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Don't know why, but Cookie stuck with her wish for a couple nights of camping out in the heat and dust. Not a tree within miles, so in the off time it was huddling in the shade of the truck. She spent 1/2 day in her blind holding down a water hole. Mostly she had about 50 Black Angus around, but a few pronghorn did come in.
Does and kids, but no bucks of substance.

She did take shots of several others, but most of them still have some rough coats and are not at all photogenic.

Some Beldings ground squirrels


Golden Mantle ground squirrels


Out of her blind and on the move, black tailed jackrabbits were suddenly cooperative.


As were marmots with a mosquito on his nose


bighorn sheep (ewes)



While she was caged up at water, I ran into a couple bighorn rams, about 6 mule deer, a few wild horses, and a nice bull snake that gave me a good scare. No camera along though.

A nice time, but the rig and our camping gear could grow some crops if we just threw in some seed and a little water. Getting dry out there, and we might have a good fire season if the lightening storms roll in next month.

Maxed out on images here so will add a couple more after this goes up.

Have a good one and don't blow anything up this evening,