Huge Non-typical Bull Moose From My Archives - In Explore
This is a closeup shot of that big non-typical bull I liked so much.
I posted a similar shot of him about 7 years ago.
I ran across this shot the other day and since it is now mating season again, I thought it was worth posting again.
He was one of a kind.
But, I see his “genes” showing up in the bulls that I am now seeing.
The odd non-typical antlers, not as much as his were, but, enough to know he passed along some of his genes to future generations.
Below is a recount of how this photo came about:
My son Stacy, was up here on business from Washington. He had gone over to my brothers to visit. They are "night owls". So, Stace didn't get back to the hotel till around 1:30-2 am. As he pulled into the parking lot, he saw this bull walking across it. So, he sent Jan, a text message and several "pictures". Jan, always checks her iPhone every morning at 4:30am when we get up. I don't have or use a cell phone! :-) She told me and after our time with the cats, we got around and decided to take a drive and see if we could find him. It was still pretty dark, so, I decided to check several other places before heading over to the area Stace had last seen him. Anyway, after driving around quite a bit and not seeing anything else worth taking a picture of, I jokingly said to Jan, that I was hoping Stace would find the bull this morning and give us a call. About 30 seconds later her phone pinged. Stace sent a text message and said, it was bedded not far from where he saw it last night. We told him we were less then 3 minutes away. We got there and he was still bedded down. I was able to work in close and shot from a squatting position to get a low angle on him. Also, in the squatting position I can brace my elbows on my knees and it gives me a fairly stable platform. Not, to mention I can quickly stand up and leave if needed. Light was still pretty dim, but, I was pretty happy with the results.
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Camera Settings: f/4 - 1/125 - 98mm - ISO 2500
Huge Non-typical Bull Moose From My Archives - In Explore
This is a closeup shot of that big non-typical bull I liked so much.
I posted a similar shot of him about 7 years ago.
I ran across this shot the other day and since it is now mating season again, I thought it was worth posting again.
He was one of a kind.
But, I see his “genes” showing up in the bulls that I am now seeing.
The odd non-typical antlers, not as much as his were, but, enough to know he passed along some of his genes to future generations.
Below is a recount of how this photo came about:
My son Stacy, was up here on business from Washington. He had gone over to my brothers to visit. They are "night owls". So, Stace didn't get back to the hotel till around 1:30-2 am. As he pulled into the parking lot, he saw this bull walking across it. So, he sent Jan, a text message and several "pictures". Jan, always checks her iPhone every morning at 4:30am when we get up. I don't have or use a cell phone! :-) She told me and after our time with the cats, we got around and decided to take a drive and see if we could find him. It was still pretty dark, so, I decided to check several other places before heading over to the area Stace had last seen him. Anyway, after driving around quite a bit and not seeing anything else worth taking a picture of, I jokingly said to Jan, that I was hoping Stace would find the bull this morning and give us a call. About 30 seconds later her phone pinged. Stace sent a text message and said, it was bedded not far from where he saw it last night. We told him we were less then 3 minutes away. We got there and he was still bedded down. I was able to work in close and shot from a squatting position to get a low angle on him. Also, in the squatting position I can brace my elbows on my knees and it gives me a fairly stable platform. Not, to mention I can quickly stand up and leave if needed. Light was still pretty dim, but, I was pretty happy with the results.
Please view large.
Camera Settings: f/4 - 1/125 - 98mm - ISO 2500