Author Topic: This made the weekend worth while..... (Read 5597 times)

gasman · « **on:** May 31, 2009, 03:32:53 PM »

Spent the weekend camped out at Half way flats. Got up early and took me bike for a ride looking for wildlife. Sat i headed up the 1706, rode the most the side roads looking for animal. Saw a total of 3 cows, 2 deer (a doe and a 3 PT in velvet). Kind of disappointed in the lack of elk around. O yeah, i did see a 8 does running together in th eupper hills.
Today was a different story. Headed up Milk Creek Rd to do some riding and cam across a doe with 2 fawns. They were only hrs old, for they did not have the ability to walk yet. They would take a step or two and fall down. One just stayed but the other tryed t follow mom.
I was trying to get a picture of the deer but the camera read "memory card Locked"

i fiddeled with it untill i remembered how to unlock the mem card, but by that time the deer were gone. I wlked in the direction they went and seen mom walk behind a bush, so i waited to see if the fawn's would come out. I took 3 steps forward to get a better view (mom crossed about 40 yards in front of me), I looked down and there was one of the fawns. I stepped back, took some pic and left it where it layed with out bothering it. As i was heading back to my bike i darn neer triped over the other fawn. I again took a few a pictures and left it alone. Mom was close by keeping an eye on me. I assured her that i offer no harm and felt her and the fawns alone.

It was amasing to how still they can stay with danger around. They just layed there, like yu cant see me, I am invisable.

Coming across them and being able to get these pictures made the weekend worth the trip..........

bearpaw · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2009, 04:13:12 PM »

Nice photos....thanks for sharing....

HuntingFanatic · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2009, 04:34:10 PM »

awesome! cute little buggers....all legs!

gasman · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2009, 05:12:20 PM »

It was cool, laying in the dirt only 2-3 feet away to get the pic.

Most people will never see some thing like this in there life. I will probably never see some thing like this again.

markts · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2009, 05:30:50 PM »

Sweet pics Gasman. Mark

blindpig · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2009, 06:56:50 PM »

Super cool. Veal anyone?

billythekidrock · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2009, 07:13:36 PM »

Quote from: gasman on May 31, 2009, 05:12:20 PM

Most people will never see some thing like this in there life. I will probably never see some thing like this again.

Just get out a little more in the spring and it will happen again. Today was the 4th time in 3 years for me, but it was the first time I had a camera.

snipekillr · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2009, 07:31:20 PM »

Cool pics

shoot-em-dead · « **Reply #8 on:** May 31, 2009, 07:48:51 PM »

There was someone from our church that had been working on a foundation wall and a doe kept hanging around all day. Sometime in the afternoon they found a fawn curled up next to a footing in an area they had not been working in. If I remember right, they had to take down some of the forms they had set and by the next morning it had found it's way out.

gasman · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2009, 07:51:35 PM »

Quote from: billythekidrock on May 31, 2009, 07:13:36 PM

Quote from: gasman on May 31, 2009, 05:12:20 PM

Most people will never see some thing like this in there life. I will probably never see some thing like this again.

Just get out a little more in the spring and it will happen again. Today was the 4th time in 3 years for me, but it was the first time I had a camera.

Trust me, i get out alot (i am not a home body), all year round and have not came acrss this before.

furbearer365 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2009, 08:25:42 PM »

I have seen this a few time. The last time was last year when i was turkey hunting. I made a crow call in the morning to get a turkey to gobble and immediately a doe charged me only 30 yards away and started snorting at me. I immediately knew that she had a fawn nearby and didn't want that noise anywhere near it. In order not to disturb it i went around but on the way back out a few hours later in nearly stepped on the little bugger in the tall grass. It just laid there motionless so i put my hand close to it to show the size of him and used the disposable camera i had in my backpack to snap the photo. I only use that camera for animals i harvest so it is not quite full but when it is i will post them immediately.

TeacherMan · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2009, 08:32:34 PM »

great pics thanks...

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2009, 09:13:16 PM »

Wow, cute little guys. Great pictures, glad you were able to catch it on film.

huntnphool · « **Reply #13 on:** May 31, 2009, 10:15:21 PM »

Very cool pics

WDFW Hates ME!!! · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2009, 05:27:20 AM »

awesome.... that pic looks like it is a little buck...

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 01, 2009, 07:00:41 AM »

very cool. I have never seen one quite that young. great pics!

hawksfan75 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 02, 2009, 02:59:28 PM »

That's amazing how close you were able to get, especially without pissing off momma.

Great shots!

gasman · « **Reply #17 on:** June 02, 2009, 06:19:41 PM »

Quote from: hawksfan75 on June 02, 2009, 02:59:28 PM

That's amazing how close you were able to get, especially without pissing off momma.

Great shots!

I was laying on the ground about three feet in front of them. I had to reach out and move some brush out of the way to get a pic.

Mom was close by and kept a watchful eye, I believe she was trying to lead me away from her fawns.

I could have, but did not, touch them.

Rack Hunter · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2009, 08:36:30 PM »

Great pics.

vfilbert · « **Reply #19 on:** June 03, 2009, 08:46:33 PM »

thats awsome hes still wet

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