I grew up in deep South Texas and we saw lots of deer locked up over the years. I never honestly saw 3 locked together but I have seen a big buck attack 2 other smaller ones that were locked. He whipped on them so hard that they were trying to get away from him but couldn’t. He literally battered on them until they came dislodged.. they left the country! But there was blood and hair everywhere. Wish I would have had a video camera!

Maybe the one deer’s horns weren’t really locked tight but once they went down, he wasn’t able to position his body and head in such a way that he was able to slip free. I call it the “fish hook” principle.

We have saved cattle over the years that went down for some reason or another and couldn’t get up because they couldn’t get there legs under them. We have saved goats that put their heads through fences and couldn’t get out because of the horns but with a little manipulation out they came. And in both instances we have come along too late and found the animals dead or beyond the point of recovery.

To some, Nature is cruel. To others, well, its just Nature.

FYI, calling everyone “fools” is probably not appropriate. I can’t say that I am absolutely certain in my assessment of the evidence provided… but if I was proven correct, I would certainly not resort to name calling those who doubted it’s validity.