Author Topic: So much for being a wildlife photographer (Read 7700 times)

boneaddict · « **on:** October 30, 2011, 07:27:54 PM »

Some wildlife photographer I am. I was watching a batch of does when I heard a buck rubbing his antlers on a bush. I stalked him and got on top of him and took a bunch of photos of him beating up this bush. I was stiffling back a cough. I finally couldn't handle it anymore and cleared my throat......

A batch of deer exploded from right underneath me. I figure no biggie as I am at the head of this canyon and can see everywhere but about where they came from. I have a big bush in front of me so I am looking through it.The deer are fanning up the hill at a high rate of speed. The last deer doesn;t look right....not running right and its tan. ITS A LION

I move to the side and throw up the lens but of course its out of focus. The cat leaps at this deer kind of to the left. As the cat is flying over the deer, the deer shifts to the right, sinks its weight and the cat goes over the top. Its right arm/paw pulls the deer almost over but the claw slides over the deer. I bet that left a mark. The deer powers out of it and gets another thrust up the hill. The cats momentum makes it do a barrel roll in the air, it whipes out onto the ground still rolling. It sprawls out.... dust flying. My last site of the cat was that it was spread out on the ground. I thow up the lens and its not there. The world through a lens is so narrow.

I sit and watch for a long time. I should see it. The buck comes back though very nervous. All the deer are watching and trying to air the cat. Finally I decided to blow on my predator call I have in my pocket. Its one I got from Bearmanrick. I blow a set. Then I hear a sound. I look to my right and there the cat is at 10 feet. AGAIN no photo. Its TOO CLOSE for my camera to focus. Now all that stands between me and this hungry cat is my lens and my big voice. Obviously it all worked out.

fair-chase · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2011, 07:33:32 PM »

Pics or not, that's an amazing experience that few will ever get to witness.

boonerboy · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2011, 07:39:57 PM »

Wow! Thats pretty intense. Too bad no pics but Im sure the images will be fresh in YOUR mind for a while.

gasman · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2011, 04:58:16 AM »

If you had a riffle an shot that deer killer, you could have taken all the pic. you wanted

boneaddict · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2011, 05:57:35 AM »

Here is the deer horning. I have a whole series of him but will get them up later.

boneaddict · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2011, 05:59:56 AM »

This was the last pic I took before I cleared my throat. He was looking back at the deer or cat. I had to have been almost on the damn cat before it attacked.

boneaddict · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2011, 06:01:54 AM »

Here is the only evidence I have of the cat. I pointed my camera and pulled the trigger a couple times while I watched the whole thing. This is the cat as it hot the ground and was rolling over. Its belly up and tail towards you in this pic.

boneaddict · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2011, 06:10:30 AM »

The deer had no idea where the cat went either. The buck came back off the hill to where he was. The deer were all winding to see if they could pick it up. I was scanning too. The cat went IMMEDIATELY right back where it attacked from, the only place in the whole area I couldn't see.

nw_bowhunter · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2011, 06:17:25 AM »

Sounds exciting. Maybe a video camera would have been nice in this situation.

boneaddict · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2011, 06:25:03 AM »

I'm thinking that a .357 would have been the best accessory I could have had. I would have never got a shot off with a rifle when the attack happened. When he showed up at 10 feet out of the brush, I'd like to have introduced him to some buffalo bullets. BIG cat too. He was bigger than the deer by quite a bit. That deer moved just right to avoid going down. I'm going to watch for that deer as It had to have been ripped pretty good.

Alpinegus · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2011, 07:32:11 AM »

Who wants a picture..?

I want the video

Cool story.

Thats the kind of experience that keeps us all going back out to the woods.

Gringo31 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2011, 07:48:18 AM »

Bone, I'm guessing that experience will haunt you for awhile...

To have had the opportunity to catch all of that on your camera would have been tough to beat. I can see it in my head (cat in air reaching out for the deer) and I thank you for that.

Huntbear · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2011, 08:05:07 AM »

Dude,

The extra 3 lbs on your hip is very comforting when you get in those kind of situations... makes up for all the lugging it around when you do not need it, in a big hurry! A .357 is not that heavy.. just saying, do not want to end up in the litter box later.

Hornseeker · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2011, 08:18:07 AM »

That would be too cool to see!!!

Idabooner · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2011, 09:00:15 AM »

Wow! What an experince, you just screwed up that cats dinner when you cleared your throat. I can just vision the whole show. I never seen it happen but have sorted out the tracks on a few cougar kills, to figure out what had happened. You are very fortunate to have seen that.

mulehunter · « **Reply #15 on:** October 31, 2011, 09:23:52 AM »

Dang. Hey you forget me... Never mind.

Very cool, glad you get to see.

