During the antler growing period, they are covered in a velvety skin . This covering contains a network of blood vessels and nerves that help support the growth from cartilage to bone. Once the antlers are formed and hardened, the blood flow stops , the velvet dries , and the deer rub it off on trees and vegetation to reveal the bone .
I got the opportunity to watch this guy for a couple of days try to rid himself of the velvet. Takes a lot of work to become a handsome 9 point.
The fawns always win me over with how sweet and cute they are.
I hope you enjoy and thank you for taking the time to look and comment.
Below is a video of the deer rubbing the tree to remove the velvet.
Birdie, I like images of velvet shedding. It's such a small window of opportunity to catch them shedding before they find a tree and rake their antlers clean. Nice catch !
