June 2, 2011
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Montana Outdoors
You captured the shot at the right moment,very nice
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Comment by Anonymous — June 2, 2011 @ 10:09 pm
Yes, he was about to disappear into the brush. I whistled to make him stop.
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Comment by montucky — June 2, 2011 @ 11:30 pm
The antlers do look like velvet. What a beautiful animal.
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Comment by Candace — June 2, 2011 @ 10:16 pm
The velvet stage of antler growth is a very rapid one. They can grow nearly an inch a day, one of the fastest of all known growth rates for animals.
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Comment by montucky — June 2, 2011 @ 11:32 pm
Great capture! There seems to be so many bushes that Your shot is a real lucky shot.
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Comment by sartenada — June 2, 2011 @ 10:27 pm
Yes, lots of brush and leaves, lots of food and cover for the animals. It’s a wonderful time of year for them!
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Comment by montucky — June 2, 2011 @ 11:33 pm
He does not look afraid of you, but very curious. The white tailed deer here, don’t look so rugged.
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Comment by sandy — June 3, 2011 @ 5:09 am
He lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation and I don’t think there is a lot of hunting pressure in that particular area. When he reaches his prime in late summer, he will be a huge buck! Those antlers are only half of their final size.
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Comment by montucky — June 3, 2011 @ 11:06 am
He is a handsome creature!
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Comment by kateri — June 3, 2011 @ 5:41 am
There are many like him on the east side of the Divide, but hunting pressure has taken its toll on the really big bucks in this area.
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Comment by montucky — June 3, 2011 @ 11:08 am
Ohhh what a beauty… he’s magnificent!!! =)
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Comment by Tricia — June 3, 2011 @ 8:23 am
He is. I’d like to see him when those antlers are fully grown and out of the velvet! Perhaps, if I’m lucky.
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Comment by montucky — June 3, 2011 @ 11:09 am
And maybe you’ll stumble across his “sheds” when you are looking for flowers to photograph next spring!
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Comment by Kim — June 4, 2011 @ 8:45 pm
I’d love to, but I think they would belong to the tribe.
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Comment by montucky — June 4, 2011 @ 9:17 pm
Or to the rodents who chew on them for the mineral content.
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Comment by Kim — June 4, 2011 @ 9:19 pm
Well, I guess they do have first rights to them!
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Comment by montucky — June 4, 2011 @ 9:37 pm
Gorgeous! Late Summer, early Fall, you’ll be hearing him knock/rub tree trunks while shedding the velvet.
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Comment by Barbara — June 3, 2011 @ 2:25 pm
I just hope to see him when those antlers are fully grown!
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Comment by montucky — June 3, 2011 @ 9:34 pm
you never cease to “wow” me!
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Comment by silken — June 3, 2011 @ 5:13 pm
I was photographing Bitterroots when I encountered this guy and happened to have my telephoto lens in my pack.
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Comment by montucky — June 3, 2011 @ 9:35 pm
Gorgeous shot … moments like that are like little gifts of life. Thanks for sharing your moment.
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Comment by bearyweather — June 3, 2011 @ 5:31 pm
They definitely are! One of the many reasons why I get outdoors as much as possible!
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Comment by montucky — June 3, 2011 @ 9:36 pm
What a shot!!! You were either pretty close or you really had a super zoom. Great clarity. The deer stands out so well in this image.
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Comment by Preston — June 3, 2011 @ 6:27 pm
Thanks Preston. That was with the 70-300mm VR Nikon lens.
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Comment by montucky — June 3, 2011 @ 9:39 pm
I really love this picture. I don’t see many deer with their antlers.
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Comment by Ratty — June 3, 2011 @ 9:06 pm
I don’t run into very many this size that I can get close enough to for a picture. I was very pleased to see him!
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Comment by montucky — June 3, 2011 @ 9:40 pm
Those antlers do look like velvet… gorgeous creature.
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Comment by Stacey Dawn — June 4, 2011 @ 12:24 pm
That’s a stage that they all go through. The antlers on this guy will be huge when they finish growing!
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Comment by montucky — June 4, 2011 @ 9:18 pm
Great shot!
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Comment by Cedar — June 5, 2011 @ 11:11 am
Isn’t he pretty? Luckily I had my telephoto lens along!
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Comment by montucky — June 5, 2011 @ 9:16 pm
Wow! Magnificent capture and mule deer. What a set of antlers!
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Comment by Anna — June 6, 2011 @ 6:33 pm
I sure hope to get a look at him when those antlers are full grown!
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Comment by montucky — June 6, 2011 @ 7:22 pm
Wonderful photograph!
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Comment by muddepaws — July 26, 2013 @ 10:28 am