Six Point Buck Minus Antler Velvet
This six point Whitetail Buck removed its velvet a few days ago. Deer antler velvet is supple tissue that grows on antlers and is shed each year.
This six point Whitetail Buck removed its velvet a few days ago. Deer antler velvet is supple tissue that grows on antlers and is shed each year.
I photographed this 6 Point Whitetail Buck In August of this year. I was at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
I posted a photo yesterday of Two Whitetail Bucks In Velvet Sparring. Today’s photo is of the larger Whitetail Buck.
I took these photos at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
From late spring until about a month before velvet sheds, rack growth is crucial.
As yearlings (1.5 years old), healthy deer in well-fed environments can grow eight-point branching antlers.
Antler features, such as the number of points, length, or thickness of the antlers are not reliable markers of buck age, although antler size normally rises with age.
Because the surrounding environment influences antler growth.
The nutritional requirements for antler growth vary depending on the deer’s diet, particularly protein consumption.
Several Deer were feeding on soybeans in a field near the Reeve’s Boat Ramp. I parked on the road and began photographing. After a few shots, I moved forward a few yards and began photographing again.
I had my camera resting on a bean bag [Read More…]
I photographed this Whitetail Buck in velvet at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. It was in an old cornfield that was left standing from the year before.
I was parked on the side of the auto tour road with my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.
I read that seeing a Whitetail Buck with a third antler is rare. I read that this could be from genetics or an injury.
This Buck was on the north side of the auto tour road between the 4-corners intersection and the Reeves boat ramp (About mid-way). This was at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.