Let's See Your Favorite Pictures From Deer Camp

[hps1]

Deer hunting kinda lost it's shine for me after hunting them over half a century and I shifted my attention to predators primarily, & taking lots of pictures with an exotic sprinkled in every now and again as dictated by the freezer.

Still love deer watching, and every now and again enjoy the memories aroused by just looking back through some old pictures.

Saw this buck enter a thicket from several hundred yards and decided to see if I could slip up on him. Got this picture of him standing no more than 6 feet into the brush; he must have thought I couldn't see him, as he never moved until I turned to walk away.
Or, maybe he was stuck.

Several deer on the 5000+ acre ranch have this distinct double white blaze on neck

These two also have a white patch on forehead, not quite as visible on above pic ^ v

This young fellow lost the doe he had been trackin'


This old guy apparently spotted something he didn't like snuggled up in the edge of a small mott and came to up close and personal to check it out. He never did figure it out and meandered off to continue his browsing.

and this one said, Enough, already!


Lets see whatcha got! (Not limited to deer pictures, just your favorite deer camp pics.)

Regards,
hps

 

[LoonWulf]

I Havent had much chance to take pictures of live deer.....I probably should tho, had some neat chances. Maybe next time were home ill spend some time doing that.

I think your right about the first picture, or he didnt consider you a threat. I had deer walk withing 10-15 feet of me when I wasnt carrying a gun back home. They would never have let me get that close if id id been armed, and they knew i was there.....well usually, i had a doe walk up to me when i was sitting next to the road, then walk away once.

 

[jmorris]

These are some I saved over the years.

 

[Highland Lofts]

 

[Bfh_auto]

Deer hunting kinda lost it's shine for me after hunting them over half a century and I shifted my attention to predators primarily, & taking lots of pictures with an exotic sprinkled in every now and again as dictated by the freezer.

Still love deer watching, and every now and again enjoy the memories aroused by just looking back through some old pictures.

Saw this buck enter a thicket from several hundred yards and decided to see if I could slip up on him. Got this picture of him standing no more than 6 feet into the brush; he must have thought I couldn't see him, as he never moved until I turned to walk away.
Or, maybe he was stuck.
View attachment 922764
Several deer on the 5000+ acre ranch have this distinct double white blaze on neck
View attachment 922765
These two also have a white patch on forehead, not quite as visible on above pic ^ v
View attachment 922766
This young fellow lost the doe he had been trackin'
View attachment 922767View attachment 922768
View attachment 922769
This old guy apparently spotted something he didn't like snuggled up in the edge of a small mott and came to up close and personal to check it out. He never did figure it out and meandered off to continue his browsing.
View attachment 922770
and this one said, Enough, already!
View attachment 922771

Lets see whatcha got!

Regards,
hps

Most of mine are random birds and squirrels.
I have to admit if I saw the deer you took pictures of. My pictures would be of it with a tag on it.
I tried taking a camera last season. But all four battery packs died. Next season I'm going back to my aa battery Nikon.

 

[Bfh_auto]

These are some I saved over the years.

View attachment 922882 View attachment 922883 View attachment 922884 View attachment 922885

According to conservation officials, that picture doesn't prove there are mountain lions in your area. Or it's just a migrating male.

 

[hps1]

LoonWulf, that doe just proves ya shoul always carry your camera. Amazing all the great stuff out there to take pictures of.

@jmorris, WOW, that is some buck! A rack like that could be hazardous to his health most places but I'm sure he is well protected.

Ummm, that smells good, Highland Lofts!

@Bfh_auto, I never go afield without a camera....well, almost never, and when I do, am always sorry. Before each trip, I charge my three camera batteries just to be sure.

Some of my most treasured photos are smaller, what most would call insignificant critters, plants or other beautiful features of God's great creation. Just a few examples:



Let's See Your Favorite Deer Pictures from deer camp might be a better subject.

Regards,
hps

 

[burrhead]

They were just curious onlookers.

 

[Bfh_auto]

They were just curious onlookers.

View attachment 923483

They look like my two year old watching me cooking

 

[Patocazador]

"Predators only kill the animals that are too old, sick, or too young to defend themselves."
I read this drivel all the time from anti-hunters. This pic from jmorris above sure disproves that fallacy.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

My love for hunting has not dwindled a bit over the years, in fact it's grown stronger with each season.
However, as much as I like shooting and eating deer, the time at the campfire with friends and family is the best part about deer hunting.

