File:Flickr - Furryscaly - Odocoileus hemionus.jpg
Original file (1,024 × 1,005 pixels, file size: 501 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary edit
| Description |
A wild mule deer buck, Odocoileus hemionus, in the badlands of western North Dakota in late August. More specifically, this would be a Rocky Mountain mule deer, O. hemionus hemionus. I'm rather proud of this shot. Sure, I've seen better shots of deer out there, but I didn't take any of those myself. I also didn't spend an hour stalking any of those deer from the top of a butte like I did with this one. I went up a butte/ really steep hill to look for snakes. Since one only finds snakes when one is not looking for them, I didn't see any. What I did see is a mule deer buck grazing near a large rock way down in the valley. I was downwind, uphill, and far away, so he didn't notice me. I decided I would hike/ fall/ slide down the side of the butte/ really steep hill and sneak up on him. It took a long time, and finally as I was hiding behind a rock, he accidentally stumbled upon me. I managed to get a few shots off while he stood there sniffing before he and his companion bolted. This is the last shot of that series. Of course then I had to make it back up the butte/ really steep hill. Thank God for small junipers with really sound root foundations. They make adequate climbing ropes. I know what kind of deer this is, but if anyone knows what point rating his rack would receive, I would like to know. I know hunters tend to rate antlers on a 1-10 point scale, or something like that, based on size and whatnot. I am curious as to how well this one rates. Also, is the photo too dark? One thing I hate about photography that's viewed on a computer is it looks different to different people. It depends a lot on the monitor being used, what angle it's viewed at, and what personalized settings the monitor is on. That said, this looks ok on my monitor, and the settings and angle I use with it, but I can't speak for everyone. |
| Date | |
| Source | Odocoileus hemionus |
| Author | Matt Reinbold from Bismarck, ND, USA |
Licensing edit
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
|
This image, originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 6 February 2010 by the administrator or reviewer Zil, who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 15:17, 6 February 2010 | | 1,024 × 1,005 (501 KB) | Boing-boing (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=A wild mule deer buck, ''Odocoileus hemionus'', in the badlands of western North Dakota in late August. More specifically, this would be a Rocky Mountain mule deer, ''O. hemionus hemionus''. I'm rather proud of this shot. |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
- Usage on he.wikipedia.org
