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| The woods are cooler, but for now, in the early evening, they prefer the shade in the field. |
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| Elk prefer graze, red deer prefer browse, but both are flexible. |
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| The grass in our field looks like a golf course because these deer are grazing it thoroughly. |
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The red deer on the right is smaller, darker and redder than the young elk
hybrid. He also appears to have something bothering his ears...some
sort of insects no doubt. |
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| Life is good. |
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| Now, in mid summer, the bulls are all in velvet and still sociable. |
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| This one's antlers look webbed and thick with velvet. He's got a lot of growing to do yet. |
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| These antlers are pointed at the tips and are fully grown. They'll rub out in the next few weeks. |
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| Then this peaceful scene will become bugling (elk) and roaring (red deer), challenges and fighting. |
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