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Originally Posted by BladesNBarrels
I was imagining a hummingbird that can morph onto a miniature falcon. Or maybe a Pygmy-owl. But my personality might align better with the gentle spirited Saw-whet Owl. All favorite predators anyway, including the hummingbird.
What would your totem be?
Here's a couple photos of the more than 120 mule deer I spotted in Rio Blanco County today, three older bucks were among them but no awesome senior citizens yet.
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Dude look pretty Buck'ish.
Yes, and he's in the rut chasing does. It's a great time to hunt deer (and the first time I've ever hunted the mule deer rut). This fellow's head accentuates the very big body but the antlers, while high, lack basal mass and width. In the past three days I've seen a few bucks with wider antlers but probably not bigger bodied. I expect I'll be very lucky to find one much better. The very severe drought in western CO this year reduced food quantity and nutrients needed for antler growth. While October brought more rain which will help with winter forage it's too late to influence antler growth.Quote:
Originally Posted by arbol
So far, November has been dry which will likely continue through the month.
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This guy's was on our place. I got to about 5 yards while he was raking a bush. He couldn't have cared less about me. Last we he would have been hanging in the barn right now.
At the Palisade farm for a few days we've seen Red Fox in the yard three times. This morning two fox went through together and I got these shots of one hunting quail and other birds in the brush pile about 15 feet from the dining room window. Fun to see them so close.
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Wow! Gorgeous little fox, Hummer! Nice work.
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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
Thanks BG. I expect you'll see fox and other interesting wildlife around your new place. A little land with natural habitat is so valuable.
I hope so...
Crappy pic from a cheap security camera, but we had a fox wander through to start the new year. Looks very healthy in the video (not surprisingly).
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