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Bucks are polishing up their act

Velvet is peeling off the antlers of this whitetail buck photographed in Montana on Sept. 1, 2013. (Jaime Johnson)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Velvet is peeling off the antlers of this whitetail buck photographed in Montana on Sept. 1, 2013. (Jaime Johnson)
Velvet is peeling off the antlers of this whitetail buck photographed in Montana on Sept. 1, 2013. (Jaime Johnson)

WILDLIFE WATCHING — It’s time for this whitetail buck to peel off the velvet and get ready for action.

Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson documented this late-summer stage of antler development last weekend with this photo.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog