Greater sage-grouse in action
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ashersdad
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Whenever Miller posts, you know it's going to be good!!
Miller:
Do they look for places where the vegetation appears trampled, as is the case in your photos, or does their strutting/mating rituals result in the grasses being knocked down?
Do they look for places where the vegetation appears trampled, as is the case in your photos, or does their strutting/mating rituals result in the grasses being knocked down?
nbell
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Great pics......again!!! Can't pass up a chance to look at any post by Miller.
Dinkshooter
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Sleeping in the blind is some kind of dedication!
Goldtip
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Incredible photo's. Wow.
How do you prevent folks from using your photos with out paying you for your skill?
I do not see any copyright or such. I did notice a comment on properties of the files, but that is easily removed.
Your quality and subject matter are top shelf. So I assume others have taken credit for your work.
just curious.
I do not see any copyright or such. I did notice a comment on properties of the files, but that is easily removed.
Your quality and subject matter are top shelf. So I assume others have taken credit for your work.
just curious.
Thanks all for the compliments. Had fun being out there.
Randy, most leks are located in low veg areas such as dry wetlands, prairie dog towns or on hill tops. This one is located on the end of finger ridge and is elevated. That being said, the grouse stomped down most of this vegetation.
YD, guess people can steal my pics. I don't understand why someone would try to benefit from someone else's work, but I guess those folks are out there. I am not too worried about it. I am not trying to make any money off the pics and not sure if these compressed shots are worth much anyway.
Weather looks decent for tomorrow. May have to shoot some sharpies in the morning.
Randy, most leks are located in low veg areas such as dry wetlands, prairie dog towns or on hill tops. This one is located on the end of finger ridge and is elevated. That being said, the grouse stomped down most of this vegetation.
YD, guess people can steal my pics. I don't understand why someone would try to benefit from someone else's work, but I guess those folks are out there. I am not too worried about it. I am not trying to make any money off the pics and not sure if these compressed shots are worth much anyway.
Weather looks decent for tomorrow. May have to shoot some sharpies in the morning.
arffdog875
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Awesome photos Craig! Thanks for sharing!
theat
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great pics! Wish I lived a little closer to lek country.
MTbowhunter84
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Great photos keep it up!
boutdoors
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Great looking photos, I'm envious.
Robert
Robert
Though the country I worked in was a bit different that the Hi-Line, my experience was much the same. The leks were nearly always in the lower vegetation and in my area were often on old burns were the big sagebrushes hadn't come back yet or in areas with low/black sagebrush. A couple I counted were on salting areas on state/private land.
Great pics. Thanks for sharing. Though you posting these and me not getting to do that any more makes me hate you a little more...
Horn Seeker
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Dam dude...those are great shots!!! I would not mind getting some high quality video too. I spent Friday morn looking at extirpated leks that hadn't been surveyed since 01...to see if anything new was happening. I flushed one male out of some sage near the lek, but nothing else.
You could/should let BLM use those for powerpoints and such...
You apply for JC's job?
You could/should let BLM use those for powerpoints and such...
You apply for JC's job?
Thanks Ernie.
I did put a few shots in the PP that Brian and I will be presenting to FWS/FWP next week. Also sent a couple to the SO for their library.
Applying for John's job????hell no. I like being in the field and not in a State Office cubicle.:W: Too many years until retirement to go that route. Very happy where I am.
Should be finishing counts this week. District Manager is joining me for my last route Tuesday. Sweet Breaks route. We will see lopes, deer and probably elk and sheep. I should be able to locate my 200" sheep for the permit I will be drawing soon.
Just got back from a weekend of shooting birds. Guess it will my last horrah for the year. Might have to take the rifle for a walk soon.
Horn Seeker
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Good Call... I think John made a good move getting out of that hell hole job too!!!
Bwana
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Hey Miller, thought you might be interested in this: Our NDGF does a weekly snippet that is shown not the local news and the one this week was of what they stated was one of the rarest creatures ever found in ND...it was a sage grouse/sharptail hybrid and it was NOT a good looking critter. They mentioned there has only been something like 10 ever recorded and likely less then 15 people have ever seen one. (according to the article)
Have to say I felt a bit sorry for the poor critter as it was definitely not a case of the hybrid getting the best of both parents in that it was ugly and it's dance was a combination of the species which they stated didn't help it in attracting a mate.
Anyway, sort of neat to see and thought you would appreciate it.
Have to say I felt a bit sorry for the poor critter as it was definitely not a case of the hybrid getting the best of both parents in that it was ugly and it's dance was a combination of the species which they stated didn't help it in attracting a mate.
Anyway, sort of neat to see and thought you would appreciate it.
Thanks Bwana. They are pretty rare, but I would guess more than 10.
Check out this link about 1/4 of the way down. Pics were taken by my counter-part in Glasgow at the time.
http://prairieice.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html
Bwana
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mtmiller - compared to the one on the news story the other night, that one is a fine looking specimen. The one in the news story I mentioned was quite dark and had more of a sage grouse-shaped tail but it was only about 1/2 the size and fullness of a normal SG tail.
