Engaged in branch licking behavior, a rutting buck white-tailed deer reaches for lower limbs of a cedar tree, which is located near the edge of an old field. During the rut, branch licking serves as a method for scent marking, which communicates information to other deer.
Portfolio: Whitetail Deer Photos
Tags: animals, behavior, broom sedges, bucks, cedars, fields, foliage, grasses, licking branches, meadows, rutting, scenes, scent marking, scrapes, trees, whitetail deer, wildlife
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