In a previous study utilizing management intensive grazing, compaction effects were noticeable by the third year. Compaction may influence the nitrogen cycle and the rate of nutrient leaching. This study examined the effects of soil compaction on nitrogen and phosphorus leaching in a management intensive grazing system. Three stocking rates were evaluated. Each plot received one of three grazing treatments: normal stocking density (1X); 1.5 times normal stocking density (1.5X); and 2 times normal stocking density (2X). Porous cup lysimeters were installed at 90 cm in each of the plots. Leachate was collected weekly throughout the grazing season and analyzed for nitrate and dissolved phosphorus using EPA approved methods. Tension infiltrometers were used to measure the unsaturated hydraulic properties of soils before the grazing season began and after each grazing event. Bulk densities were determined at the beginning and end of the grazing season. By the end of the first year, significant differences were observed among the stocking density treatments for nitrate concentration. Nitrate leaching appeared to be affected by fertilizer application timing and water application rates. No significant differences were observed for phosphorus concentration. Both nitrate and phosphorus concentrations declined throughout the growing season. No significant differences were observed for bulk density or unsaturated hydraulic conductivity for the three stocking density treatments; however, general trends were for increasing compaction.