them. why? so he could keep the antlers or will he eat them after sitting in the water? just wondering!
i saw this on a website with another pic of it with the finder,DNA and others in it. The DNA issued him 3 tags for them. why? so he could keep the antlers or will he eat them after sitting in the water? just wondering!
that must have stunk to high heaven.....ewwww!
that must have stunk to high heaven.....ewwww!
that must have stunk to high heaven.....ewwww!
that must have stunk to high heaven.....ewwww!
Thats Crazy!!!!!!
That's sad that they died like that, but a cool find.
What a sight to see
Well that could have been a meal if i were to shoot them.
it's a shame they died that way and not by a hunter to wind up in the freezer but good find that will be something to talk about forever.
Wow iv heard of 2 deer geting locked up like that but never three
those are some nice deer, too bad no one ever got to take a shot at them
Wow!! Thats horrible and people want to talk about hunters. Mother Nature is a B. Maybe they should direct their craziness towards her...lol
You should get the racks mounted as if they were fighting/stuck
Thats too bad, great deer, hopefuly they passed their genetics in years past (i'm sure they did)
that is for sure a sight you dont see.. but with something like that makes you want to look out for anything else huge bucks would do
Thats stinks they could have been decent deer, but that happens sometime and nobody can stop it.
What an amazing find. Definitely will make one hell of a mount!
I've never seen anything like that before. Interesting find
Hey thats nature at work,
I would love to see a follow up to this story, Field and Stream. How did the land owner process/preserve the antlers? Are the three still together and mounted somehow? Would be interested to see photos and hear "the rest of the story." Thanks
what a sad loss. the battle must have been fierce. thanks to mr. good, the world now knows what happened to moe, larry and curly deer. they were allways at each other, but this is just tragic. i hope shemp is ok.
Is this for real?????? pretty hard to imagine
Is this real?????????Pretty hard to imagine
That's pretty creepy, but why are there zip-ties holding them together? Haha.
WOW, I'm not sure what's worse.......the fierceness of nature or the lack of class that people can have. We are supposed to have the highest appreciation of wildlife.
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