Miscellaneous deer pictures.


Both the muleys and the white-tails seem to like the compost bin in late winter.



This is a micro-carving I found on a deer antler. I'm still looking for information on who the artist might have been.



This was a big torn-open throat patch I saw on a muley. I imagine it got hooked on barbed wire. Don't know if it survived or not. The flap of skin was hanging down in front. Deer seemed oblivious to the injury at the time.

Compost deer sure looks in rough shape when you can see it's neck muscles, rib cages showing.
All our deer that got through the winter have no hair mid-way down to their bellies and nothing on their rumps showing. That extra hair is needed now because the summer red pelage the deer flies can bite through.( because of excessive snow)
Thanks for sharing

Deer are tough creatures. I had a buck on my place that I am almost sure was injured in a barbed wire encounter. I found a spot along a fence with some deer skin on a barb and a bucket full of hair on the ground. It was on the top strand - which usually means a buck because the does often go through or under the fence. It was the next day I saw a buck with a big open wound almost like the one on the deer in your picture. He came limping into the food plot. He would lay down, eat what he could reach, get up and move a few feet and lay down and eat again. I saw him every time I hunted there. Two weeks later - he was still limping but would get down on his front elbows and feed instead of laying down. A month later, he was jumping fences and chasing does.

Jack,

Mine are just showing their yellow ocher summer clothes . I have muleys here too.

When I see them in transition phase, with chunks of old hair hanging on , I always get the urge to take a curry brush to them. Must be the horseman in me Same with the bighorns I see here.

That carving was a unique find. And I'm glad you were the one who happened across it.

Rivers and creeks are at full capacity now. The strength of a river....I am transfixed watching them. Lots of snowpack still in the high peaks. Cool and rain, but clearing a bit for a few days till the next round. I love it. Just like the wet summers in the cycle years ago.

My, my, that's a pretty whitetail, Sharon!

Why thank you kindly, sir .

That was taken after he received a vigorous curry comb session, to get him photo ready

Just catching a nap.

This forky was closer to my apples than I like. I turned the dog out. He would not chase them, but they don't seem smart enough to know that.

Rivers are flowing fast and wide, excellent rafting and kayaking time

Momma with triplets

Pa. Elk calf checking out my fire pit

A Pa. bull tending after his cow

As much as I’m outdoors messing around I don’t ever remember seeing geese this age.Seems like they’re balls of yellow-light brown then they’re smallish adult colored.They definitely had a good hatch.

After looking at my post I guess they look like mama and papa already.They looked lighter in the sun.

Visitors after the season

Yes it is!!!