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Young Whitetail Buck
Friends, this young whitetail deer is a male and was following some girls that were roaming through our woods in the backyard. We live in the Wisconsin wilds and it is not uncommon to see the female whitetails in our woods. But we rarely get a chance to photograph a buck. I was sitting in my elevated deer stand that is suspended from a tree about twelve feet off the ground, when this boy came into view and peeked around a tree at me. The top image shows his response when the camera started to click and he saw me. Which pose do you like, the relaxed (bottom image) or the all-alert image (top). til Tomorrow MJ
Along the River
Friends, most of the badlands in North Dakota are very dry (arid) except the area directly adjacent to the Little Missouri River. The Whitetail deer are found mainly along the river while Mule deer are found in the drier areas. This Whitetail buck posed for us in the fall with his antlers polished and ready to chase the girls. White tails are smaller than mule deer and get their name from the white underside of their tails that they flag when they flee from danger. The bucks grow antlers every spring and summer, then shed their antlers every winter to begin the cycle over again. The whitetails have antlers with tines coming off a main beam. In this image you can see his all white tail and his antlers are quite typical for a whitetail buck. Below image is the Little Missouri River bottom. til Tomorrow MJ
MJ Springett 