With the whitetail rut in full swing I took off work this week. Each morning and evening was spent watching for bucks and while I was not able to put any outstanding bucks in front of the camera there was enough activity to make the time enjoyable.
I do miss those days of photographing the huge bucks of Shenandoah National Park but sadly those days are over and the deer herd is being "managed" by destroying what was possibly the very best place in the eastern US to photograph large bucks. Whether one agrees or disagrees with what the National Park Service has done and plans on doing in the future make no difference, the incredible whitetail photograph at SNP is finished. For a more in-depth look at the SNP situation click here.
Below are a few of the 2014 rut images I have gotten to date. From chasing to threatening to posing with a freshly broken antler, the bucks of 2014 like there predecessors are busy ensuring the next generation of whitetail fawns.
2 comments:
Hi Coy,
these are great pictures, it is always an experience when you can watch them so close and photograph
greetings Frank
That last one looks like he was already in a fight and lost one of his antlers.
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