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Hes Hard
« on: August 23, 2009, 06:59:56 PM »
No velvet here and already rutting hard.  DANG!  Gives me chills every time I hear a bugle.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2009, 07:01:10 PM »
Nice picture Bone  :tup:
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2009, 07:03:55 PM »
Beautiful picture of a very nice animal.  I can almost hear him scream.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2009, 07:05:36 PM »
Nice! Thanks for the motivation although I have plenty already.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2009, 07:26:44 PM »
I'll have lots more for ya soon!

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2009, 07:29:52 PM »
seen any bucks without velvet yet bone??

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2009, 07:34:12 PM »
NICE photo  :hello:

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2009, 07:48:03 PM »
Not one deer without.  Elk are at about 75%.  All the bigger ones seem to be shed.  I found a set of three trees today that were absolutely abused (reduced to NOTHING) and a wallow next to it that was phenomenal.  Awww the smell of elk piss in the morning.   He is a set of whities.  the picture isn't that good, not bad I guess since it was dark, but I like the critters.
 

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2009, 07:54:36 PM »
So I'm supposed to get work done this week, right?  Good luck with that!  8)
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2009, 08:09:57 PM »
I love it when the light is right. 

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2009, 08:10:21 PM »
You got any more of that?

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2009, 08:12:42 PM »
The cow looks like she wants to slap him  :chuckle: :chuckle:

nice pics ...more please ;)

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2009, 08:13:00 PM »
Yeah, good lighting Doug.  Drew my eye right to the brown eye!  :chuckle:
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2009, 08:14:03 PM »
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2009, 08:14:35 PM »
Awsome pics

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2009, 08:15:46 PM »
Are you shooting these with different filters on the lense? That last photo looks a lot different than the one above it.

ALL nice though. Wish I was getting those photos.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2009, 08:35:02 PM »
Great shots Bone

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2009, 08:39:45 PM »
Great photos!  What's with all the spots on that bull? Looks like freckles.   :dunno:

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2009, 08:48:11 PM »
The first one is completly unaltered.  Raw how it looked through the viewfinder with the sun about to set.  Nice when the sun is behind you.  The second one has the whitebalance altered onto it so it is "more pleasing" or natural to the eye.  I really do not like photo processing.  I like to see what I saw in person.  Some like touch ups.  I saw the black too......could be mud or flys.  Damn flies were eating me alive. 

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2009, 08:53:22 PM »
always have to have an exit photo

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2009, 09:00:30 PM »
I guess he wasn't leaving......but a new guy came into view.  I thought this one was going to step on Lil Bone and I.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2009, 09:04:37 PM »
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2009, 09:13:21 PM »
Outstanding photos bone!  I still have 2 1/2 weeks to wait before I can get out there after them. 

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #23 on: August 23, 2009, 09:19:37 PM »
Sure was therapeutic to hear him rip a bugle or two.

The young guys just tried to stay out of his way.  This was his version of giving me the stink eye,

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #24 on: August 23, 2009, 09:46:06 PM »
Nice photos.  I would shoot that first spike!
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #25 on: August 23, 2009, 09:47:05 PM »
back on topic..... Hey bow4, does this help

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #26 on: August 23, 2009, 09:53:39 PM »
I guess Rose spotted a third one, behind these guys, but I never did see it.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #27 on: August 23, 2009, 09:55:28 PM »
Looks like typical west side jungle.  Nice spread though.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #28 on: August 23, 2009, 09:56:54 PM »
might be a little hard to thread an arrow through......

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #29 on: August 23, 2009, 09:57:39 PM »
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This was his version of giving me the stink eye,

You could do a photo caption contest with that one.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #30 on: August 23, 2009, 10:02:36 PM »
He just knew that big lump wasn't right.....or Lil Bone gasping behind me either. :chuckle:

You might get an arrow in on this guy.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #31 on: August 23, 2009, 11:34:27 PM »
Hey Bone,If you want a true score on one of those bulls,give me a shout.I have an any bull tag for Observatory for the rifle season! ;)
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #32 on: August 24, 2009, 07:28:05 AM »
Here are three of the four bulls in one frame.  I thought I'd add them.  Bone didn't get to see the fourth, and I didn't capture him on film.  He was too quick.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #33 on: August 24, 2009, 08:38:57 AM »
That sounds like you had a great time up there. That's a lot of horns in one small spot.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #34 on: August 24, 2009, 08:41:46 AM »
Nice shootin lil bone
looks like a really fun day, thanks for sharing.

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« Reply #35 on: August 24, 2009, 08:42:14 AM »
Nice pics.
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #36 on: August 24, 2009, 09:22:09 AM »
You guys are so nice. Thank you for commenting the picture.
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #37 on: August 24, 2009, 04:56:44 PM »
Thats a good picture Lil, thanks for adding it.  You got some good ones.  Here is a close up of that middle one.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #38 on: August 24, 2009, 05:01:19 PM »
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #39 on: August 24, 2009, 05:05:00 PM »
Bone I think you have been out done.  Great pics both of you. 
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #40 on: August 24, 2009, 05:07:17 PM »
I think so too.  She nailed a couple way better than I did.


Heres that front one


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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #41 on: August 24, 2009, 09:04:04 PM »
Nice pics Bone.
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #42 on: August 24, 2009, 10:57:11 PM »
Ooooh I can't wait for Sept 8th.  I'll be out all weekend scouting myself and hopefully will spot a few big bulls too.

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #43 on: August 25, 2009, 06:59:58 PM »
Hope my observatory tag has some bulls like that roaming around. Come on sept.8 th.
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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #44 on: August 29, 2009, 11:02:58 AM »
This ones not...

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Re: Hes Hard
« Reply #45 on: August 29, 2009, 11:36:22 AM »
I think I have been spotted....

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« Reply #46 on: August 29, 2009, 11:43:39 AM »
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« Reply #47 on: August 29, 2009, 11:50:42 AM »
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« Reply #48 on: August 31, 2009, 09:49:34 PM »
Nice job Bones  ;). Thank you both for sharing your pictures with the rest of us, sure is fun.

 


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