The beginning of spring – 4 young does and one large buck.
Wapiti herd at our farm
Wapiti hide usually in tall grass, where they spend a large part of the day.
The most attention gets the bull. We had the opportunity to follow all stages of growth Wapiti deer’s antlers from april until now (late July).
Wapiti buck shortly after arriving in april. What started to grow on his head, did not make a good impression.
Shortly (photo from beginning of may) you could see it won't be just ordinary antlers.
Here we have the end of july. Looks nice, doesn't it?
You can't hide - it is a giant! Very impressive giant.
We waited and waited and in july we have finally offspring. This is the very first moment after young Wapiti deer is born. Right after being born, the animal is all wet but standing on it's legs.
The first and most important action - drinking milk.
And here is a bonus The movie that was taken in the special day, when the Wapiti calve was born.