tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post4669081115162074439..comments2023-10-27T20:21:51.751-07:00Comments on Camera Trap Codger: Rutting buckCamera Trap Codgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-50804998546788760242008-12-27T13:40:00.000-08:002008-12-27T13:40:00.000-08:00"Sexy is as sexy does."Hey, you can read that both..."Sexy is as sexy does."<BR/><BR/>Hey, you can read that both ways!<BR/><BR/>Nice shot.Kitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673726727402668186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-3294788658440200242008-12-24T14:09:00.000-08:002008-12-24T14:09:00.000-08:00Codger, it looked so much like the buck on the bri...Codger, it looked so much like the buck on the bridge that I had to look close to see that the eye guards are on opposite sides.<BR/><BR/>Very nice blacktail, and there might be something about the forehead hair color. In the spring and early summer it shows up long and light color and then turns darker in the fall.cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821628715533620553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-52312703731850091452008-12-24T09:07:00.000-08:002008-12-24T09:07:00.000-08:00This is a mulie, correct? I'm sure they are a lot ...This is a mulie, correct? I'm sure they are a lot like whitetail, and whitetail definitely have glands around their eyes and carry a musky scent up between the antlers (though whether it comes from there, or is pushed up there from their pre-orbital glands, I don't know, just that I've killed many a white-tail with this same dark head). Keep your eyes peeled for saplings with the bark peeled off of them on one side, and you'll see the other evidence of what this fellow has been doing. They rub their foreheads against the small trees, with the brow tines scratching up the bark and the glands leaving the scent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-5492377951273916632008-12-23T21:05:00.000-08:002008-12-23T21:05:00.000-08:00I like this shot. He does look ready to take on t...I like this shot. He does look ready to take on the world. Merry Christmas to you.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601130537200087299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-35508636934656492292008-12-23T14:29:00.000-08:002008-12-23T14:29:00.000-08:00Sorry - I wasn't suggesting other glands - was mor...Sorry - I wasn't suggesting other glands - was more wondering if their head-down use of the pre-orbital gland caused the build-up. Maybe it's just the scraping itself? Just seems like they get blacker foreheads this time of year.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-26851368384485938932008-12-23T13:01:00.000-08:002008-12-23T13:01:00.000-08:00Yeah, I don't usually do deer, since there are so ...Yeah, I don't usually do deer, since there are so many who do. But this guy was a little different -- maybe he's carrying an olive branch. Or it's camo.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to check about forehead glands. I am sure there are sebum glands there, and it makes sense to have a gland there to leave a little calling card at your thrashing bushes. But I think they usually use the pre-orbital gland for that, esp. when making scrapes. I should know, because my Masters advisor -- Dietland Muller-Schwarze did THE work on pheromones in black-tailed deer.Camera Trap Codgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-51602640670376313402008-12-23T12:23:00.000-08:002008-12-23T12:23:00.000-08:00That's a nice buck. You sure he's not camouflaging...That's a nice buck. You sure he's not camouflaging himself to sneak by your camera? :)<BR/><BR/>Meant to ask you - is all the blackness on their forehead from the pheromones they're secreting?<BR/><BR/>BTW - thanks so much for the link in your sidebar. Didn't expect that. Dunno if I can live up to staying that fresh! Feel free to drop me anytime you need the room.<BR/><BR/>Happy holidays to you and yours!randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527944689184796366.post-83465557711695319362008-12-23T09:58:00.000-08:002008-12-23T09:58:00.000-08:00Nice thickening neck on this fellow too. Nose ope...Nice thickening neck on this fellow too. Nose open, he's ready for action!<BR/><BR/>PPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.com