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White-tailed Buck A mature white-tailed buck pauses to take in his surroundings while browsing around the edge of a prairie in north Idaho. Note his swollen neck, which is an indicator of the "rut", which in deer terms, signifies mating season. The bucks necks swell up as they chase around does and fend off competitors. Geotagged,Idaho,Odocoileus virginianus,United States,White-tailed Deer Click/tap to enlarge

White-tailed Buck

A mature white-tailed buck pauses to take in his surroundings while browsing around the edge of a prairie in north Idaho. Note his swollen neck, which is an indicator of the "rut", which in deer terms, signifies mating season. The bucks necks swell up as they chase around does and fend off competitors.

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The White-tailed Deer

The white-tailed deer, also known commonly as the whitetail and the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia, where it predominately inhabits high mountain terrains of the Andes.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by travismorhardt
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By travismorhardt

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Uploaded Nov 21, 2014. Captured Nov 20, 2014 08:02 in West Side Road, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA.
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  • NIKON D3300
  • f/7.1
  • 10/4000s
  • ISO3200
  • 300mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.