17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A buck in the Great Smoky Mountains in the fall rut season

"Fall Frolic"- A buck coming out of the briars in the fields following a doe during the rut.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: Townsend, Cades Cove, Tennessee, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Heather Koenig