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http://www.atqz44.dsl.pipex.com/deer.jpg
I used to hunt these creatures, now I just like to photograph them (I have mellowed in my old age)
http://www.atqz44.dsl.pipex.com/deer2.jpg
shaky cam on the last one was due to my excitement that it had'nt seen me :)
Nice pics. How close was the last one take from?
about 50 feet!, I sat very still, and she walked towards me.
I have a 300m lense with a 2 x converter (taking it to 600m) but you loose a bit of clarity when my hands shake, due to lack of booze :)
Spacemonkey
31-05-2005, 21:06
It's the sabre tooth ones you have to watch out for.... pure evil they are. Maneaters... Have you seen the deer in Bushey Park? It might seem like you are watching them, but THEY are watching you, waiting for a moment of weakness. The cull is not to control numbers, it is to eradicate the deer that have tasted human flesh. The maneaters have to be controlled in case it spreads.
Here's a skull of these voracious spawn of Satan found all over Dorset:
http://www.skullsunlimited.com/graphics/BC129-lg.jpg
Evil, pure evil... Here's one with skin on for a comparison:
http://www.deer-uk.com/cwdwebphoto.jpg
This evil pair are stalking an innocent family, picnicing in Cranbourne Chase, Dorset:
http://www.chantec5.co.uk/animaluk/articles/deer/pics/chinese.jpg
See how one has tried to retract it's teeth to feign 'sweetness'. This is their element of suprise.
I got really close to this demon, but when it spotted me i had to literally run for my life! http://www.wilddeer.co.uk/deer-management-services-buy-online-venison-uk_files/images/muntjacbuck.jpg
I spent 2 hours up a tree while it circled around the base, waiting for me to tire. It was only the passing of two elderly ramblers that lured it away to easier prey. I tried to shout a warning at them but they started having a go at me for climbing trees instead. Alas they failed to spot the hell-dwellers until it was too late. I'll never forget their little bobble hats...
:D :D :D
flipping funny :D :D :D
I have just peed my pants..... :D
I will never venture into the woods again......
TheViking
31-05-2005, 21:16
I find it amazing you can get so close stoddy. It's not an easy thing to do. Great pics and they're not taken by some National Geographic reporter with a tele-lens from 300 yards, but from 50 feet! :D Super stuff. And she's beautiful too.
It did run like the wind when my old camera made the clicking noise!!!
and the wind was in my favour
You need a mans best friend lol :D
Moonraker
31-05-2005, 21:40
Nice photos stoddy :)
Does the owner do the retrieving?
Took this during that spring cold snap. Location was the golf course at Knole Park Sevenoaks.
http://www.aoqa22.dsl.pipex.com/slides/DSCN0130_edited-1.jpg
Justin Time
31-05-2005, 23:07
good work guys, photos of deer are hard work...
Cool photos.
A few weeks ago I was sat watching the roe deer on the estate (from about 20m) when one eventually cautiously wandered over for a sniff of me!
Hhhhmm - may be I should shower more as I must smell "natural".
I think it was sure luck to get the last photo.
I always wear green in the woods, which helps :D
and move slowly and quietly. I place my feet in the brush, and think about every step I take, a Native Tracker taught me a good technique in South America "imagine your the animal you are tracking!" I know it sounds mad :eek: (lock me up now :) ) but it works for me.
Spacemonkey
01-06-2005, 23:45
Whilst in the New Forest the other week I was about 40ft from two adult Roe bucks for about 15 mins. they saw me and weren't too bothered. Even when the dog gave them a bit of lip they just stared a while. It was only a couple on horseback who scared them off. The riders didn't spot me though...
I can guarantee finding deer in this spot every morning that I go there, and you can normally get really close. I'm going to take a camera some time and snap off some pics for you all.
What small deer do we have in this country that resemble the female chinese water deer, and hop in the same manner when startled? If we have nothing like them, then there are water deer in West Wycombe in the Chilterns.
What small deer do we have in this country that resemble the female chinese water deer, and hop in the same manner when startled? If we have nothing like them, then there are water deer in West Wycombe in the Chilterns.[/QUOTE]
My guess would be that it's the other sabre-toothed (& maneating) deer, the muntjac:
http://www.deer-uk.com/Deer.htm
Buckshot
02-06-2005, 09:01
What small deer do we have in this country that resemble the female chinese water deer, and hop in the same manner when startled? If we have nothing like them, then there are water deer in West Wycombe in the Chilterns.
Probably Muntjac ??
Muntjac (http://www.bds.org.uk/PageL3.asp?PageName=Education&PageNameL2=Species&PageNameL3=Muntjac)
Very similar size to CWD but cover a huge part of England and Wales.
Cheers
Mark
Buckshot
02-06-2005, 09:02
Oh, there's an echo, echo, echo....
Not fast enough - again!
Oh, there's an echo, echo, echo....
Not fast enough - again!
Gotcha!
Holland 1 - England 0...
Stoddy
Whereabouts in Dorset were they photographed (East? or are the Sika spreading again?!!)
Bob :)
Hi
it was near wareham forest, at a place called Arne.(go there it is great!)
I have later found out that the deer there are tame-ish, so would explain how I got so close :D