Pronghorns, deer, bison and other ungulates in the wild...

[dpc]

Portrait

 

[dpc]

1. Female pronghorn
2. Young pronghorn looking for a snack

 

[Northbird]

Columbia Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) by Tony Varela Photography, on Flickr

 

[DogpackChris]

One from a few years ago outside Yellowstone.

 

[NancyP]

Are pronghorn good eating?
Cute as the local white-tail deer may be, I am quite grateful for the pot hunters and other hobby hunters who thin the population every fall. In addition to the occasional venison sausage that shows up at pot-luck, I have the satisfaction of knowing that my likelihood of hitting one of the darn critters on the highway is reduced by the diligence of our hunters.

 

[alan_k]

Caribou, North slope, Alaska
Toolik Caribou in Snow fs 1805 on Flickr

Pronghorn, Wyoming
run run run pronghorns 1523 on Flickr

Am I doing this right?
pronghorns in background 1524 on Flickr

 

[dpc]

My that bunch of leaves was tasty.

 

[MichaelHodges]

King of the Valley

 

[alan_k]

GrassyPronghorn1 on Flickr

 

[Click]

I can't pass up this topic...

Very nice series. I especially like the bison. Well done Bill.

 

[MrFotoFool]

Elk and train in Grand Canyon Village.
New Years Eve 2014.
Canon 5D3 with 24-105L.

 

[dcm]

Bighorn sheep in the Big Thompson Canyon. 6D / Tamron 150-600

 

[dcm]

Encountered a herd of 150+ elk in RMNP. 6D / Tamron 150-600

 

[jcammn]

Took over 400 pictures of bison on my last Custer trip but this is the only one I was truly happy with..

 

[Click]

Took over 400 pictures of bison on my last Custer trip but this is the only one I was truly happy with..

Very nice shot. Well done.

 

[R1-7D]

Encountered a herd of 150+ elk in RMNP. 6D / Tamron 150-600

Beautiful shots! That last one too, especially.

 

[R1-7D]

I shot this last winter. The expression on the mountain goat's face gets me every time.

E88A2033 by HadrianRobinson, on Flickr

 

[dcm]

Encountered a herd of 150+ elk in RMNP. 6D / Tamron 150-600

Beautiful shots! That last one too, especially.

Thanks. I wasn't able to get quite as close as you. I like to expression - seems like its begging a caption.

 

[MrFotoFool]

Bull elk on beach at sunset, September 3, 2015.
Gold Bluffs Beach in Prairie Creek Redwood State Park, California.
Canon 5D3, 70-200 2_8 L with 1.4Xii extender.

 

[dpc]

I originally created a separate thread for these but just realized I'd created this one previously, so I'm moving the pictures over. I wasn't very successful in capturing catchlights in the eyes and didn't want to induce them artificially. This is the largest herd of pronghorns I've seen this year. You can usually get much closer to them than you can deer. Their speed is unparalleled in North America so I suppose at some primitive level they are less frightened.