Confusion – which to shoot???

Spotted this group of bucks and made a stalk up the mountain side to get some pics. Nice verity of typical and non-typical

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I’d go with the tall boy 2nd from the right, but that’s just me

Man, what a nice group of bucks

I got a pic of their Grandpa in the process of downloading a few thousand pics from the last 6 weeks in the mountains. Also have about 6 hours of prairie dog kills

Grandpa
We figure he is about 32 to 34″ spread. He stayed on the out skirt of the group of bucks and busted me as soon as I lifted my camera

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same here… 2nd from the right, nice rack and a big body!!!

OH MY

Another one with nice mass

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I love the ladder on this guys head

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You could have waited until the one on the left was finished. lol

Third pic down.

Personally, Id take the one on the far right first. He’s a 4×4.

The velvet make em look bigger, and they are all nice, but I would opt for more points.

(In reality, I would prolly panic and shoot one of the does).

This little guy will be an absolute stud when his mass catches up in a couple years

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Very nice. What camera equipment do you shoot?

tegg wrote:

Very nice. What camera equipment do you shoot?

Cannon EOS since the ’80’s. Favorite lens is a 35-105mm. When stalk, I like the 100mm lens for the challenge of getting close enough to fill a screen

Funny how a switch goes off in their heads come opening day of riffle season, vs carrying the Cannon. They get shy in a hurry.

Chuck, I’m very sure it also has something to do with the 600,000 + hunters that all enter the woods here in WI on the same morning Vs the limited tag and draw system CO has. That is another reason why WI sucks bull dung.

Randy Wieland wrote:

Chuck, I’m very sure it also has something to do with the 600,000 + hunters that all enter the woods here in WI on the same morning Vs the limited tag and draw system CO has. That is another reason why WI sucks bull dung.

+1

Anything in velvet looks nice! I would have believed you if you said that 2×3 came from North Dakota. Ran into one that looks very very close to that deer!

Awesome pics Randy!

Timmy wrote:

Personally, Id take the one on the far right first. He’s a 4×4.

The velvet make em look bigger, and they are all nice, but I would opt for more points.

(In reality, I would prolly panic and shoot one of the does).

I’m the 2nd from the right guy too. yeah, its a 3×3, but the spread looks bigger and body wise looks like a bigger deer hence the reason I would take that one.
But, like you, I would probably pee down my leg and then shoot the “backpack” buck on the way back to the truck so it wouldn’t matter.

Wow
Decisions, decisions.
Good to have options like those Randy

Best part of all the nice mulies I shot pics of was that they were ALL on public land

Randy Wieland wrote:

Chuck, I’m very sure it also has something to do with the 600,000 + hunters that all enter the woods here in WI on the same morning Vs the limited tag and draw system CO has.

We joked around about this in Wyoming in the past… how so many of the best animals knew to jump the fence into private property the hour before season opening. Then site there and laugh at us. Terrain in the photos brings back good memories. Nice photos for sure.

Sweet pics Randy! I’m not fussy. Any of those bucks look good to me.

Randy Wieland wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Tegg wrote:</div>
Very nice. What camera equipment do you shoot?

Cannon EOS since the ’80’s. Favorite lens is a 35-105mm. When stalk, I like the 100mm lens for the challenge of getting close enough to fill a screen

That’s great work! 100mm is commonly used for macros and/or portraits.

Chuck Melcher wrote:

Funny how a switch goes off in their heads come opening day of riffle season, vs carrying the Cannon. They get shy in a hurry.

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That’s why I bow hunt, much nicer weather and a whole lot more days to get out and enjoy the fall beauty.

Whew…I thought this was going to be a political post.
Carry on…