ronanld_chapman_ii Posted September 29, 1999 Share Posted September 29, 1999 Just wanted to know where the best places to photograph deer (whitetail,muledeer,blacktail) are. Any information would be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisober Posted September 29, 1999 Share Posted September 29, 1999 Outside. It might help to mention where you are located or where you are planning to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowan stark Posted September 29, 1999 Share Posted September 29, 1999 Other than what used to be my vegetable garden...Swan Island, Maine is where the LL Bean School of Outdoor Photography holds a weekend workshop every July dedicated only to photography of whitetail deer. I bet they got 'em there. Check their website and go to the Outdoor Discovery Schools section at www.llbean.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny_dunn Posted September 29, 1999 Share Posted September 29, 1999 Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mtns NP is the best place I have been to for whitetail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drc Posted September 29, 1999 Share Posted September 29, 1999 You could try Waterton for Mule deer, they hang out and rut right down mainstreet (rut peaks Nov 24, 25, 26). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronanld_chapman_ii Posted September 29, 1999 Author Share Posted September 29, 1999 Sorry I live in Washington and looking for other places besides Olympic and Mt.Rainer NP,just looking for some other options.Thanks alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny7 Posted September 29, 1999 Share Posted September 29, 1999 See if there are any deer farms nearby. We have few around where I live (MN). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_pohrte Posted September 29, 1999 Share Posted September 29, 1999 Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado. Deer, Elk, Sheep, and various birds. Right from the road. Oh yea...fairly dramatic landscape. Fly into Denver. Rent a car. Drive two hours northwest (it's west of Boulder--can't miss it. Highways 34 and 36 converge in Estes Park.) Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott f. Posted September 29, 1999 Share Posted September 29, 1999 At night, drive on hiway 71 from Austin, TX towards Brady, TX. You can't help but to run into several (literally, if you are not careful). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott f. Posted September 30, 1999 Share Posted September 30, 1999 The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs has (or at least used to have) quite a herd of deer. At dusk, it wasn't unusual to see 200 to 300 grazing on the parade grounds. Hunting of the deer used to be prohibited on the 18,000 acre campus, but I think they have been issuing special hunting permits to thin out the herd a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_harris1 Posted September 30, 1999 Share Posted September 30, 1999 Most all fifty states have some deer population. Why don't you ask the outdoor editor of you local newspaper. You know, the hunting - fishing guy? You can see a lot of them fom the road in parts of Texas. That is until the first shot is fired during hunting season. If you like antelope they are plenty of them in the Davis Mountain area around Ft. Stockton also some javalena, mountain lions, etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bliorg Posted September 30, 1999 Share Posted September 30, 1999 Like Bill said, once hunting season starts, forget it. And bow season's starting all over the place this weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_ashton Posted September 30, 1999 Share Posted September 30, 1999 A family of mule deer live close by the Big Bend National Park Headquarters - they have become almost tame if you stay inside your car. Long way from Washington though (long way from anywhere). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_baccus Posted September 30, 1999 Share Posted September 30, 1999 Since you live in Washington, Hurricane Ridge in Oly NP is a good place to photograph blacktail. Columbia Whitetail are in the Julia B Hansen NWR along the Columbia River near Clatskanie. They're on the endangered list to boot, though they were just about off until the 100-yr flood in 1996 did a little landscaping of the refuge and surrounding bottomlands. This is the only whitetail subspecies in the Pacific Northwest. Mule deer - head east, young man. Mule deer are common in the western part of the state but most folks don't know it - we call them "blacktailed deer" (they're a mule deer subspecies). Your classic mulies are a high desert species. In Oregon they're extremely easy to photograph around the Malheur NWR, as are pronghorn. It's also one of the best spots for bird photography in the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_hansen Posted September 30, 1999 Share Posted September 30, 1999 Ronnald, Just start asking people in your area where they see deer. You will start finding that people who know other people that have deer in their yards etc. I find most of my good deer spots this way. Attend a local Audubon meeting and ask around. By the way Hurricane ridge is great for Blacktails and RMNP above Estes Park Colorado is great for Mulies Good light to you Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth_wright Posted October 4, 1999 Share Posted October 4, 1999 if your are within driving distance of the Great Smoky Mountain Park it would be difficult to think there would be a better place for white tail photography than Cades Cove. There are numerous Boone & Crockett quality specimens in a very large herd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_cayer Posted October 5, 1999 Share Posted October 5, 1999 Hello Ronnald. After a lifetime of deer hunting, about five years ago,I had a "change of heart" and thus began my obsession with photography. It has been my experience that there are two kinds of deer: those that contend with hunting pressures, and those that do not. Deer that associate humans with danger are not easy to photogragh, because they'll bolt at the slightest hint of danger. Therefore, in order to get the "Great Shot", one must locate the deer ( usually by observing deer sign ), conceal themselves via blinds etc., and wait for the deer to come to them. In spite of the fact that I no longer hunt, I still belong to a couple of Deer Leases in Texas, specifically to photograph deer in this manner. The "Great Shot is worth the wait. The easiest way to photograph deer is to locate deer that are not subjected to hunting pressures. They are much more approachable. In fact, some deer in this setting associate humans with food and will eat out of your hands. Although some state parks allow periodic hunting of deer, many do not. The deer in these parks are very approachable. I would suggest contacting the parks in your area about their deer population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_wong Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I've written an article http://rvewong.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/how-to-photograph-deer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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