Can't Believe I Caught THIS on Camera! A MYSTERIOUS Ending to the Series of Videos! 

About the middle of November last year's deer season while I was hunting I was feeling lazy that day. I was sitting in a chair and not even trying to concel myself, just enjoying being out there. I noticed 4 doe heading right towards me and they looked worn-out. Their tongues were hanging out and looked like deflated balloons. They stopped within 10 feet and just stood there looking at me and around. That's when I saw the coyote, so I stood up and it stopped, turned around and took off. The doe's stood there and continued to look around and noticed the coyote took off and they just walked past me and climb up a hill to my left. I watched them through my binoculars and they stopped, looked back at me and walked away. That was just an awesome hunting experience.

I have deer lying in my yard sleeping every morning! I love them!😊

While at work in the oil fields of West Texas, I drove up on a coyote holding down an eight point by his neck. The coyote saw me when I drove up and got nervous and had a hard time deciding rather to run or hold fast to his prey. He hesitated but did turn the buck loose and ran away. The buck was almost choked out, and had a hard time recovering, and it took him at least five minutes to start trotting off.

If you notice his ears were moving constantly, I would hate to live in a world where you are being hunted by many creatures all the time. Poor creatures....they are so beautiful.

Last year, I had a large buck ran right across in front of me screaming like a banshee with a big coyote right on his heels! The coyote saw me and hesitated for a split second and the buck finally got up on the side of the mountain and the coyote stopped the chase! I would never believed that a lone coyote would even think of trying to take down a large buck that probably triples my weight! Really made me a little more wary out on my own hiking.

I was changing water in the middle of the day on my farm, when I saw a large buck running toward my pickup, as he got closer, I saw a large coyote chasing him. The buck's tongue was hanging out from running a long distance, and they cut across right in front of my pickup. I had a rifle and I stepped out and put an end to that dog's deer chasing forever! But that coyote was definately running that deer to the place that he was going to stop, and I am sure he would have killed it, because it was so tired.

Nice video. I have never captured this on a trail cam but I did have a buck walk past me and stop about 30 Yards away. He bedded down and fell asleep for about 30 minutes until some other deer came by and disturbed him. He was a two year old fork horn. Couldn’t bring myself to take him while he was sleeping.

Old fox trapper here. Yes, I agree, that appeared more like a fox than a coyote. Coyotes seem to have a more flat gait unlike any other canine. I saw a big buck sleeping once with it head and horns flat on the ground. Sleeping flat on his side like a horse! We thought for sure he was dead as it didn’t move at all as we approached. He finally woke up and ran off after some nearby does alarmed him. I’m sure he felt safe enough to full out power sleep with all his girlfriends keeping a lookout for him. One last thing, a lone coyote chasing a big buck is one thing, a lone coyote actually taking down a big buck is another. The buck probably has no idea how many coyotes are chasing him but is smart enough to know they hunt in packs usually. Nice video!

I'm somewhat of a game cam addict myself and caught many strange looking animals over the years. Once a large doe walked up to a feeder and jumped several feet in the air when it noticed the 6 foot Timber Rattler a couple of feet from her. Enjoyed your video!

I couldn’t imagine the hours of footage you sift thru every week, you are the king of trail cams in my opinion. I can’t say I’ve ever caught a deer fighting sleep like that before on camera but I have seen deer laying dead below a rock cliff that I’m assuming got chased off the edge by yotes.

That was so beautiful to watch him falling asleep….Thank you and Merry Christmas from Canada. ❄️ 🦌 🎄

Very interesting ! Thanks for taking the time to put all that together !

I found it interesting how the buck looked like it was sleeping yet fully alert at the same time. It could be deadly out there to be completely asleep.

