Pixman Report post Posted December 31, 2011 Well I woke up early and headed for my favorite deer spot hoping to see some rutting muleys. Right away I found a 3x2 muley chasing doe's and chased off a spike a couple of times. I was enjoying the show but I wanted to see a bigger buck so I moved to another spot. After glassing for a couple of minutes I found some mule deer but they were pretty far away. Then I see a coues tail flagging and it is a coues buck rutting among the muley doe's. Then I see a muley buck amongst all this and then I see the coues buck chase off the bigger muley buck. I can't believe my eyes and it is just too far to get any pics so I make a plan on how to get over to the group of rutting deer. After a short drive and a 20-30 minute walk I am slowly walking over a ridge and I stop and look around and I see a muley doe walking right to me followed by a couple more muley doe's. Well I waited for a while hoping one or both of the bucks would show up but no such luck so I decided to walk over to the next ridge knowing I would be busted by the group of muley doe's that were just below me maybe 60 yards or so. As I started to walk sure enough they were all looking up at me and then I am seeing more then just 3 doe's and I see a hybrid that I have been looking for since last winter and she looks really healthy and there is a new fawn hybrid with the group as well. I am excited to see the hybrid again and now there is a fawn hybrid from this past summer as well. So I realize that the coues buck I ws seeing rutting with the doe's is probably the father to these hybrids. Well they move off over the ridge and I look around for a minute and see the muley buck take off running and I snap a few pics as he goes over the ridge!Well I walk over to the next ridge and sneak over the top and I see a group of deer and I snap some pics quickly. I see the muley buck on the right and then I see a coues flagging and pushing the muley does over the next ridge and I realize it is the buck and he rounded up the doe's and the muley just backed off and let the coues buck take the doe's with him. Well the muley buck was scared or shocked but he stood there for over 5 minutes just looking at me and looking around. I was probably 60-70 yards away and he never ran away. After 5 minutes or so a muley doe came back over the ridge to investigate me and she lead the muley buck away. It was an awesome morning and hard to beleive what I had just seen. I am glad my camera battery held on it was saying low battery many times and I would turn it off and wait a few minutes and take a few pics and turn it back off Thanks for reading and I hope the story made since but if not enjoy the pics, lol Happy New Year! Pixman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted December 31, 2011 I'ld say you had a good day. What type of camera was you using to take them pictures? You haven't been taking lessons from our own Doug (redrabbit) have you? Them were awesome pictures and just had to be a real treat to see it in person. There are some who won't believe there are hybrids but I have shot a couple and I'm on your band wagon for sure. Thanks a bunch for sharing your honey hole. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmer Negamanee Report post Posted December 31, 2011 WOW! What a cool outdoor experience! And to have pictures of it to boot! Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff Welker Report post Posted December 31, 2011 Super photos and a great story - thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted December 31, 2011 Very coool Pixman!! I love that you are documenting the hybrids in that area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted December 31, 2011 That's a pretty fun filled adventure! Looks like you got quite the show too. I love this time of year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted December 31, 2011 Great photos!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gotcoues Report post Posted December 31, 2011 Very cool experience, great day indeed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixman Report post Posted December 31, 2011 tjhunt2, I shoot a Canon Rebel xti with a 100-400mm lens. I am not as good as redrabbit but hope to be someday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted December 31, 2011 tjhunt2, I shoot a Canon Rebel xti with a 100-400mm lens. I am not as good as redrabbit but hope to be someday My friend got the same camera for xmas. Thanks again for sharing. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted January 1, 2012 Awesome pics Pixman, Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted January 1, 2012 Very cool pix and story - great day for sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
