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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: cameraguy on November 18, 2009, 11:41:28 PM

Title: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: cameraguy on November 18, 2009, 11:41:28 PM: Terry & Parry came over for a 4 day picture taking trip to the refuge. Saw a lot of great bucks, we even got some good pictures of the black doe and her twins this year. The rut is really starting to heat up now, one spot we saw 10 to 13 bucks with some really good bucks chasing does. This year I have seen more bucks with busted antlers than I have in the past. Every day there seems to be a few more different bucks showing up.

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Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: Timberstalker on November 19, 2009, 06:40:53 AM: That black doe is awesome. Great looking bucks as well
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: popeshawnpaul on November 19, 2009, 11:47:28 AM: Great stuff again Jeff. Wish I could have seen that black doe.
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: cameraguy on November 19, 2009, 01:00:05 PM: Shawn, the black doe showed up about 3 days ago with her 2 fawns, one black & one regular colore. I think the black one is a little doe, not sure about the other one. I was wondering if you hooked up with Tony for your trip. A lot of the bucks are really getting busted up down here, some of the bigger ones have got their back forks busted completely off. Still trying to figure LR out. If you get time, could you send me a few links to the tutorials you told me about? Thanks. Jeff
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: Ricochet on November 19, 2009, 08:50:45 PM: The normally colored fawn is a buck, he was already showing pedicle growth back in August.

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Great shots Jeff, we'll probably be over again this weekend.

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Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 19, 2009, 08:58:33 PM: great pics wow i love the color of that doe never seen one like that i would like to find a buck like that. man that would be a sweet looking full size mount.
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: saylean on November 19, 2009, 10:11:39 PM: I like that coon pic....great pics all around.
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: shanevg on November 20, 2009, 12:27:16 AM: Awesome pics!
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: boneaddict on November 20, 2009, 09:20:41 AM: Great pics as usual guys.
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 27, 2009, 02:40:45 PM: Great pics! Man, I've gotta start building point there...
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: PacificNWhunter on November 27, 2009, 07:41:30 PM: :drool: there are some whoppper bucks down there! Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: alecvg on November 27, 2009, 09:01:07 PM: Great pics! That black doe is awesome!
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: markts on November 27, 2009, 09:04:55 PM: Fantastic pics, I have never seen deer with that coloring. Thanks Mark
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on November 27, 2009, 09:37:12 PM: Awesome pictures thanks for sharing them..

And FYI, for some

Melanistic whitetails are very rare, even more rare than piebald or albino deer. You can recognize a melanistic deer because their bodies produce far too much of the pigment known as melanin which makes them much darker than your average whitetail. Of the millions of deer taken each year only a few with melanism have been reported. Most people don't know they exist due to the extreme rarity, making a melonistic buck a true trophy.
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: h2ofowlr on November 28, 2009, 08:12:20 PM: Great pics
Title: Re: Oregon High Desert Bucks 4
Post by: KillerMiller on November 30, 2009, 06:18:12 PM: Luv the pics! :)