Hot Spot

Locating a camera here has been a terrific idea.  There is an active scrape (where male whitetails like to pee on themselves and leave their calling card) and a licking branch and a heavily trafficked trail.

The same thing happened last year - including the active scrape.

In any event this is a hot spot with plenty of deer visiting.  Big bucks, little bucks, does and fawns.

The preorbital, or lacrymal gland, is a small pocket located in front of the deer's eyes. At most times the pocket is closed. However it is under muscular control. Rutting bucks may open this gland when signaling their aggressive intents to other bucks. Female deer will open this gland when they are tending their fawns.

Here is a buck (far right) rubbing his preorbital glands on the licking branch...

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