Swimming Deer
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caddishatch
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never seen that either, that is cool! I've seen pics of elk but not of deer. A buddy of mine shot a deer (little spike), it ran into the lake... swam out about 100 yards and died. They flagged down a guy in a boat and went out and got it.
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LAST EDITED ON Nov-16-09 AT 04:11PM (MST)[p]That is cool. Someone should tell them that it is easier to just go around.
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Hey! Thanks for a great post. A few years ago, I observed 7 does swimming in a circle in the middle of Eagle Valley Reservoir (near Pioche,NV). I didn't have a camera, but the image was akin to your first pic! As I watched, the lead doe led them as they swam in a circle three full revolutions, then made it to the far shore of the lake. I told all my friends that I had witnessed "deer synchronized swimming", but no one would believe me!
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Caddy: I shot a buck one year, just below his antler. He tumbled down an embankment into a beaver pond, and was swimming in a circle, until I finished him, luckily at the edge of the pond.It was a chore recovering a wet deer, and worrying about spoiled meat!
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Believe it or not I almost hit a doe once while riding on my jetski . It was crossing a river arm in a res. in Cal.
Well, years ago, maybe they could walk around. Before we got here and built chit in their way.
They have to swim rivers, lakes and canals in almost every area they inhabit, or they cannot migrate.
Nature does whatever it takes.
Very cool pictures though.......
They have to swim rivers, lakes and canals in almost every area they inhabit, or they cannot migrate.
Nature does whatever it takes.
Very cool pictures though.......
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What kind of lures are working on them does anyone know?
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I see them swiming our lakes here in Calif all the time while fishing. They love to get out on the big islands and get away from the coyotes and people.
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cool pics...thanks for sharing
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I have seen deer out on the island on strawberry res utah and its out there a ways looks like in the picture that they swim quite well
I was fishing for Kokanee on the Soldier Creek side of Strawberry and had two does enter about 20 yards from me and just swim across the boat marina to the other side. Knew they could do it, but never saw it before.
Also, down on the Strawberry River (a few years back before they flooded it)during Rifle Elk season; my brother and I were fishing this nice bend that created a pretty big and deep pool and catchin some good Brookies when all of a sudden we heard this crash from above. We looked up, and running for it's life down the mountain side from the hunter that just shot, was a cow elk. It leaped off the edge (about 15 feet or so) and over the trail and barely in front of us right into the middle of the river and swam across as quick as it could and then ran up the other side. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen!
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Also, down on the Strawberry River (a few years back before they flooded it)during Rifle Elk season; my brother and I were fishing this nice bend that created a pretty big and deep pool and catchin some good Brookies when all of a sudden we heard this crash from above. We looked up, and running for it's life down the mountain side from the hunter that just shot, was a cow elk. It leaped off the edge (about 15 feet or so) and over the trail and barely in front of us right into the middle of the river and swam across as quick as it could and then ran up the other side. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen!
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I've seen this as well. Last year at Whiskytown lake near Redding, Ca saw a doe and her fawns swimming way out there. I thought it must be a beaver then they got closer and sure enough they were deer. Cool to see it. I tell people all the time and they look at me like, "yeah right."
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A hit a deer with a bow in 2002 and had it go for a swim with the arrow in it. I was tracking it and jumped it and it plunged in the water!!! It was crazy....You would not believe how hard it is to get a second arrow in a deer that is underwater?!@#$ I emptied my quiver on it minus one arrow that I saved. I followed it around until it came to shore and then snuck up the shoreline and took a finishing shot. It was unbelieveable. I bet he was in the water for 20 minutes.
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