Mulehunter.

robodad · « **Reply #16 on:** October 31, 2011, 09:36:05 AM »

Here you go Bone, Get yourself a GO PRO HERO 2, that should help if your ever caught like that again, I think it would be awesome to see some of your adventures on video, hell I'd even chip in toward the purchase !!!

boneaddict · « **Reply #17 on:** October 31, 2011, 09:55:16 AM »

LOL, thats cool Robodad.

saylean · « **Reply #18 on:** October 31, 2011, 04:52:53 PM »

What a great story! I always wonder about scars, antlers, etc....untold stories of the woods/sage.....I bet that deer has a nice scratch on its back. Knarly...

runamuk · « **Reply #19 on:** October 31, 2011, 04:56:28 PM »

Quote from: robodad on October 31, 2011, 09:36:05 AM

Here you go Bone, Get yourself a GO PRO HERO 2, that should help if your ever caught like that again, I think it would be awesome to see some of your adventures on video, hell I'd even chip in toward the purchase !!!

OMG there was a guy with a setup like this racing around the woods on his motorcycle/dirtbike over the weekend was really funny to see

grandpawrichard · « **Reply #20 on:** October 31, 2011, 09:26:24 PM »

Awesome story and photos Bone!

Dick

Boss .300 winmag · « **Reply #21 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:40:17 PM »

Quote from: robodad on October 31, 2011, 09:36:05 AM

Here you go Bone, Get yourself a GO PRO HERO 2, that should help if your ever caught like that again, I think it would be awesome to see some of your adventures on video, hell I'd even chip in toward the purchase !!!

You so need one of those! Start a donation fund so we can donate to it.

jeepguy · « **Reply #22 on:** November 02, 2011, 01:42:05 PM »

atleast your safe i'm sure it was quite an andreline rush 10 ft away man thats just too close for a cat have you had many close encounters as such with cougars? i bet your carrying protection now 10 ft man that is close

PlateauNDN · « **Reply #23 on:** November 02, 2011, 02:37:40 PM »

Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on November 01, 2011, 06:40:17 PM

Quote from: robodad on October 31, 2011, 09:36:05 AM
Here you go Bone, Get yourself a GO PRO HERO 2, that should help if your ever caught like that again, I think it would be awesome to see some of your adventures on video, hell I'd even chip in toward the purchase !!!
You so need one of those! Start a donation fund so we can donate to it.

Getting the whole ordeal on camera would've been awesome!

Quote from: Huntbear on October 31, 2011, 08:05:07 AM

Dude,

The extra 3 lbs on your hip is very comforting when you get in those kind of situations... makes up for all the lugging it around when you do not need it, in a big hurry! A .357 is not that heavy.. just saying, do not want to end up in the litter box later.

Thanks for giving me the visual in my head and definitely glad you were packing something.

SemperFidelis97 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 03, 2011, 08:12:10 PM »

Thanks for sharing Bone we all enjoy reading your stories you always seem to find some incredible stuff out there. I guess if most of us put half the time you do in the woods we would as well.

robodad · « **Reply #25 on:** November 26, 2011, 05:29:18 AM »

I found a great deal on the gopro, and if bone is interested in putting it to use ill grab one and send it his way? ? Any one interested in helping pay for it? ?
http://www.scheelssports.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=282988&categoryId=

True Sportsman · « **Reply #26 on:** November 26, 2011, 08:19:32 AM »

Awesome story. I love reading stuff like that on here. Experiencing that first hand is once in a lifetime.

Smokepole · « **Reply #27 on:** November 26, 2011, 08:37:32 AM »

Great story, Bone. Too bad you couldn't get some pics, but the way you tell the story, it's like I was there. Sounds like something Marlin Perkins
would get himself into. Good thing you made it unscathed. Hopefully you pack a sharp knife like I do.

RB · « **Reply #28 on:** November 26, 2011, 09:23:48 AM »

Cool story hope to see a cat in the woods someday

jyerxa · « **Reply #29 on:** November 26, 2011, 11:05:37 AM »

The absolute best photos we ever take are for our memory only it seems.

Rats!!! I feel for ya. Your a good photographer.

Clancy · « **Reply #30 on:** November 26, 2011, 01:18:19 PM »

thats intense.

jyerxa · « **Reply #31 on:** November 27, 2011, 11:21:07 AM »

Here ya go Bone. Yeah ya missed a shot. Ya got a good memory though. You seem like the kind of guy who just might Chris Ledoux and his songs. YouTube didn't have blue bonnet blues I would have put that up instead.

Here is to all the photos you do take and how much you are appreciated here.

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boneaddict · « **Reply #32 on:** November 27, 2011, 02:58:45 PM »

Thanks JYERXA, I love Chris Ledoux, Absolutely sad about him not being with us anymore. He damn near rates up there with John Wayne with me.

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