{"id":42589,"date":"2016-10-12T05:34:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T11:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=42589"},"modified":"2026-02-26T05:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:58:21","slug":"mule-deer-buck-at-bear-river-mbr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/10\/12\/mule-deer-buck-at-bear-river-mbr\/","title":{"rendered":"Mule Deer Buck At Bear River MBR \u2013 Celebrating National Wildlife Refuge Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MuleMule Deer buck in a marsh – Nikon D810 f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

A few days ago I wrote that it is National Wildlife Refuge Week<\/span><\/a> and posted some of the birds I have photographed at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/span><\/a>. I photograph other wildlife at the refuge and the largest mammals found there are the Mule Deer that can be seen in the marshes.<\/p>\n

Last fall I photographed this beautiful Mule Deer buck at Bear River MBR in rut as he followed a doe around the frost-covered marsh. He had a nice rack of antlers with several atypical tines.<\/p>\n

\"MuleMule Deer buck following a doe – Nikon D810 f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The buck basically ignored me and kept his focus on the doe that was ahead of him and outside all of these frames.<\/p>\n

\"BearBear River Migratory Bird Refuge Mule Deer buck – Nikon D810 f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

As both of the deer headed east and moved further away from where I was more of the habitat that they were in showed in the images that I took.<\/p>\n

\"MuleMule Deer in a marsh – Nikon D810 f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a big draw for birders and bird photographers but it is also home to mule deer, beavers, foxes, coyotes, voles, marmots, skunks, weasels, muskrats and other animals.<\/p>\n

Everyday is an adventure at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and you never know what you might see.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Mule Deer photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last fall I photographed this beautiful Mule Deer buck at Bear River MBR in rut as he followed a doe around the frost-covered marsh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[124,1148,317,26],"tags":[4004,5471,970,4184,3801,4620,3983,4062,4094,4022,4180,4249,4095],"class_list":["post-42589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-mule-deer","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-antlers","tag-autumn","tag-buck","tag-deer","tag-fall","tag-frost","tag-male","tag-marsh","tag-mule-deer","tag-odocoileus-hemionus","tag-rut","tag-wetlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t