Whitetail Buck Starting New Antlers

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Whitetail Bucks

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I make lots of trips to the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, but I also make trips to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma). I was at that refuge when they closed the campground because of COVID-19 in March 2020.

Here are a couple of Whitetail Bucks growing new antlers I photographed on one of my trips to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

Whitetail Buck Starting New Antlers
Whitetail Buck Starting New Antlers

Whitetail Buck Starting New Antlers #2
Whitetail Buck Starting New Antlers #2

These Bucks were near the Doris Campground and I photographed them from inside my pickup. I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Canon 7D
  • Lens: Canon EF 500 mm f/4L IS

Technical: First Photo

  • Location: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date & Time Taken: April 19, 2012 (07:38 A.M.)
  • Aperture Priority
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec. (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 320
  • Exposure Compensation: -1/3
  • Focal Length: 500 mm