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meant to say, where that a fire apparently went through. sorry another senior moment, one of many.
 
I rely like the fact that there is a lot of new growth filling in, where that apparently went through?
Most of this burned in or around 2000, mother nature has a way of taking care of things that's for sure. Skalkaho Creek/Rye Creek divide in western Montana.
 
I always like to take a photo with either a person or weapon to use as a size comparison. Often times I lay the weapon across the body of whatever I'm hunting, but occasionally I like to just compare myself to the size. I'm 6'5" tall, so that gives a person a good idea of the size of this hog..
 
He was right at 300 lbs. .....I hunt them on a regular basis, and use all kinds of firearms to have fun with.
Sometimes you can use things like a truck to compare size with......
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For ROBBY AND RUDYARD..
A keeper would a shooting go
And under his cloak he carried a bow
For to shoot at a merry little doe
Among the leaves so green Oh,

The first doe he shot at he missed
The second doe he trimly kissed
The third doe went where nobody whist
Among the leaves so green Oh.

The forth doe went ore the plane
The keeper fetched her back again
Where hers gone her 'ul likely remain
Among the leaves so green Oh.

The Chorus between verses is sung as a round ---

To my hey down down
Ho down do down
Hey down Ho down
Dery dery down
Among the leaves so green Ho.

Originally---
The Does were Likely the Village Maidens.
A bit more Old Country useless information from OLD DOG..
 
Don/t know where the "Y" went out of GREENSW"Y"LDE !! & There are Four Black Labs + WIG..
Fifth verse went--

Fifth doe she went o'er the style
Into the green wood more Un a mile
There her turned wi what looked like smile
Among the leaves so green Oh..

Must try to find my old Hymn sheet as there's several more verses I don't remember.
Second line of the chorus should read--

Ho down down .. Q E D..

OLD DOG
 
Look to see what is in the back ground that might be offensive to others. Electric lines are a turn off to me and so are camp houses.

Antlered animals, hold it by the neck, keep hands off the antlers so they can be seen.

Ditch the sunglasses and hat, no shadow on the hunter's face, a smile is nice also.

The hunter should not be way behind the animal to make it appear much larger than what it is. Hunter should be in the same plain as the animal.

Including rifles or handgun is nice.

Beer cans in the hand are not appropriate, nor are cigarettes in the pocket or hanging from a hunters mouth.

"Clean up any blood and don't leave the tongue hanging out", take the picture prior to gutting if at all possible. If not take the picture of the hunter and just the animals head and neck.

Photos of animals on the ground are better than photos hanging from a skinning pole with the animal up or down.
 
For me, my hunting picture fix a memory in place in my head. Oddly, not just the kill. I look at those pictures and remember all the frozen mornings, snowstorms I stood in, bucks seeking does, but not in range. Second guessing the site you picked out that day. Or the day before. Every shot you hear a mile away and say "I knew I should have sat on the West ridge today. That would have been MY buck."
And the moments like having a Barred owl fly in at 8 A.M and perch on a branch 20' in front of me. Stayed for 15 minutes, we watched each other hunt.
Flock of 25 turkeys feeding within feet as you sit motionless. I get to recall all the work and surprises that went into the shot and never showed up on film.
The memories are in there, beyond what anyone else will ever see in the pic.

Tongue's out. Don't care.
 

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I don't normally take any photos.
It's just a personal thing, and feel it's between me and the animal.
I do always place a deer on its correct side according to whether doe or buck, stag or hind, and give it it's "last bite", a sprig of spruce branch in its mouth.
If I Do take a photo, its the animal and maybe the arm used, not me as well.
Some grand photos above though!!

Richard.
 
I prefer to see the hunter, the game and the requisite arm.
For me hunting is about cherished time with my family not a kill but the people.
So with that being said as long as you are proud of what you bagged and not vulgar or disrespectful take it and send it.
It is the memory's that matter.
As we all age sitting back watching the younger crowd go and come back we can relive our youth over and over.
 
I'm far from being a good photographer but IMO, a good photograph should show more than just the subject. It should capture the feelings of the scene.

For instance, although a straight, close up shot with just a dead deer in the center of it captures the subject, it says nothing about other things.
Adding a rifle along side, on top of or laying across the deer adds something.
Backing off so the surrounding area shows adds even more. Usually though, if the deer is right in the center of the picture, after a quick glance at it, the viewer loses all interest.
Now, if the deer and gun are laying somewhat off center, to the side in the picture, and the area to the side and behind the deer are clearly visible and at all scenic, the viewer will have more to study and appreciate. He will get a feeling for the entire area. The hunt, the bushes and grass or snow, the rocks the deer and the gun and perhaps develop a feeling for everything that happened. This type of picture can hold the viewers attention longer and allow him to use his imagination to put himself into the scene.
Obviously, the picture shouldn't taken from too far away but it also shouldn't be a close up snap-shot.
 
Looking back through all my dead deer pictures I realized that my composition was poor and didn't give the proper respect to the dead deer. I still take pictures of most of my kills but don't share them on line unless I feel they are well composed and not the typical "snapshot" variety.
 
I tend to take quite a few pictures and then sort through them to get the ones I think are the best. I always try to clean up the animal of blood and stick the tongue back in. If already gutted, I put some leaves over it or block it with a shooting bag or a quiver.

Someone mentioned not looking at the camera, but at the animal, which I also do in some pictures, like this:

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This one was to try to convey the sheer full body size of the animal:

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Or photos without me in it at all. This one captures where the animal fell and the field in the background where he was shot.

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As Zonie pointed out, sometimes we want the full scenery in the picture, and what played out, maybe. In this case, it was a beautiful spring morning with a turkey down in the decoys.

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Or to capture a re-enacted shot:

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Or good friends with me on the hunt:

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Hope you like them.
 
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