The group taking a photo one night.

My pops and a good friend at deer camp. These salty old Vietnam vets can get pretty entertaining around a campfire.


My 10-point from last year on the skinning rack at camp.


The day after I got the 10, my nephew killed an 8.
I love this pic.

 

[mustanger98]

"Predators only kill the animals that are too old, sick, or too young to defend themselves."
I read this drivel all the time from anti-hunters. This pic from jmorris above sure disproves that fallacy.

Elmer Keith made a very similar observation. He said he personally witnessed a cat passing up a old/crippled/sick deer to kill a much younger/healthier deer. Antis don't know what they don't know.

 

[mustanger98]

Deleted duplicate.

 

[Armored farmer]

Just a few pics from 2019 firearms season.
Two of my boys and I tagged out on opening weekend.

We enjoy our deer hunting experiences because we normally have our crops in for the year and get to relax for a few weeks.
No more worrying with the weather, or fighting with machinery. Its about the best time of the year!
I have many, many deer season pics .

 

[Rembrandt]

Few years back, had 4 bucks in about an hour. (Doesn't always go that well, many a day came back empty)

 

[Alaskan Ironworker]

Dont get to do much deer hunting growing up in Alaska, but my dad did take me once when I was 14. Wish I had better pics. We went from Whittier to Montague island in the first week of November. We each got a couple nice black tails, but the weather was downright miserable. It poured sleet the whole five days we were there and our canvas wall tent was pretty moist by the time the boat came to retrieve us. On the 5 hour boat ride back our deer became coated in ice from the sleet and the ocean spray on the little 30 foot boat. Didnt have to worry about meat spoiling I guess. Ill never forget those times with my pa.

 

[entropy]

Nov. 1980, First deer, first car:

 

[Ks5shooter]

 

[hps1]

I think I mentioned that my interests in deer hunting slowly waned and I became more and more interested in predator hunting. Predator hunting quite often presents some great photography opportunities where I hunt. Here's a few of those favorites.


Owls are special. They often come to the call and sit on a limb and observe the decoy, some even swoop down for a closer look, but in all the years I have been calling predators, I never had one actually attack my decoy, until one morning, four different owls at four different locations on the same ranch accepted my audio invitation to breakfast; three of which swooped in, removing the topper, that we were fortunately able to retrieve.



The owl above (center) had already stolen the topper, carried it about 35 yards, then walked back to listen to the soft bird chirps emitted by the decoy. One, however stashed the topper high on a large tree limb, but happily, we were able to dislodge it with a stick. One was satisfied to sit on a fence and observe the decoy and the last one flew by, hit the topper, knocking it off the base, but dropped it about 10 feet away. I have no idea why the rush to devour the decoy on that day; have never had another owl attack since.

Hawks and Cara Cara (Mexican Eagles) also come to call, only to observe from nearby trees, others even make a low pass at decoy, but have never actually made contact.


Did have a javelina do a drive-by once, grabbing topper as he passed, but he spit it out just as I was taking up the slack on my 2 stage trigger.



Will see about getting some bobcat pictures together soon, bobcats are special, too.

Regards,
hps

 

[hps1]

Not much opportunity to take pictures of live coyotes...shoot first, then take pics....but unless a certain bobcat presents a particular problem for the landowner, they get a pass, so love to take their portraits. The 3 pictures below are the same cat, same tree in background; center picture taken in August, 2019. Cat wearing his summer suit, L&R taken 29 April 2019, winter coat and spring foliage. Hope to follow up later this year, I know where he lives.

couple more different cats......




The last picture was taken one evening just before dark, way back when it still rained in S. TX. Sitting at a cattle guard, my electronic ear muffs began to hum, which they sometimes do if they get too close to metal object, such as a fence, etc. The hum got progressively louder and I realized it was not an electronic hum and looked up into a swarm of mosquitoes about 3' overhead! Snapped the camera and auto flash kicked in producing this unusual shot. Has to be strangest picture I've ever taken.



And there ya go, the good, the bad and the ugly from S. TX brush country. Let’s see some more of your pictures from hunting camp.

Regards,
hps

 

[Big Bore TX]

The view right outside our cinder block cabin. I love the sunsets here.