Male mule deer buck standing in the snow in a heavy fall snowstorm with large bloody antlers shedding off the velvet covering making the start of the rut season. Bucks bleed when shedding velvet from their antlers because they have to rub their velvet antlers against trees in order to remove the velvet. This causes blood vessels in the velvet to break which causes bleeding. Wet Mountains, Colorado, USA.

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拍攝者： Johnbolandphotography