Anyone know of any captive mule deer???

bucktaxi · Jan 12, 2009

I'm looking for some live mule deer to photograph for reference and willing to travel some distance. Email me at [email protected]

rugarm77 · Jan 12, 2009

Elk yes deer no. Sorry

HullinPhx · Jan 12, 2009

In Northern Arizona just outside Flagstaff there is a deer farm
http://www.deerfarm.com/

John

ICMDEER · Jan 12, 2009

Not sure how you define captive, but there are places like Thiokol in Utah and Rocky Flats in CO where they are pretty much captive. But getting permission to take pics might be a whole nother issue. (Would Santa Rosa Island be captive??

blacktailer · Jan 12, 2009

That's an interesting site there http://www.deerfarm.com/ Is that third pic down, third to the right a picture of Spidey???

browtine · Jan 12, 2009

Bear World in Idaho has some.

Later, Brandon

mozey · Jan 12, 2009

I've been to the deer farm in Williams (by Flagstaff). It was cool, but I don't recall seeing a single mule or whitetail deer--made up mostly of exotics.

bucktaxi · Jan 12, 2009

Thanks for your replys guys. Browtine, do they have any bucks up there at bear world???

My photos are more for sculpting anatomy than anything else.

BreederBuck · Jan 12, 2009

Taxi, We were up there this summer and there was only doe..........

browtine · Jan 12, 2009

I believe they do, however, they saw them off for "safety".. I actually think they saw them off so that guys from Colorado won't jump the fence and pick up there sheds

Later, Brandon

WildAntlers · Jan 12, 2009

Any utah LE unit has plenty of muleys to photo!!

Gator · Jan 12, 2009

alot of deer out on the wintering grounds around Dove Creek Co or just across the border around Eastland Ut. They are in the fields every night.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

NeverStopHuntin · Jan 12, 2009

This post seems a little strange. If you just want to look at photos of deer for sculpting why not just get them from someone. There are many profesional photographers on this site that do amazing work! If you just look two inches to your left you will see several photos done by Tony Bynum that are beautiful. There are litterally thousands of awesome deer photos on the internet.

I respect anyone that want to do it themselves but photographing tame deer isn't exactly "do it yourself"

bucktaxi · Jan 13, 2009

NSH, like I need your respect..... nor do I need to explain myself to you. I've talked to Tony, he knows what I'm looking for.

Thanks Brandon, cutting the horns off doesn't matter to me as I don't need photos of antlers. I'll check them out.

NeverStopHuntin · Jan 13, 2009

Bucktaxi- I didn't mean to offend you. I guess i maybe could have worded it differently.

I was just suggesting that it would be a lot easier to google deer photos then it would be to travel across states to photograph deer.

Packout · Jan 13, 2009

Maybe I am wrong, but I think Bucktaxi wants some different reference photos for taxidermy. In any case, I have no idea who has captive mule deer, but there are deer at Antelope Island which will allow you to get within 10-20 feet.

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Elkcrzy1 · Jan 13, 2009

Estes Park, Co always has some wintering in peoples yards and easy to take pics of .

bucktaxi · Jan 13, 2009

Hey everyone, thank you for all of your replys. I have found some mulies at a zoo in Pocatelo, ID that the people at Bear World turned me onto. I've made arangements to go there at the end of the week. Thanks Brandon/droptine for the heads up there.

I need to take "zoo" type photos because I need reference of leg positions on bedded bucks for a sculpture. In almost all wild photos I've seen or taken of bedded deer the legs are hidden in the grass or snow.

Thanks again, Steve