Keep your head down
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November 6, 2026

Keep your head down

By Kyle Meddles 

A hungry whitetail deer is pictured munching on some leaves just off the trail in Schwartzkopf Park recently. Deer begin to grow their winter coats this time of year, which can lead to some shaggy-looking ridges in their fur, as seen on this deer’s back.

(Journal-Tribune photo by Kyle Meddles)

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