Finally found some deer over here ....

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R.J.
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Finally found some deer over here ....

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First off congrat's to all that have harvested Whitetails over the past few weeks ! .... Great looking deer , great stories , and great memories ...

I've got 3 more sleeps until I head back to Ontario ... settle in with the family and start chasing those hollow-hairs !

I visited Nara , Hiroshima , and Miyajima on Saturday / Sunday ...

Deer are sacred in Nara and Miyajima ( tied in with the gods ) ... In the lower areas they walk around with the people through the streets ... any bucks or stags have their horns cut .... but if you get higher up in the hills you can get some cool photos in natural suroundings ...

Here are some photo op's that caught my eye ...

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If you zoom in , you can see the reflection of me in his eye ...

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This is what is left of the Hiroshima Prefrecture Hall 62 years after the bomb ... it has been shored up and supported to remain as a monument ...

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Took a boat across to Miyajima .... they have a Gondola that goes up into the mountains and you can get pictures of Monkeys in the trees , but it was shutdown due to high wind .... these are the shots I did get ...

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And heading back I saw this deer picking seaweed along the shoreline ...

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Good luck to all that are heading into the field .... I'll be home soon , and hope to bring up our team score !
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See Ya. ... R.J. > " Remember , Trophies are measured by the time and energy expended to get them , not the size or quantity of the quarry "
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Post by Farmer »

Fantastic pictures as always, thanks for sharing .
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Yup ya know how take some great pic's to share with us, thanks.
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Beautiful camera work...

Thanks for sharing.

Hurry home and kill a big one...
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I wonder if they have an accent when they bleat?

Awesome photos as usuall R.J, travel safe!
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Post by wabi »

Nice pics!
Glad I don't live there - I'd never be happy eating fish & rice with all them deer walking around. :lol:
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are those deer or stags?
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Pydpiper wrote:I wonder if they have an accent when they bleat?

HAHA :lol:


Great photo's R.J.! :D
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Great photos RJ. The second rut shouldn't be that long off. Go get'em!!!
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Post by widowman »

That stag looks like a sika deer. They are part of the elk family.

We have a huntable population here in Maryland. Although I have never taken the opportunity to hunt them, several buddies of mine go each year. I believe this year 3/4 of the party tagged.

They are small, a 75lb stag is good sized. The state record i believe is around 125 lbs.
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R.J.
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Thanks all ..... Yep , I believe they are Sika Deer .... not very big and there are 100's around the city and park area .... many amoungst the the tourist crowds .... The ones farther up the hill liked to keep their distance ...

Hope to get that close to a big buck when I get back to Ontario ...
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