Muley buck at sunset
Nov 15, 2016 11:48:22 #
Headed out to take a shot of the full "Super" moon Sunday as the forecast for Monday was rain (which proved true, no moon). On the way out of town we passed several hunters as deer season is in full swing here, so I was SUPER surprised to see this buck standing at the edge of the pines, out in the open sagebrush! He wasn't scared, but was definitely curious. He stood there long enough for me to stop, get out of the Jeep and retrieve My Nikon D500 and Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens from the back, and grab 3 shots of him in the setting sunlight before he turned and walked back into the trees. All this less than 1/2 mile from a Chevy Suburban full of hunters who we had JUST met on the road. Nice example of a 4 point (8 point to you easterners) Montana Mule Dear.
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Nov 16, 2016 05:43:32 #
MT Shooter wrote:
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Nice capture Carter. He is a brave soul to be out showing himself when danger was so close.
Nov 16, 2016 06:16:03 #
Deer will circle around and follow hunters. I have seen this several times. Hunters don't look behind them just focus on whats in front of them.
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Nov 16, 2016 08:09:16 #
MT Shooter wrote:
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MT, I messed up my first response so I will try again. First off, an excellent photo of a Mule deer and the Eastern count would be a 10 pointer because of the brow tines. I know how hunters out West would normally call this a 4 pointer. I was aware of the difference for scoring a mule deer out West but they do not usually have brow tines like this one has. I always thought they would be counted and then this would be a 5 point mule deer. I learn something everyday and this is a great one to learn. I have been a hunter for 50 some years and even with that amount of experience I still learn new hunting items on a daily basis.
Thanks for the education and again for the fantastic photo.
Greg
Nov 16, 2016 08:37:45 #
CLF wrote:
MT, I messed up my first response so I will try ag... (show quote)
Depending on where you live in the West brow tines are counted or not. Where I live in Colorado brow tines are counted so this would be a 5x5. It isn't a right/Wrong thing just personal preference or territorial.
Dennis
Nov 16, 2016 08:53:17 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Depending on where you live in the West brow tines are counted or not. Where I live in Colorado brow tines are counted so this would be a 5x5. It isn't a right/Wrong thing just personal preference or territorial.
Dennis
Dennis
Thanks, Dennis. For sure it is not a right or wrong thing. Down where I grew up in South Florida we also would not consider it a point (mainly the brow tines) if it would not keep a tag from falling off. Back when we used tags, they had a metal ring and that was the measurement to be able to count it. It is funny on the way us hunters and fishermen do different things. Just look at the names a fish may have throughout the country. Still a great way to start a discussion around a campfire.
Greg
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