I took this shot the last weekend in Nov. at the end of the rut. I had a shot lined up with the entire rack in it but he tipped his head to take a sniff of me so I took what I could and moved on.
Thanks.....Yeah he is pretty wide. This was taken on a national wildlife refuge so there are several really excellent bucks that reside and breed there. The rut was really somethig to witness. I have a few more shots I will post up in the future.
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Nice! That is a WIDE rack for a mule deer. I was out with a herd of mulies this morning up in Rocky Mountain National Park (photos should be up shortly).
What wildlife refuge was that? I'd like to visit it some time.
Nice! That is a WIDE rack for a mule deer. I was out with a herd of mulies this morning up in Rocky Mountain National Park (photos should be up shortly).
What wildlife refuge was that? I'd like to visit it some time.
That was during the rut at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Things have quieted down a bit so now I am on an eagle quest, they are there its just a matter of getting to them.
I really like RMA. You generally get something decent to shoot and its only 15 miles from the house.
Thanks, thought that might be the one you were talking about. Believe it or not, but I've never been there. I'll have to visit soon.
Is there a lot of birds there as well? I love wildlife photography, but I've been mostly concentrating on larger game. I'd like to try my hand at birding as well.
This weekend was one of the slower times I have been out there, But yes there are birds. Its a little slow now because all the lakes are frozen over. In the winter the Eagles return, there are a lot of raptors and some Owls. The summer is awesome with all the Cranes, Cormorants, Coots, Pelicans.......Etc.
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Their ear width is generally about 24", kind of hard to tell in this shot.
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What wildlife refuge was that? I'd like to visit it some time.
That was during the rut at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Things have quieted down a bit so now I am on an eagle quest, they are there its just a matter of getting to them.
I really like RMA. You generally get something decent to shoot and its only 15 miles from the house.
Is there a lot of birds there as well? I love wildlife photography, but I've been mostly concentrating on larger game. I'd like to try my hand at birding as well.