Went out Friday morning to enjoy the cooler morning temps to see what was moving. About 50% of the bucks are now out of velvet and starting spar a bit. The ones that have shed the velvet are in great shape and slicked off in their fall coats.
One buck was in full velvet the evening before and his antlers were blood red when he came in at daylight the next morning.

Then less than 12 hours later he looked like this. He still had a few small shreds of velvet hanging off his bases that kept him irritated. He was constantly shaking his heading and could not stay still very long. He worked over some bitterweeds in front of the pen and then a Live Oak trying to get those last shreds of velvet off.

Wow man you have some great deer

Almost every buck there that morning went over to investigate where he had been whipping those oak tree limbs...none of them rub or worked the branches but all of them smell the limbs. A few of the bucks sparred for a while. It was a good morning to sit and watch deer do what deer do in the early fall.

Awesome pics! Love sitting and watching.

As always, excellent pictures?

Not much to complain about here. Beautiful bucks.

Very good morning to be out there, great pics as always. Thanks for sharing

Ditto on the beautiful.

Very nice, hope I am having similar activity at my lease. Thanks for sharing.

Great pics. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks everyone

I really appreciate your post STX. Evening may be slightly more action but this was awesome.

His living room has more action. Don't know he manages it.

Beautiful pics Stxr and great looking group of bucks.

While I don't usually say anything, I must say that I really enjoy the photos you share with us. Nice deer you have there and the photos are appreciated.

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great pics and bucks

great pics.....looking forward to seeing the fights......

Wonderful!