Watch the moment game officers step in to lasso-up two bucks locked in combat

A rare video shows the moment that two whitetail bucks were locked in a death grip and game officers had to step in to separate the animals.

The incident occurred in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Lancaster County Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Guthard says he and four game and park officers discovered the scene while responding to a call. After a few minutes of trying to settle the animals down, Guthard and the other deputies were able to lasso the animals and separate them, though they had to saw off an antler. One buck sprinted away while the other was carried to a nearby area until he regained his strength, KETV reports.