 1 IMG 108 0808 5D Antelope Buck on the way to Slippery Anne Wildlife Viewing area. October 10, 2003
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 5 IMG 0820 D300 These elk seem to be slim and trim compared to the elk in Washington. Probably because they migrate to different areas to get their food so stay in shape easier when they have to travel about 100 miles between winter and summer grazing areas.
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|  47 IMG 184 8537 6 point (per side) Bull Elk at Slippery Ann Elk viewing area on the Missouri, River in Central Montana. This is an annual gathering Starting in Mid to late September. ending in mid November. There is a herd of around 400 who gather there during that time.
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|  50 IMG 184 8754 It was raining on these elk this day and you can see the water coming down in some photo's if you look close.
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 61 IMG 185 8583 This guy is all muddy. He has mud on his antlers and his body.
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|  63 IMG 188 8865 Young 6 pt bull but he had a herd too.
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 65 IMG 188 8896 Bull and Cow
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 69 IMG 192 9242 Elk Herd at Slippery Anne, on the Missouri River in the Charles M Russell Wild Life Refuge. This is a no hunting area where they congregate in Late Sept - Mid November This was October 7, 2004
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 77 P9284346.jpg.copy Elk drinking water in stream on the National Bison Range in Montana, north of Missoula 40 miles on September 28, 2003. I was using the 4040 Olympus and, purchased the 6.3 Digital Canon D300 Rebel the next day.
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|  80 IMG 229 2930 Canon D300 This is a look at a 7X7 rack while he sounds off during the rut.
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 81 IMG 229 2931 Canon D300 This was taken 2005_05_02 at Slippery Ann
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|  86 IMG 229 2974 I am in the process of redoing the editing of these older photo's on the new PhotoshopCC. Makes for better quality photos when enlarged.
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 101 IMG 231 3119 What is this antelope doing here?
|  102 IMG 231 3113 Okay he's just eating dry grass?
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 105 IMG 231 3129 Bull elk bugleing a challenge. Date is September 28, 2005
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 125 IMG 232 3282 Part of a heard of cows one bull had. They graze slowly while he runs around chasing other bulls off and taking a challenge once in a while.
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|  128 IMG 233 3312 side swipe no contact challenge - (they come at each other and at the contact point make a 90 degree turn and walk beside each other a few steps)
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 129 IMG 233 3330 Another challenge from a distance.. head bobbing. Almost as if they are bowing the camera
|  130 IMG 233 3331 Closer ... junior is caught in the picture too E
|  131 IMG 233 3333 Now that's honest to goodness contact and clanging of antler against antler. You'd have to be there to appreciate it fully.
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 133 IMG 233 3335 The one on the right has 5 points on one side and six on the other. The other has six on both sides. The bull with 5 points on one side was a bit bigger than the other bull. They were pretty evenly matched though.
|  134 IMG 233 3377 This is one of the biggest racks on a bull with a 7X7 both sides. I am going back and editing a lot of these older photo's because Photoshop CC of today is better than it was 10 years ago. The points a little different than on a usual rack too.
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 141 IMG 6158 5D Another Challenge.... there are 7 Bulls of varying sizes in this one picture and whole are parts of 10 elk total.
|  142 PA250037 I whistled ......he turned around and looked. This is a redo of the photo to the right. Much better since I took the original in 2000.
|  143 PA250037Xcopy I whistled ......he turned around and looked
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 145 PA250004Xcopy Slippery Anne Viewing area - during the Fall rut - Charles M Russell Wild life Refuge on the Missouri River in Montana in October of 2000 using an Olympus 3.6 Mega Pixel Digital until 2002 then an Olympus 4040 4 mega pixel was used. In 2003 - 2005 used the Canon 6.9 Digital Rebal and in 2006 a Canon 12.8 Mega Pixel 5D Digital.
|  146 PA250013 Bull bugleing with cows and calves mixed in
|  147 PA250009Xcopy Nursing calf
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 149 PA250022Xcopy Cows and young calf wondering about me
|  150 PA250023Xcopy Little one is smelling the air while mom looks on
|  151 PA250031Xcopy Lots of head going different ways but there is a body for every head
|  152 PA250036Xcopy Bull elk
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|  154 PA250040Xcopy Another bunch of cows
|  155 PA250044Xcopy Cows with the bull close on right
|  156 PA250045Xcopy Cows and calves........All Elk pictures are taken at Slippery Anne viewing area
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 157 PA250067Xcopy Elk calf nursing
|  158 PA250073Xcopy Small 5 point Bull
|  159 PA250070Xcopy 3 cows
|  160 PA250091Xcopy Bull elk, cows and calves
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 161 P9231139 This was taken 2002_09_23... I just did a new edit on 8 taken on that date.
|  162 P9231217 This guy was busy for quite a while rounding up cows.
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|  166 P9231249 I was using a telephoto lens and it seemed as if he was looking directly at me.
|  167 P9231251 His ears were back here.
|  168 P9231253 He was distracted for a bit.
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 169 P9231254 He just stood there for quite a while seeming to look right at me.
|  170 P9231272 All these photo's taken 2003_09_23 are of the same 6 point bull.
|  171 PA071612Xcopy Two cow Elk in October of 2002 at Slippery Anne on the Missour River in Montana using an Olympus 4040 4 Mega-pixel Camera. On October 7, 2002
|  172 PA071620Xcopy Supper time......
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 173 PA071622Xcopy Oops summer just walked away!!
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|  175 PA101753Xcopy Cow elk Cotober 10, 2002 at slippery Anne Using the Olympus 4040
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|  182 PA071667Xcopy At Slippery Anne Viewing area - during the Fall rut - Charles M Russell Wild life Refuge on the Missouri River in Montana
|  183 PA101756Xcopy Cow hears something
|  184 PA101757Xcopy Cow is a bit uneasy something she hears or smells
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|  186 PA101761Xcopy Elk headed through the bush my way
|  187 PA101769Xcopy Bull on the other side of the brush
|  188 PA121915Xcopy Nice 6 point elk October 12, 2002 with the Olympus 4040
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 189 PA121930Xcopy She hears something again!
|  190 PA121931Xcopy It really has her attention now.... I figured out that it was a coyote in the brush between her and I. It would bark every once in a while. She could hear or smell it or maybe both for all I know. I could hear it barking myself. It kept barking every so often. Not a loud bark but a stressful bark as if it was afraid and trying to scare us off. She was probably 150 foot in front of me and the coyote wasn't comfortable since he was between us.
|  191 PA121917Xcopy Nice color .. nice bull
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