The closest I came to that was last year. I live in Florida and have a screened in pool area. Over the years I'd done a little damage to the screen with my weed eater and didn't get around to repairing it right away. One evening as I was sitting out back having a cigarette I caught something out of the corner of my eye, I wasn't sure what it was si I got out my trail camera and set it up on the floor aimed at some items I was storing for my X-wife while she was moving. After 24 hours I caught it on video. It was a baby rabbit. Somehow it was trapped inside the screens and I was afraid it would starve to death. Each night I would leave food (dry cereal, lettuce or carrots) out for it and enjoyed watching it on camera eating. .I tried trapping it with a cardboard box and was actually successful once but it was too smart for me. It chewed it's way out on the back side of the box, or at least I thought it had. One morning, as I was looking over the nights video something else caught my eye, there in the dark, behind the rabbit was a set of beady eyes. It took several days for it to get up the courage to step into the light where I could see it. It was a rat, a big one, pretty sure it was a Norwegian variety. Each night it would venture out and steal a mouthful of food then disappear back into the dark.did I mention I hate rats. I've owned this house for 10 years and have never seen one here. It was time for it to go. The problem was I couldn't set any traps or run the risk of hurting the rabbit. I was getting to like him as he got to feel comfortable with my presence. Even coming within 6 inches of my feet as I tossed Cheerios down for him/her. Running around in circles playing and learning how to hop, that was a sight. Anyway, back to the rat. I knew I couldn't trap it with my usual methods so I got out my pellet gun and waited. It didn't take long, a couple days maybe and there it was, darting out from the dark to steal food. I had to move the food a little to force it into the open maybe 7 to 8 feet from me. On day 3 it ventured out from under the chair to feed. It was an easy shot and it was dispatched it quickly as the pellet drove its brains through its heart. A little messy but it was gone. The very next morning I noticed the rabbit running around the pool playing, then scurrying out through the damaged screen. To my surprise it was back that evening to feed. That day I called a screening company and replaced all the lower screens trapping it on the outside. But there's more. On day 3 after the screens were repaired, the rat was gone, the rabbit was gone so I wasn't leaving any food out. I stepped out for my morning coffee and noticed something out on the pool deck not moving. I investigated and it was a dead baby rat. In all that day I found 3 dead baby rats. I had to find out where they came from. Remember the items I was storing for my X, there were several large plastic storage tubes. All had lids except one that I had partially covered with a piece of plywood. I started to empty it out to be sure there were no more rats. I didn't find any more but I did find a nest. It consisted of chewed up clothe,string and a lot of pink insulation. The insulation in my home is white. Seems that rat was transported here from my X's old house. Thank goodness I didn't store that stuff in my house. I hate rats.

Loved this trail cam footage. Beautiful buck! He didn't get that big by being stupid. Even while catching brief snoozes, that buck was situationally aware of everything happening around him. Unfortunately, that's also how we need to be these days when we're out and about in society. Lots of ravenous predators out there now and it's getting worse. I say this because just the other day, a young mother from our church was almost abducted in the parking lot of Walmart. Having been trained to situational vigilance by her Marine gunnery sergeant father, she saw what was happening and was able to escape before being nabbed. The animal kingdom reminds us of the vigilance principle over and over again if we have eyes to see.

Wow! What a capture Dave, only seen a buck sleep in front of somebody's camera one other time and it too got up and moved a couple feet and laid back down, pretty cool stuff. That almost looked like a fox the way it was bounding in. Great footage!

Great video Dave, That buck is a beauty! Thanks for sharing the video. Hope you have a great hunting season. JT

That was cool that you caught that my friend. I haven't actually caught it myself on video camera, but I've seen other's trail cameras caught them.

Very cool video, Dave! I've never seen a buck so comfortable and relaxed that it fell asleep. That's some cool footage. I'd have to say that was a yote, and I doubt it could do anything to that buck if it was alone. With as long as the buck was there I'd guess the yote was just passing by and stumbled onto it. 👍🏼

Awesome footage. Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

It’s great to see the deer laying down in front of the camera - that’s a great coincidence it chose to lay down in front of your camera!

I, 110%, am humbled by the fact that as I sit in my warm cabin with a full belly, two woodstoves kicking out the heat, that from the Chickadees to the moose and deer, they are out there in the wilds surviving.

I love how you can see the bucks nose continue to work the whole time its laying there with his eyes closed. I also think its wild that that coyote even got that close before the buck popped up.

Awesome footage Dave. Fun to see the buck starting to fall asleep. I know they must, but I have wondered if deer ever sleep. I can't say I've ever seen one with their eyes closed. Lol. Thanks for sharing your footage. Have a wonderful day.

awesome man - a person who loves trail cams should be rewarded with something unique once in a while. Certainly a neat/unique reward for you there. CONGRATS.Can certainly relate to your excitement as Im a trailcamoholic, lol. Ive been fortunate enough to capture a cpl bucks laying down (one a nice 10 pointer) plus a cpl does. Appreciate your channel and posts, cheers.

This was a great capture, thanks. I could not believe that the buck was asleep like that for so long

That was a treat to watch. Can't believe you got that footage. Thanks for sharing.

Very neat capture, always exciting to get footage like this that we rarely see. Enjoyed!

