Show us your Wildlife Pictures

hm1996

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With most of the big game hunting behind us for the year, this would be a good time to share your hunting pictures for us all to enjoy.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who fills in the slow hunting times sneaking up and taking pictures of the various wildlife where I hunt.

Started hunting this high fenced, 5500 acre ranch in 2003. Inner fences are barbed wire enabling the several species of exotics and native game free range of entire ranch.

Zebra are pretty hard to get close to, especially in larger groups.
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Blesbok are native to South Africa
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The Wildebeest often called the "poor man's Cape Buffalo"
Usually found in herds, but these two bulls seemed to enjoy posing for a picture.
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Gemsbok found in small groups. One of the best eating antelope IMO.
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Slipped up to this cow w/twins and disturbed their mid-day nap.
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The least of the exotics is the Springbok. These two rams were busy settling a dispute and allowed me to get pretty close.
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Spent a lot of time getting up close to some pretty nice bucks on this ranch as well.
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These two bucks obviously shared some jeans based on the double throat patch.
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This buck was so sure he was invisible he let me get within 5' or so.
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I let this one walk up within 10', he knew something was amis, but never spooked.
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Now, let's see your favorite pictures.

Regards,
hm





 
Those are some great photos and experiences. That’s really neat being able to see those types of non native species in a more natural, open habitat. Here, you only see those types of animals at the zoo.
 
Originally Posted By: 22magnum22I look forward to others chiming in.

I, too, was looking forward to others chiming in. Posted in the Big Game thread during the off seasons hoping to see others' favorite hunting pictures.

Thread is not limited to big game pictures, lets see whatcha got!
Heck, I'm in for some pretty sunrises & sunsets, etc.

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Here's a few smaller critters that posed for me during slow spells while "hunting their bigger cousins".

Momma has these younguns trained pretty well.
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Often pull out the calls when it really gets slow & its always a plus when a bobcat answers the call.
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When I was a kid, we had tons of horned toads....not so many today
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and this is one probable cause.
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This pretty well covers this ranch. If we get some more interest, I'll see about rounding up pictures from the other two ranches I hunt which have some different exotics.

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Regards,
hm
 
Originally Posted By: AdamTThose are some great photos and experiences. That’s really neat being able to see those types of non native species in a more natural, open habitat. Here, you only see those types of animals at the zoo.

Thanks, Adam, it really is special. I've been truly blessed having access to three family owned ranches for a number of years and helping them with their predator problems to boot.

Regards,
hm
 
Great pics, Troy; thanks for sharing some of your stomping grounds.

Those Gambel's quail are really beautiful birds. Bob Whites are widespread here, with Blue Quail in some of the more arid areas.
Blues are really hard to flush, ya gotta really push them to make 'em fly. How are the Gambel's in that department. Is there a season on them?

Really hard to get a picture of a Gemsbok that is not looking at ya, isn't it? Only other pose is walking, or running away.
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Just remembered a black mushroom I came across several years back. Have never seen another before or since. Anyone know what they are?

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Regards,
hm
 
Our quail season runs November15 to February 15. Gambel's flush better then scaled quail, but not as readily as bobwhites.
 
C'mon folks, I know you are sitting on a bunch of great pictures of your hunting camps, etc., let's see them.

This is the sister ranch located about 60 miles east of the ranch in my first post. This ranch is also just under 6000 acres stocked with more of the same, plus a few different critters.

This herd of wildebeest showed up in a cloud of dust, following the bull on the left to surround the old Foxpro.

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Had to wait a while for them to drift away to retrieve it.


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More to follow.............
 
Sorry for interruption; having some difficulties w/picture links.

It is not uncommon to see herds of waterbuck visiting the various water holes on this ranch.
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There are often two or more zebras accompanying the waterbuck.
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This young bull didn't seem to appreciate the zebra's cold nose.

Now on the endangered list, the Addax was once plentiful in the Sahara desert, and is currently native only in Mauritania, Chad, and Niger. These seem to be quite content to call S. Texas home.
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To be continued..........
 
About a dozen Nilgai antelope, native to India were released on the
King Ranch in south Texas when a circus went broke during the depression in the erly 1930's. These animals did well in the arid brush country and now are "native" over a large portion of the Rio Grande Valley.

These cows are content to graze across a dry laguna bed with their two calves in tow.

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While the bull checks out another cow nearby.
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Ostrich hen with her chicks take a stroll down a roadway after a morning shower
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This young female nilgai shares one of the many waterholes with some native wildlife
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Your turn now! Dig up those favorite pictures and share them with us.


Regards,
hm
 
If I saw any of those critters in my stomping grounds I'd be drunk. And I don't even drink liquor!
 
Originally Posted By: GCIf I saw any of those critters in my stomping grounds I'd be drunk. And I don't even drink liquor!

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C'mon now, Gary, dig out some of those fantastic pictures of your stompin' grounds that you've posted before and share them with us.
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Always enjoy seeing the terrain others enjoy hunting.

Regards,
Clarence
 
The original headquarters of this family owned ranch, established in the mid 1800's is located on this last ranch, consisting of 12,000 acres and is home for the widest assortment of exotics of the three.

Sable antelope, native of southern Africa
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Kudu, Eastern and Southern Africa
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Scimitar Horned Oryx, endangered in native Sahara desert but thrives in south Texas arid brush country
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Roan antelope widespread across south africa
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Lechwe antelope native to south central wetlands of Africa
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Nyala antelope, from southeastern Africa. These were the toughest to get decent picture as they like to hang out in the thickest brush.
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And the largest Antelope in the world, the Eland, another African Antelope. The Bulls can weigh up to 2000#.
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Blackbuck antelope, India
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There are numerous nilgai herds, native to India on this ranch. These two nilgai bulls provided some 45 minutes of entertainment as they fought to stake their claim on an unseen nilgai cow. It all began when the two began to walk in a large circle, giving their opponent the evil eye.
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The circle slowly tightened
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As the bulls approached even closer
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Then they raised their tails straight up, like a battle flag and the battle was joined
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Talk about the stink eye...
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Then, more suddenly than it had begun, the loser broke off the engagement and walked off into the brush, leaving the victor to strut in celebration of his victory.
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Neither seemed any worse for the wear.

Lets see your favorite game pics now.

Regards,
hm
 
Good stuff!

I never look in this forum, but the title just happened to catch my eye as I was scrolling by so I clicked in to check it out. Glad I did!

Different subject, but I think we should consolidate some of these forums so more people will actually see some of these posts. They are too easy to miss when they are in a subforum someone doesn't usually (or ever) look in.

- DAA
 
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