This whitetail buck is demonstrating a behavior known as "branch licking". He is depositing scent from glands in his forehead and from saliva, marking his territory and letting others know of his presence. A doe is barely noticeable, behind the buck in the background.
Tags: animals, behavior, bucks, does, foggy, foliage, forests, frosty, grasses, licking branches, pines, rutting, trees, whitetail deer, wildlife, woods
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