A Photographer’s Mystery Solved: The Buck’s Alarm Revealed

Coyote Looking The Direction It Was Headed

The Buck’s Alarm makes sense once a hidden coyote rises from the weeds during this close encounter at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

What Alarmed the Buck at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge?

Whitetail Spike Buck Running Across Field

A young buck suddenly spooked at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. This is part 1 of the encounter and what led to his alarm.

Whitetail Deer Rut at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

Whitetail buck standing in golden November grasses near a large cottonwood tree

The whitetail deer rut brings great November action at Sequoyah. I share field notes and photo tips. Tell me about your recent sightings.

Deer Crossing Reeve’s Slough at Sequoyah NWR

Two White-tailed Does Crossing Reeve's Slough

I photographed deer crossing Reeve’s Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge on a calm November morning in Oklahoma.

Velvet Antlers on Oklahoma White-tailed Bucks

Young Whitetail Buck With Velvet Peeling

A wildlife photographer describes observing white-tailed bucks in different stages of shedding their velvet antlers at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.

Deer Habitat at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

A Doe and Fawn in a Field

Wildlife photographer Steve Creek shares photos of white-tailed deer and their habitat at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.