2022 Deer Near Here And Dere

 

The deer slide show is a video of thumbnail images from the playlist video clips, recorded during walks in 2022. Twelve of the sessions were in October through December.

I spotted and recorded a few gangs of does, a few gangs of bucks, and some usual frequent subjects. Could be these gangs were the same bunch spread over a few shoots.

I used my Canon PowerShot ELPH 190 IS, no tripod for stability, often standing without support to lean on.

The following table includes clickable links to the YouTunr deer videos. (Playlist link)

The following table includes clickable links to the YouTunr deer videos. (Playlist link)

#	Date	Description	Additional info	Duration [m:ss]
1	Feb 22	Bucks		0:49
2	June 11	Bucks, does, fawns	short fuzzy antlers	3:43
3	July 30	Bucks	longer fuzzy antlers	3:22
4	Aug 1	Bucks		0:44
5	Aug 7	Bucks		2:02
6	Aug 13	Does, fawn, bucks		8:02
7	Oct 4	Does		0:55
8	Oct 8	Bucks, does	fuzzless antlers	3:08
9	Oct 29	Does		1:56
10	Oct 30	Buck	Most regal	2:41
11	Oct 31	Buck		1:06
12	Nov 10	Buck, mostly (also squirrel cameo)	Squirrel seen twice, doe in background near end	4:52
13	Nov 13	Does and bucls	Buck chases does	2:31
14	Nov 16	Does		1:16
15	Nov 23	Buck and doe	Mutual disinterest	2:30
16	Nov 27	Does		1:10
17	Dec 22	Buck		1:51
18	Dec 30	Does		0:28

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2020 Buckity October and November

I'd spotted loads of bucks in October and November this year. I'd created several short YouTube videos of them and included links to them in playlists "Eye-caught Snippets" and "Oh, deer!". In the last few days, I decided these October and November bucks warranted their own playlist.

As I'd run across so many bucks recently, I became curious enough to Google about bucks and antlers, particularly about growth spurts.

From "Antler Growth Cycle":

Antlers grow rapidly from their pedicle (base) while in velvet during the spring and summer, as fast as 3/4 inch/week for yearlings and 1 1/2 inches per week for adults during peak growth ... Growth rate slows dramatically during late summer while mineralization of the antler is completed.

From "Whitetail Deer Antler Growth Process"

over a course of 120 days from late March through early August, a mature buck can grow in excess of 200 inches of bone on his head

This site includes lot of pix showing antlers by time of year. The video link points to "Whitetail Deer Antler Growth Timeline". Note the looks for October and November.

"Time Lapse Antler Growth of Whitetail Deer - See How Fast Antlers Grow" is another visually informative video.