I had a buck bed down in front of me last archery season for about 2 hours then he got up snorted and walked off. I don’t think a lone coyote could kill a buck of that size but if he has a pack with him that deer is in trouble. Always interesting footage Dave.

Just a couple weeks ago while bow hunting up here in Michigan, I had a couple doe lay down about 80 yds from me. The mother doe got really tired and while laying down she also put her head straight down onto the ground and continued to sleep for a short time. I've never seen that in the wild, really cool!

Awesome footage Dave! Always something interesting. Great video.

Awesome video brother!💪🏼🦌 Keep them coming!🎥

Two years ago I had video of a young mule deer buck trotting past my camera; the next video, less than a minute later was the buck sprinting the opposite direction with a coyote chasing it. I could see the coyote stop in the distance. I suppose they crossed paths and the coyote chased a short way, just to see if the deer was weakened. This was late winter, near Helena, MT.

Awesome video! It is not uncommon in my experience to see coyotes following close behind bucks during the rutting season. I think a lot of that has to do with a bucks strong scent from his tarsal glands. As you can see, this buck has really been using his tarsal glands, his hind legs are black with urine and glandular secretions.

You just never know what you can capture! I’m glad you are finding out for the rest of us!👍🏻😁❤️🦊

This is incredible. Appreciate the work.

It great to hear you so enthusiacted about trail camera scenes. So am I

That was a very great video it's sort of makes you feel peaceful because the buck felt so safe that he could fall asleep for that long thank you for making a place for those animals to feel safe keep up the great work with the videos and trail cams thank you

Thanks for sharing and telling us that truly once in a lifetime story.😊 I definitely believe it was one worth hearing!!😊😊

I LOVE YOUR enthusiasm; ESPECIALLY this film from the trail cam;?I’ve never seen a buck lie down to rest like that one; I was enthralled!! I’m continue looking for more of your vids…. 👍🏼👍🏼😃😃👠

That was actually very peaceful to watch, cheers from Australia.

How's she goin'? That was interesting. It was fun to see the buck falling asleep but his ears were still twitching, so he wasn't really out of it eh. He was quick to jump up when the visitor showed up. Thanks for sharing. Take care!!!

Man that was a impressive buck and boy was his back legs stained from running scrapes. You got some awesome footage there with the coyote coming. Great video

First time I have watched your video, enjoyed it an have subscribed, thank you

Pretty neat to see, I was defiantly worthy of its own video. cool to see how relaxed and comfortable he got before the K9 got him up. I would say just one yote may not ness with a buck that size but I wouldn't put it pass a few in a pack to get after him. Thanks for sharing

I had 2 long footage instances this year. I had a 8 point buck sleep on one of my cameras from 12am to around 4am. I also had a button buck in my backyard laying down for 5 hours during the day when I was at work. Before that I never saw anything like it.

Great trail cam video. Really shows what a coyotey or fox does with a deer laying down. When I was hunting deer quite a few years ago I was standing beside an old tree log that was down I had a fox almost walk right into me with his noise on the log I said hey he looked at me and ran off.

That was a great capture my friend!! Ive never seen a buck that comfortable that long! Get them coyotes lol!!

Several years back I had a young moose come into my top of the hill food plot and lay down in front of my Cuddeback camera ( picture mode only ) he stuck around for 3 days coming and going but laid in that same spot over the 3 day span. In several of the pics you could see the eyes of deer that were wanting to come into the food plot but never did until he left for good. I wish I would have had cameras with video mode back then. Would have needed a big card to hold all that video. That coyote may have chased that deer but the buck looked healthy and I doubt he had much trouble with outrunning that coyote. Probably just resting up after a few days of chasing does. Good stuff Dave.

Great stuff! Thanks for taking the time to put this together for all of us outdoor enthusiasts! Happy Holidays!!

Just found your cam n really enjoyed it! I've never understood people who don't seem to understand that it's not a bambi from a children's movie & that everything in the wild has to eat &/or has to provide for their young. New subscriber from Oklahoma....Happy New Year!

That's so cool. Also i like the way the ears move around. Kinda reminds me of a radar but it works with sounds.

Awesome footage! I don't have them lay down in front of the trail cam yet. I did see a video where a coyote took down a buck but, I suspect it may have been injured previously. 😊

while deer hunting one morning watch a waterhole in central idaho, i watched a doe and a coyote walk over a hill and down a game trail to the water hole, the coyote was seriously right behind the deer, they were pals. they stood side by side at the pond and drank water. the doe then started to walk up the hill towards me, and the coyote went the oppisite direction. one of my favorite hunting memories for sure.

