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Photo: Whitetail buck in velvet

A whitetail buck's antlers are growing rapidly in mid-June. By the end of August, they'll be rubbing off the velvety covering and polishing hardened hatracks that will attract the attention of other deer -- and hunters -- in the fall. (Jaime Johnson)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
A whitetail buck's antlers are growing rapidly in mid-June. By the end of August, they'll be rubbing off the velvety covering and polishing hardened hatracks that will attract the attention of other deer -- and hunters -- in the fall. (Jaime Johnson)
A whitetail buck's antlers are growing rapidly in mid-June. By the end of August, they'll be rubbing off the velvety covering and polishing hardened hatracks that will attract the attention of other deer -- and hunters -- in the fall. (Jaime Johnson)

WILDLIFE WATCHING — A promising sight to behold.

Thanks to Western Western Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson for this week’s antler-development update.

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