Spent some time in Grand Teton National Park recently and did some "hunting" with my camera. Yes, I was at a safe distance, using a telephoto lens:

Good sized black bear after the berries. He appeared to stand taller than my 6' - though I didn't go stand next to him and compare.


I'd been shooting photos of this mama moose and her calf when they went on high alert - in this photo - and were focused on the bear pictured above:


Bull moose on the move:


Buffalo, feeding and moving in my direction. I moved.


A group of pronghorn bucks:


Regards, Guy

cool pics. thanks

Nice variety of critters. I was able to go to the Tetons a few years ago and actually enjoyed photographing the moose and elk more than the landscapes.

Nice job there, and a good mix as well.

Cookie was hoping for some bear on her last outing, but her chosen local was low on berries/cherries. None to be found.

Very good captures, Guy!

Nice work!

Love them!

Great Pictures
I hope to go there next year!

Great pics!

Thanks all! I've been sticking closer to home here in Central Washington. Have a few more photos to add though:







Poor quality because it was taken well before sunrise, but I thought the elk hunters here would appreciate this. Yes, easily within normal rifle range.



Regards, Guy

Nice photo's!

Poor quality? Your your own worst critic. Truth is you got the shot! I like it too!

Thanks! I have to admit that I was imagining crosshairs on the shoulder of each of those bulls...

That's a tough tag to draw. If I ever do draw it, I know where to find this bachelor group!

And I've been looking for this fellow this fall, unsuccessfully:


Regards, Guy

Our local rams are getting pretty doggone worked up. Chelan County, Washington this morning:

Great capture!

I called him "the Airplane Buck"

ya!

GWB

GWB - saw a buck kinda like that once in Wyoming. I could not get a shot at him, or he'd be on the wall. Cool photo. Thanks for sharing!

Guy

ya!


GWB

Sleepy ram.

He's got some horns!

Guy

Moose in the first photo is a giant.

Digging the airplane buck as well. Super goofy.

Enjoy! I sure like getting outside and seeking out these rascals.

Guy

ya!

GWB

Awesome bucks there Gee.

Some really nice photos there.

OP said he used a telephoto lens. How long a lense did you use? I have a 170-500 but don't do well with handheld shots. I have a good tripod but takes time to set it up.

DonFischer: Not the OP, but once in a blue moon Cookie will let me pick up one of her units. I can hand hold her Canon 500 prime which is a relatively long and heavy unit. Right hand on the camera and left at the extreme end of the lens hood. She has a couple 100-400 Canon zooms that are shorter and considerably lighter. I have to find some sort of support (tree limb, rock, or sit down) to keep those stable. Admittedly, a tripod is a pain in the ass when one is wandering the sticks with a camera. If wildlife would behave like fruit baskets, we'd have an easier time.

Given the slant of this forum, I see the same effects with firearms. I have a 15 lb 45-90 Sharps that works well off hand. With a shorter/lighter 600 Rem in 6-mm I can't do crap without a rest.

Enjoy your stuff. Good luck in the coming year.

Please bear in mind that the following is from a "hack" photographer and not a pro.

The two telephoto lenses I use are a Canon 70-200 and a Tamron 150-600.

typically I use the Tamron 150-600 Telephoto at distance over the Canon and do not crop.

I have both a Canon 7D Mk2 and a Canon 5d Mk4.

In those above it was the 1.6 Crop sensor 7D Mk2 as it extends the range and I can get 10 FPS.

I was riding in the elevated bench seats mounted in the bed of a pick-up. Those were unsupported or I was braced against an arm rest or bed rail,and cherry-picked as there were numerous images that were not up to par.

I typically do not do post-photo processing as most of my pix are for myself, but did so in the pix above and below using "Raw Power" App.



Canon 5D MK 2, Tamron 150-600 f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens, F/10, 1/800 sec , ISO 800, 500 MM.

Considering a 1.6 Crop factor that should be the equivalent of an 800 MM lens, if I understand correctly.

Best,

GWB

How about a few Elk photos from last September

3 species in one photo. Deer, elk and rabbit…

Lots of great photos!

Thanks for shareing!

Great photos! I am a rank amateur but, I need to take my camera out and work on getting some shots.

Yes. Get it out and hit the shutter. Once in a while one captures a gem.

Great pics

Taken while out on snowshoes in central Washington. Love finding the bighorns.

Nice shot! Need to know, what mm lens are you using?

The best chances I've had at mountain sheep I was driving and didn't have a camera ready. Colorado, Arizona, Oregon and Alaska. Best was in Alaska where the Haul Rd cross's over the summit of the Brooks Range going down to the Tundra. Driving a hwy. truck to Prudhoe Bay and no camera with me! Wised up and started carrying a camera in the vehicle and never got those opportunity's again!