I'm from the city and seeing the trail cameras are really special I liked and subscribed thank you

That's cool Dave, one time I hung a stand and waited 2 days too hunt it and there was.a spot 10 yards, in front where a deer had previously bedded down.

It is kinda weird that he would lay down there! Mist times a buck will lay with it's back to a spot that predators can't sneak up on them from behind like against a crick or thick brush! Great capture Dave God bless and Merry Christmas!

I witnessed a coyote in hot pusuit of a large buck once. The deer came out of the brush right beside my box stand, he was about 6 feet in the air too! Startled me they came up so fast! The coyote did a complete 180 deg. turn upon smelling me. Immediately, as soon as the coyote turned arouond, the buck froze not even looking back, he could tell the coyote had turned around and he just stopped for a minute or so just to get his bearing I guess. I let him walk on, he earned it. 🤠

That was so cool to watch! Thank you for sharing.

Very cool video capture. I’ve never caught a buck sleeping but have some doe. Enjoyed it.

Sitting in a tree stand I watched a doe lay down about 50 yards away and about 30min later she stood up and laid down in the opposite direction, she stayed for maybe another 20 minutes and got up and it looked like a bit of a nervous posture she looked like she was ready to bolt and then just walked off. I was thinking the wind had changed direction. Never viewed that type of scenario ever again....Thanks for the video.

That’s super cool! I’ve never seen it but I’d assume a coyote would try for a buck that size. At least until he knows it’s not injured or sick.

Great video - that buck looked like me at a safety meeting.

must...stay....awake, hahah. That was some incredible footage, Dave.

We bought unsettled farm acreage when we retired so we could hunt. Coyotes are a royal pain. The neighbors whose property lies across the creek from ours organized a predator hunt and this year we saw more wildlife than we have in about 4 years. Hoping they will do the same this year. We have a great video of a baby raccoon attacking the camera on another tree in one of our food plots!

A lone coyote couldn't do anything but get hurt with a buck that size. He probably just smelled it and went to check to see if it was something dinner sized.

That is spectacular footage! ❤💕

That was a great capture, would have loved to seen what happened after that.

I'd say that was probably a fox as you also suggested as it did not seem to pay much attention to the deer and seemed to be just passing through. Having said that I have had coyotes stalk me as I was getting down out of the tree in evening. Funny thing is they must have been surrounding me for quite a while as I was in the tree because as soon as my feet hit the ground they started yipping and howling all around me. Needless to say on the dark walk out I held an arrow in one hand and my pocket knife in the other hand. Could hear the coyotes moving behind and to the side of me most of the walk out, unnerving to say the least to know they were looking for any sign of weakness or panic to pounce. I've also had 2 coyotes chasing a mature buck on one of my game cameras, they were hot on the heels of that buck. Could not tell if they had gotten any bites out of the hamstrings or not they were moving so fast out of camera view and this was in about 16 inches of snow. The coyotes did not seem to have any trouble keeping up.

I wouldn't think a single coyote would go after a buck that size.. the buck was on high alert but didn't tear out of there. But I guess we'll never know. Lol Years ago I was turkey hunting with my cousin.. I was going the calling and I had a fox coming running right at me and break off at about 10yds.. didn't fool any turkeys that day, but I apparently did a fox. 😂

So thankful to get a video of the night woods.

Pretty cool that you got it on camera. I’ve seen places where a buck had 4-5 beds melted through 3-4”s of snow! Must have been there for 6-8 hours!

Great vid. I think if the coyote sensed an opportunity he'd kill one that size. Oddly, I had coyotes and fawns on the same trailcam all summer, sometimes within minutes of each other, yet the fawns never dwindled.

This is a COOL Video Thanks for doing it. I wish I had a trail cam.

I watched a big 14 pt buck bed down facing my tree stand about 50 yards away and sleep nod for 30-40 minutes then get up and spend the rest the the afternoon outside my bow range 30 yards. Best hunting trip memories ever.

cool footage Dave!

That's the best trail cam clip I've ever seen. All I've ever seen were fuzzy snowy picture you could barely make out what it was. Beautiful buck.

I just found your channel and love it..i am a newbie nd just bought a campark TC22

Too cool! I have several trail cameras on my family farm and we all enjoy viewing the pictures. I got my fist pictures of a deer bedding and sleeping in front of the camera last month. It was a young six point. Sure wish I had set my camera on video.

Very interesting Dave. I didn't think deer slept at night.

