By Charles J. Alsheimer On Aug. 12 I got a preview of what is to come this fall. I was photographing several deer in a food plot when two velvet-antlered mature bucks decided to get a jump on this fall’s rut. One of the bucks bristled its fur, pulled his ears back, and walked toward the other […]
By Charles J. Alsheimer Bachelor group behavior of white-tailed deer can be fascinating during the summer months. I took the accompanying photo on Aug. 10 and it illustrates how bucks “buddy-up” during the lazy days of summer. During this time they will groom each other, and feed and bed together. Though researchers have documented that bachelor groups […]
By Charles J. Alsheimer Summer is going by quickly and healthy young deer are growing fast. Now in early August, Northern fawns can weigh 40 pounds or more and travel with their mother wherever she goes. This is a time of exploration for them. Since they have become stronger and more independent, fawns spend a lot of […]
After chasing island-hopping deer in the first episode of the new season, the Destination Whitetail team heads south to a more sweltering climate for its next hunt. Destination Whitetail, presented by Carbon Express, travels to the backwoods of Ulmer, S.C., to visit Blackwater Hunting Services in pursuit of a buck in velvet. In the lower […]
This blog was launched on May 30 with a photo of a fawn I photographed in our 35-acre research facility, a few hours after birth. Though not unusual, what has taken place since then has been very interesting. The doe has twin fawns and she keeps them in very thick cover along a stream that runs through […]