Red Deer

[YorkieBen]

Took some pics at Studley Royal Deer Park this Saturday. The light was not great (heavily overcast) and I had to bump up the ISO at times but still a good day, got to see the deers in rut. The first stag and his harem I saw were nice and placid:



Then I turned a corner and came to a red deer stag 10 yards from me, I backed off slightly as he gave me a not so friendly look:



Which he let me know in no uncertain terms:





If you haven't heard a red stag roar during the rut, I can tell you it certainly makes you take note and realise who is the boss. It sent a chill down my spine!

I also saw plenty of hinds



Saw a fallow deer get too close to a red stag



The fallow deer were far more shy



During the rut the stags often scrap their antlers into the ground, against branches and wallow in the mud:



And sometimes they start to parallel walk, which can be a prelude to a fight.



These two stags were parallel walking for c 10 minutes, roaring at each other, walking straight in front of a car, then the smaller of the two decided that discretion was the part of valour and left, which was a bit disappointing as I'd have loved to have seen it although from the deers' point of view it was probably for the best.

Two other shots of the day that I like





Anyone who lives close to a deer park then I'd def recommend going around this time of year, seeing (and hearing) the stags during the rut is amazing imo

[kalniel]

Chortle

High ISO with DSLRs is awesome, you did really well and they're great shots. The 1000+ ones have lost a bit of colour/contrast which is completely expected and they still look nice, but you could probably get away with boosting the saturation and contrast to compensate.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Nice pics! Now if someone can get some nice pics of some Scottish Moose:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7346733.stm

[BUFF]

YorkieBen, G is a nice lens isn't it

Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

Now if someone can get some nice pics of some Scottish Moose:

?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Originally Posted by BUFF

YorkieBen, G is a nice lens isn't it

I wish I could afford the 70-300mm G myself - looks like I have to stick with my Minolta 100-300mm APO and Sigma 135-400mm.Sigh!

Originally Posted by BUFF

?

The magnificent Moose aka the dumber cousin of the Deer(although that is not saying much):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose

[BUFF]

ah but you must know that in Scots vernacular "mouse" is pronounced "moose" ?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Originally Posted by BUFF

ah but you must know that in Scots vernacular "mouse" is pronounced "moose" ?

But how do they pronounce "Moose" then?? Imagine if they used Mouse Traps instead of Moose Traps!!

[TeePee]

Nice pictures. I've been hunting a few times this month, wish I'd seen one of those!

[Zadock]

Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

Nice pics! Now if someone can get some nice pics of some Scottish Moose:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7346733.stm

I can't get you any photos but how about a nice loin steak or boneless haunch?

(Second price list down "Elk", the european name for moose)
http://www.bisonfarm.co.uk/info.htm

That place is in Wiltshire not too far from me, some friends got some nice bison from there.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Originally Posted by Zadock

I can't get you any photos but how about a nice loin steak or boneless haunch?

(Second price list down "Elk", the european name for moose)
http://www.bisonfarm.co.uk/info.htm

That place is in Wiltshire not too far from me, some friends got some nice bison from there.

At some point I may need to try some Moose/Elk although it is not cheap. It better be Moose-elicious!!

[TeePee]

Elk here is very close to red deer. I've had it and it's very, very tasty. I thought about getting a tag but given my lack of success with deer (black-tail) I'm not going to spend the money. A friend of mine has one, so I'll try to steal a backstrap from him if he has any luck.

[BUFF]

Originally Posted by CAT-THE-FIFTH

But how do they pronounce "Moose" then?? Imagine if they used Mouse Traps instead of Moose Traps!!

the same way (tbh I don't think that there have been any native Moose in Scotland for thousands of years & they probably weren't called that when there were).

it's the size of the hole in the skirting board that worries me ...