As the days have grown longer the hormonal levels of whitetail deer began to change.
Fawns are born, antler growth commences as testosterone levels increase for the boy deer and for all of the whitetails the gray winter coat with its thick guard hairs is shed and the ruddy red heat-reflecting summer coat is revealed.
The process is complete now and you cannot miss the deer highlighted against the lush green clover and alfalfa of the local farm fields.
These daylight-influenced hormone levels occur twice a year to trigger the spring molt and after only three months, is supplemented by the regrowth of the extra layer of longer, stiffer, hollow hair over the softer hair closer to the skin.
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