I am not a fan of commercial infrared trail cameras. From the point of view of photographic quality, the images are crummy. Yet, now and then these cameras see things that others do not. This is the case for a regular visitor: a White-tailed Deer with antlers in the form of simple spikes.
The antlers of a number of yearling male deer form only as unbranched spikes. (In a tip of the hat to those who don’t know the difference between antlers and horns, these are sometimes called spike horns—oh, come now).
A White-tailed Deer displaying only unbranched spikes for antlers has visited me a few times of late. Alas, I have been unable to obtain a (real) picture of it, so this IR image will have to do for now.
