{"id":6332,"date":"2012-10-12T03:55:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T09:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6332"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:29:41","slug":"mule-deer-buck-on-antelope-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/10\/12\/mule-deer-buck-on-antelope-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Mule Deer Buck On Antelope Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"YoungMule Deer buck – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 200mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Two days ago while looking for birds to photograph on Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a> this Mule Deer buck came into view. Their velvet is gone from their antlers and rut will soon be in full swing.<\/p>\n

Last year every time I saw two bucks fighting they were too far away to get presentable images, maybe this year the action will happen a little closer.<\/p>\n

\"MuleMule Deer on a rocky hillside – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 200mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many older bucks on the island with larger racks but I think this Muley is quite regal looking and this buck won’t stop here.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Two days ago while looking for birds to photograph on Antelope Island State Park this Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) buck came into view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170500,"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":[511,1022,317,26],"tags":[970,4184,3801,11978,4620,4062,4022,4035,4180,30,4032],"class_list":["post-6332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-davis-county-utah","category-mule-deer","category-utah","tag-autumn","tag-buck","tag-deer","tag-desert-island","tag-fall","tag-male","tag-mule-deer","tag-nature-photography","tag-odocoileus-hemionus","tag-utah-2","tag-wildlife-photography"],"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