What is a good trail camera to buy. Is there any I can leave for a few months and access remotely? Or maybe have a large chip to save footage? Any suggestions?

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

That's the coolest trail cam footage I've ever watched

Great video!

That was some pretty cool as well as unique footage my friend!👍 I am a big fan of trail cameras as well, and have some pretty cool Maine Moose footage on my channel if you might find that interesting. I just found your channel from this video in my feed, and I am glad to support another trail cam fan, just subbed.😉 Thank you for sharing you video catches with all of us! Happy Trails!! 😲👍👍🦌🦌🐺

Wow cool footage, that buck seemed to fighting a nap! Funny how I do the same thing.

Great catch!👍

This was cool Dave. I'm glad you made a separate video, and as of now, so have 89K others

Man, that was a beautiful buck. I was wondering if that was normal lol. Full View and Like 👍

Great video, the 13 point buck i harvested this Fall had his tarsel glands run black all the way down his rear legs just like the Buck in your video, it was a first for me noticing this. Subbed to your channel 👍

Thank You Lord for people like this outdoors man who works hard on his trail cam footage so we the public get to see the real wild outdoors & i am so amazed that this male Elk can feel safe enough to sleep, even up to an hour. I always worry that a black bear, brown bear, Grizzly or a pack of wolves, hyena's cougar, i mean lions and tigers and bears Oh My. anyway again i can't wait to show this footage to my Grand kids !!!

That was enjoyable and interesting.Thank you

Great vid! Iget to see this @ my feet, I live where I've been imbedded in a matriarchy for 23 out of the 40 years of being in close contact with them as wild neighbors. Due to being with the developing fawns while in womb, a really unique relationship..like foreign exchange student buddies, *& Moms being Mothers, will teach you too..I love having discovered working, communicating & coordinating together. Becoming fluent in a language then the culture, THEN when it all kicks in & you're all in sync..the best.. Yup, fantastic buck! Took a good nap, usual stretching & resettle midway as digesting..vital time for deer ..usually see them eating alkaline greens to adjust rumen ph as they're bedded like this. When I do go out of the "hood"we do have some similar bucks, and bigger! Some of our locals last 12 to 14 years plenty of 4-6yo hunter's joys but ya gotta get to them, not sit & wait or drive. They don't move as broadly as they settle in like Shrek..lol Merry Christmas to you & yours' brother!

Love your channel. Im no hunter but I have a squirrel story. Lol. I lived on the river for a time and fed the wild life. One day I was fishing the river and my squirrel friend was in the tree above me. Suddenly I felt something hit me atop the

I've been seeing your videos and the Bog trail cam videos look amazing. I have 5 Stealthcam G45 ng cameras and I only do videos and just got a Browning Strikeforce HD max so I haven't seen anything off it yet. I'm thinking about getting a Bog trail camera. Do you think they are dependable?

Reminds me of a mid November morning hunt years ago when I saw a mature buck ran out of a thicket with a coyote on his heels. The coyote put on the brakes once the buck hit the transition and I was totally not ready to stop the buck from trotting almost right under my climber and off towards the nearby road. I’d observed a lone or what I assumed a lone doe feeding under an oak at the thicket edge earlier that morning and I mention that because not an hour later after the coyote chased the buck, the very same buck comes back at a fast trot right back into the thicket with me unprepared for the shot once again. That’s the downside of Summit Viper climbing stands. They’re awful comfy but if you’re too kicked back and comfy it’s all too easy to be caught flat-footed and feel like a sleepy Elmer Fudd. Anyhow, I digress. The point of the story is putting it all together I think that buck was locked down with the doe I’d seen earlier and that’s why he’d been chased by the coyote yet was determined to come back instead of crossing the road. As for catching a buck bedded, I did just that last month when I walked out of a creek bed Saturday morning Thanksgiving weekend right at sunrise. He wasn’t quite mature but it was quite an experience seeing him not 20 ft away totally on his belly still, probably worn slap out from chasing does the night before. It actually crossed my mind in a split second he must be wounded but in the next nanosecond he got out of Dodge! Thanks for the video! Very cool footage that makes me tend to think even more that us hunters aren’t gonna catch mature bucks on their feet unless they have a reason to be. They’ve learned how to survive and use the defenses the good Lord gave them.

Great video. thanks for sharing

Love the way the Buck snap out of it! When he started falling asleep 💤 😅

Great footage buddy. I hope that buck Survived. Never seen anything like that before.

Loved watching relaxed Big Buck. Serenity and Peace.