Taken one month ago on a day when the Colorado Front Range was seeing weather not unlike what we are experiencing today. While this guy isn’t the biggest of the bucks at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, he is quite respectable. He is a big boy as shown by that muscular body and those thick antlers.
No doubt during the rut he was able to hold his own. That morning started with rain which then turned to snow, both of which you can see evidence of on his coat and in the air. He was kind of funny that morning in that he was totally focused on me for the longest time, just standing there motionless and staring, giving me a nice pose.
