I spent Christmas 2007 in a canyon above Ruidoso, New Mexico, and celebrated the holidays with a bunch of mule deer and elk. Having grown up around whitetails, I must say that whatever mulies may lack in the IQ department they more than make up for with their uninhibited and endearing curiosity. The deer in these photographs are from some of the friendly groups that passed through the canyon often. I got to know a few of them on a first-name basis.


Tech Notes: I traveled by truck on this trip which enabled me to adhere to one of my mentor's standard comments, "If you've got it, bring it." In this situation, I used my Nikon D200 and the 80-400 either with the big Gitzo or set on VR. Hmmm, I like the ring of 'Big Gitzo.' I'll get back to you on that...

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By Fredy Argir
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