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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 2281620" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I took these images of a deer at a salt lick in Colorado many years ago, when all that was available was film cameras. At the time, I had been a long time fan of Louis L'Amour western books. In those, he used to write that one could stalk a deer by watching their tail. If their head was down while grazing, one could move up on them slowly, even if one was in the open. If they flicked their tail, it was an indication that they were going to look up, and one should then freeze in place. Once they went back to grazing, one could again start moving towards them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">We came upon this first scene on the road to what was called Apishapa Pass, now called Cordova Pass. This is when I decided to stop and take some pictures and began to follow L'Amour's advice about stalking. Note that there is absolutely no cover.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Images%20for%20Forum%20Post/StalkedDeer1a_zps5ee8d1cd.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Images_20for_20Fo410f3b7466e1d5832f760dbdd0124a79.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">As I walked down, I kept my right eye on the viewfinder so that I wouldn't have to raise the camera to take a picture. Thus, I was watching the deer with my left eye in order to see tail movement. The ground was pretty much a gentle slope and I would take deliberate, cautious steps as I moved closer. I then got this picture at one point when he looked up.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Images%20for%20Forum%20Post/StalkedDeer2a_zps87c3de65.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Images_20for_20Fob00ee86b349d83538264408d7537420c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">As I started to get closer I reached a point at which there was just about a 2" or 3" drop in the ground and my step at that point was a sudden movement. This is what I got as he ran away.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Images%20for%20Forum%20Post/StalkedDeer3a_zps1e4d43aa.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Images_20for_20Fo69b0193a3f3c5c68268f89e6ef88c31b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When I turned around and started back to our vehicle, I noticed two other vehicles behind ours with about 6 or 8 people standing around and watching me. When I got back to the road, one gentleman said, "You know, if I hadn't seen that for myself, I'd have never believed that it could be done." I then told him to read Louis L'Amour books and he could learn how it was done and even more.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Now, having done that, I've never been in the position to try it again. Also, back then, I was a lot thinner man.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 2281620, member: 7900"] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]I took these images of a deer at a salt lick in Colorado many years ago, when all that was available was film cameras. At the time, I had been a long time fan of Louis L'Amour western books. In those, he used to write that one could stalk a deer by watching their tail. If their head was down while grazing, one could move up on them slowly, even if one was in the open. If they flicked their tail, it was an indication that they were going to look up, and one should then freeze in place. Once they went back to grazing, one could again start moving towards them. We came upon this first scene on the road to what was called Apishapa Pass, now called Cordova Pass. This is when I decided to stop and take some pictures and began to follow L'Amour's advice about stalking. Note that there is absolutely no cover. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Images%20for%20Forum%20Post/StalkedDeer1a_zps5ee8d1cd.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Images_20for_20Fo410f3b7466e1d5832f760dbdd0124a79.jpg[/IMG][/URL] As I walked down, I kept my right eye on the viewfinder so that I wouldn't have to raise the camera to take a picture. Thus, I was watching the deer with my left eye in order to see tail movement. The ground was pretty much a gentle slope and I would take deliberate, cautious steps as I moved closer. I then got this picture at one point when he looked up. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Images%20for%20Forum%20Post/StalkedDeer2a_zps87c3de65.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Images_20for_20Fob00ee86b349d83538264408d7537420c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] As I started to get closer I reached a point at which there was just about a 2" or 3" drop in the ground and my step at that point was a sudden movement. This is what I got as he ran away. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Images%20for%20Forum%20Post/StalkedDeer3a_zps1e4d43aa.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Images_20for_20Fo69b0193a3f3c5c68268f89e6ef88c31b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] When I turned around and started back to our vehicle, I noticed two other vehicles behind ours with about 6 or 8 people standing around and watching me. When I got back to the road, one gentleman said, "You know, if I hadn't seen that for myself, I'd have never believed that it could be done." I then told him to read Louis L'Amour books and he could learn how it was done and even more. Now, having done that, I've never been in the position to try it again. Also, back then, I was a lot thinner man. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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