Sika stag at Blackwater NWR

Head and upper shoulder photo of a sika deer with 3 to 4 inches of newly budding antler growth, looking toward camera with mouth open, probably chewing food.
Photo By/Credit

Amy Schaffer/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
02/04/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A young sika stag with budding antlers at Blackwater NWR in Maryland. Sika "deer" are actually an Asian elk species introduced to the Delmarva Peninsula in the early 1900s.
Facility
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Recreational Activity
Photography
Hunting
Species
Cervus nippon
Subject tags
Wildlife refuges