Photography- one photo a day

[chancey]

Public land CA hunt a couple years ago. No big bucks but filled all 3 of our tags.

 

[Olsolitaire1]

 

[Stevek]

 

[AKDoc]

 

[JohnMC]

Coolest cow elk in Colorado!

 

[grfox92]

WY

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[Olsolitaire1]

 

[JohnMC]

Bull from yesterday they are beginning to look good with lots of growth

 

[Stevek]

 

[JohnMC]

A future 200” mule deer. Or maybe it is a doe?

 

[Acorn]

An old Shiras cow and calf. Any guesses at her age?

 

[AK Troutbum]

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An old Shiras cow and calf. Any guesses at her age?

Sure, I'd say about 2 months old, but I can't tell if it's a cow or bull.

 

[rookieforever33]

 

[AKDoc]

Sure, I'd say about 2 months old, but I can't tell if it's a cow or bull.

I'm with you on that guess TB.

As a comparative, the calves in my pic shared earlier are less than a week old. The cow dropped them in our yard...seems to happen every few years here !!

 

[Acorn]

I'm with you on that guess TB.

As a comparative, the calves in my pic shared earlier are less than a week old. The cow dropped them in our yard...seems to happen every few years here !!

I was originally asking about the age of the cow/mother. She seemed extremely old to me—gray hair on her back.

 

[AKDoc]

I was originally asking about the age of the cow/mother. She seemed extremely old to me—gray hair on her back.

Sorry about that...not sure on that question... ?

Cows keep calves for two years. She doesn't look like it's her first rodeo with a calf, but who knows from a photo. They shed their winter fur during calving season, so they often look ragged.

If we could examine her teeth, then .

 

[Stevek]

 

[Pass-n-Thru]

Watching the fish!

 

[grfox92]

Crusing above tree line.

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[UPThunderbolt]

Sorry about that...not sure on that question... ?

Cows keep calves for two years. She doesn't look like it's her first rodeo with a calf, but who knows from a photo. They shed their winter fur during calving season, so they often look ragged.

If we could examine her teeth, then .

I don’t think the gray color is a sign of age. Rather, I suspect she has a significant load of winter ticks that causes irritation. The animals do a lot of rubbing to relieve the itch and, in the process, suffer substantial guard hair loss.