John Gryphon
Well-Known Member
Parked the ute and headed off,it was quite smoky today as was yesterday. I knew it would be very ordinary for either camera but what else is better than a stroll in deer country.
1/2 a mile of steady sneaking and then admonishing old dog as he was paying too much attn to a wild bitches scent the first bell was heard and sure enough a hind honked loud again, she heard me coming,she had taken a stand down low in cover and opposite watching for Mr Noisey.
It was still fairly dark and during set up she vanished and then heard calling from higher above.
Moving on and watching the dogs nose/direction,I saw a deer arse a further 400 yards up gully. I thought that it was moving up and away due to the hind`s alarm belling. Then bugger me it bedded several hundred yards ahead and chose a real hidey hole too. Taking some time to get a lens avenue all I could see was not much ha ha.
The white ear fringes were what I eventually found. Using a dangling little bunch of dead eucy leaves as a place marker and then setting up the tripod among fallen bark strips and crackly leaves took some time and eventually a dozen snippets of a Sambar deer in its bed were rolled. Sort of boring to some but as an avid Sambar student I learn and take note of how the deer sit, cud chew and listen for anything untoward.
Certain bird calls will stop the cud chewing so they can focus and analyse those particular specie`s calls blah blah. I did note when the plane arrived overhead in earshot that the deer concentrated on the sound until it knew it wasn`t a 4wd on ground with a car load of rifle toting carnivores in it.
While swapping cameras mid stream and continually looking the deer stood and with neither cam on the tripod and feverishly trying to get my big lens hooked up he just vanished...poof! I didn't see another hair again.
Only for the deer men that are keen.
1/2 a mile of steady sneaking and then admonishing old dog as he was paying too much attn to a wild bitches scent the first bell was heard and sure enough a hind honked loud again, she heard me coming,she had taken a stand down low in cover and opposite watching for Mr Noisey.
It was still fairly dark and during set up she vanished and then heard calling from higher above.
Moving on and watching the dogs nose/direction,I saw a deer arse a further 400 yards up gully. I thought that it was moving up and away due to the hind`s alarm belling. Then bugger me it bedded several hundred yards ahead and chose a real hidey hole too. Taking some time to get a lens avenue all I could see was not much ha ha.
The white ear fringes were what I eventually found. Using a dangling little bunch of dead eucy leaves as a place marker and then setting up the tripod among fallen bark strips and crackly leaves took some time and eventually a dozen snippets of a Sambar deer in its bed were rolled. Sort of boring to some but as an avid Sambar student I learn and take note of how the deer sit, cud chew and listen for anything untoward.
Certain bird calls will stop the cud chewing so they can focus and analyse those particular specie`s calls blah blah. I did note when the plane arrived overhead in earshot that the deer concentrated on the sound until it knew it wasn`t a 4wd on ground with a car load of rifle toting carnivores in it.
While swapping cameras mid stream and continually looking the deer stood and with neither cam on the tripod and feverishly trying to get my big lens hooked up he just vanished...poof! I didn't see another hair again.
Only for the deer men that are keen.
