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Elk Album 1
All photo's in this album were taken of Elk during the rut seasons at Slippery Anne wildlife refuge located on the Missouri River 70 miles north east of Lewistown, Montana from the  years 2000 to 2006. I am in the process of editing some of the photos and will put the replacements in as time goes by. I have  replaced quite a few already. The photo's with copyright notice are the old ones and they are towards the end of the album. The new PhotoshopCC program helps editing the older photo's so this is an upgrade for the older photos. Most of the older photos taken in 2000 - 2003 are not edited yet. I have edited one and it looks much better than the originals.
Date(s): 2000 to 2004, and 2006. Album by Ron Carrick. Photos by Ron Carrick. 1 - 191 of 191 Total. 10987 Visits.
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How very talented you are.The pics are beautiful:) hugss Ty for sharing them with me
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Brenda, Tue, 12 Apr 2005 7:56PM
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Antelope Buck on the way to Slippery Anne Wildlife Viewing area. October 10, 2003

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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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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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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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You can see the rain and their coats shine when it is wet.

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This guy is all muddy. He has mud on his antlers and his body.

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Young 6 pt bull but he had a herd too.

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Bull and Cow

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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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Nice group

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Quite a few antlers there

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Same batch of antlers

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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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This is a look at a 7X7 rack while he sounds off during the rut.

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This was taken 2005_05_02 at Slippery Ann

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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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Bull and Cow laying down calf eating

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Now he's bugling

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What is this antelope doing here?

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Bull elk bugleing a challenge. Date is September 28, 2005

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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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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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Another challenge from a distance.. head bobbing. Almost as if they are bowing the camera

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Closer ... junior is caught in the picture too E

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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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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.

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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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Another Challenge.... there are 7 Bulls of varying sizes in this one picture and whole are parts of 10 elk total.

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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.


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I whistled ......he turned around and looked

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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.

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Bull bugleing with cows and calves mixed in

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Nursing calf

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Nice Bull

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Cows and young calf wondering about me

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Little one is smelling the air while mom looks on

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Lots of head going different ways but there is a body for every head

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Bull elk

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Cow elk

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Another bunch of cows

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Cows with the bull close on right

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Cows and calves........All Elk pictures are taken at Slippery Anne viewing area

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Elk calf nursing

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Small 5 point Bull

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3 cows

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Bull elk, cows and calves

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This was taken 2002_09_23... I just did a new edit on 8 taken on that date.

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This guy was busy for quite a while rounding up cows.

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Bugling

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I was using a telephoto lens and it seemed as if he was looking directly at me.

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His ears were back here.

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He was distracted for a bit.

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He just stood there for quite a while seeming to look right at me.

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All these photo's taken 2003_09_23 are of the same 6 point bull.

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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

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Supper time......

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Oops summer just walked away!!

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Cow elk Cotober 10, 2002 at slippery Anne Using the Olympus 4040

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Young bull elk

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At Slippery Anne Viewing area - during the Fall rut - Charles M Russell Wild life Refuge on the Missouri River in Montana

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Cow hears something

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Cow is a bit uneasy something she hears or smells

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Elk headed through the bush my way

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Bull on the other side of the brush

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Nice 6 point elk October 12, 2002 with the Olympus 4040

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She hears something again!

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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.


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Nice color .. nice bull

 
   
 
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