Not Native
Jul 12, 2020 18:00:45 #
Went for a Sunday drive today to a new wildlife management area near Palm Beach that I've never been to before and once we arrived, the thundershowers started and never let up. Oh Well, that's Florida.
On the way home through Okeechobee we passed a game farm. Drove down a side road to see if we could see what type of critters they had. No idea of what these are other than some exotic deer and maybe goats other than they are definitely NOT native to Florida. Skittish and as soon as the car stopped, they became very wary. First five photos varied between 100-150 yards and the last one was over 300 yards. All taken at 600mm hand held and heavily cropped. Best viewed in download. Beautiful animals though.
On the way home through Okeechobee we passed a game farm. Drove down a side road to see if we could see what type of critters they had. No idea of what these are other than some exotic deer and maybe goats other than they are definitely NOT native to Florida. Skittish and as soon as the car stopped, they became very wary. First five photos varied between 100-150 yards and the last one was over 300 yards. All taken at 600mm hand held and heavily cropped. Best viewed in download. Beautiful animals though.
Jul 12, 2020 18:28:26 #
Jul 12, 2020 18:33:00 #
tramsey wrote:
Chital or axis deer from India. Don't know about the others
Thank you tramsey, appreciated
Jul 12, 2020 20:04:09 #
Jul 12, 2020 20:26:27 #
kpmac wrote:
Beautiful animals. Nicely photographed.
you very much kpmac
Jul 12, 2020 22:35:47 #
Jul 12, 2020 22:51:34 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Very nice, whereabouts is this?
Thanks Chief....about 7 miles east of Okeechobee on SR 70, 3 miles east of the intersection of SR 70 & SE 128th Ave off of Bluefield road, south side of SR 70. I believe its called Triple Tree Ranch.
Jul 12, 2020 23:54:36 #
Blaster34 wrote:
Went for a Sunday drive today to a new wildlife ma... (show quote)
Top may be Fallow Deer.
Third may be a Black Buck.
Others, ???
Bill
Jul 13, 2020 06:16:45 #
newtoyou wrote:
Top may be Fallow Deer.
Third may be a Black Buck.
Others, ???
Bill
Third may be a Black Buck.
Others, ???
Bill
Thanks Bill, appreciate the info....just thought they were kinda pretty.
Jul 13, 2020 09:56:20 #
Jul 13, 2020 10:39:37 #
blacks2 wrote:
Very nice images. 
Thanks Mike, apparently more of these farms are growing in Florida.
Jul 13, 2020 11:17:12 #
First photo is axis deer. Third picture is a common whitetail. Fourth picture is a blackbuck.
Great photos of these imported animals (except the whitetail which is native).
Dennis
Great photos of these imported animals (except the whitetail which is native).
Dennis
Jul 13, 2020 11:28:05 #
Blaster34 wrote:
Went for a Sunday drive today to a new wildlife ma... (show quote)
Beautiful Deer....wow. Clearly some type of breeding farm of African or Indian game animals.
Jul 13, 2020 11:28:53 #
Jul 13, 2020 11:30:27 #
dennis2146 wrote:
First photo is axis deer. Third picture is a common whitetail. Fourth picture is a blackbuck.
Great photos of these imported animals (except the whitetail which is native).
Dennis
Great photos of these imported animals (except the whitetail which is native).
Dennis
Thanks Dennis....hunted deer all my life in the east from Florida to Pennsylvania and have never seen whitetails with necks that long, but agree its a whitetail. Guess if they were in rut, it wouldn't look so long...
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