Wisconsin White Tail Buck Sketch

This is a catch while on a leasure fall morning shot with Pentax gear and sketch with tablet...... more

by Jack Zulli

Title

Wisconsin White Tail Buck Sketch

Artist

Jack Zulli

Medium

Painting - Photography, Painting

Description

This is a catch while on a leasure fall morning shot with Pentax gear and sketch with tablet...

The white-tailed deer is Wisconsin's official state wildlife animal and North America's most abundant big-game animal. Adult males are 71-85 inches long and weigh about 150 pounds, while females are 63-79 inches long and weigh about 100 pounds. Deer have large, conspicuous ears, a naked nose pad and long legs and hooves which adapt them for running. Their hairs are hollow in, winter to provide better insulation from cold.

Male deer have antlers which are normally shed in December or January and regrown each year, beginning in Apri1 or May. Both sexes possess four sets of external glands which secrete chemical scents called pheromones. These scents identify individual deer and are used by deer to mark their territories.

Fawns are born spotted in late spring, but these spots disappear by October. Adult deer are colored reddish tan in summer and medium gray in winter. Their underparts including throat, stomach, and inner legs are white year-round. The tail is also white underneath and is usually raised and flared when the deer is alarmed. Although both all-black (melanistic) and all-white (albino) deer do occur, such cases are rare. A deer track is about 2-3 inches in length with a space of about 20 inches occurring between the prints when walking.

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September 5th, 2016