***Daily Hunt Pics and Stories 2005***

[Roughcountry]

Spent a great day on top following this kitty around. Let me tell you a traveling tom covers some ground.

[Roughcountry]

The cat dropped off into this canyon an out of the snow. Ain't good enough ta follow on bare ground like my pups can. I would a taken a pic of my track but my butt was draggin it out.

[Bearcurve]

TTT

[Roughcountry]

Got them to look back with a calf call

[Bearcurve]

Beautiful looking country RC! And Elk to top it off!!

[Guru]

RC, Awesome place to hunt bud!!!

[Roughcountry]

Thanks guys, I've been to lots of different country and a lot of it is special but this country is home. I acually feal more at home when I'm up here than in my own living room.

I think I already posted a picture of camp but this is my main tranportation for me and the dogs in the winter.

I'm packin a bow this winter for the first time. I found some big bulls last trip and hope to get some pics that show them good enough for this thread.

[Doug Campbell]

Looks good Robin! Heck we aint got enough snow left down here to even think about floatin a snow machine. Enjoy it, I'm jealous.

[adkmountainken]

was hunting lake trout last week on a local lake. caught 2 20 inchers but had to let them go. my buddy had a real moose but lost him bringing him up the hole, looked like a 10-12 pounder.

[Jock]

This is a truly fantastic thread.

Robin, your photos are jist "Pure Dead Brilliant" my friend!!  

[Roughcountry]

Ken
That picture has me lookin for my long johns. Whats the elevation at that lake?

Doug, We have just enough snow to use a sled if you take it easy. If you get below 4000 ft you hit bare patches.

John, I've been waiting for more of your pictures from Scotland. I sure liked the ones you posted.

[Tree Killer]

The only hunting I've been doing lately is for shed antlers. My son and I were out a week ago and found a piebald Blacktail fawn with it's mother. I've seen a few piebald's in the past, but never with this much white on it. TK

[Jock]

Ron,
That photo of the fawn is just superb, WOW!!

[Tree Killer]

Thanks Jock!

They allowed us to approach to within 20-25 yards for some pics. Glad I had my son with me!

[adkmountainken]

not sure on the elevation but the peaks looked real high!! might do some deer hunting there this year.
Awesome pic of the fawn!!! would get that one framed!!

[Warren H. Womack]

Ron, I'm really impressed with the pictures of the fawn. Thanks for posting.

It's good to see this thread back on page one.

Warren

[Huntrdfk]

Ron,

Great pics, that must have been awesome to have your son share that with you.  I hope you don't mind, I've copied that to my computer for a background pic.


David

[Tree Killer]

No problem David, glad you liked it!

I took the photos, but all the credit goes to the deer themselves. It's almost like they know this little guy/gal? is something special. When we first saw them they ran off a little ways but then stopped and started feeding. The closer we got the more relaxed they seemed to get, and before long they began feeding toward us and basically forgot about us as if we weren't there!

The doe even has some spotting on her hindend and lower abdomen.


Unfortinately they are a ton of predators in this area including poachers! The odds are against this deer for reaching maturity.  :(  

TK

[Killdeer]

Just natural selection at work. Genetic mutations that make the organism less viable are gradually phased out. This phenotype is highly visible, and in a creature whose first line of evasion relies upon non-detection, undesireable.

That being said, great pics, and it is neat to see the unusual when in the woods. It adds to the magic.

Killdeer  

[Charlie Lamb]