olegvolk:

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olegvolk) wrote,
@ 2008-03-23 19:23:00

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	garzan 2008-03-24 12:35 am UTC (link)
	do you do that kind of shot with a photo green backdrop or something similar? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	olegvolk 2008-03-24 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Green could work but I lack the space to avoid reflecting back on the model. This was shot on gray seamless. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cueball2005 2008-03-24 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Great flyer, I'm planning on taking a hiking trip thru the Rockies someday and I fully plan on carrying my 12GA. loaded with 3" slugs (Reply to this)(Thread)

mothwingdust
2008-03-24 09:05 am UTC (link)

Being someone that lives right next door to the Rockies (Lakewood, CO) and visits them regularly, a 12ga with 3" slugs would be sufficient. However, a rifle in .308 or 30-06 will also be more than enough, and a bit less punishing should you need to use it. I used to take an old Mauser or Swiss K-31 with me on hikes, and never felt undergunned with decent expanding ammo. At least in Colorado, the biggest thing you're likely to actually encounter in the Rockies is probably going to be a chipmunk or raccoon. I've lived here all of my 30 years, and the closest I've come to seem dangerous game was a mountain lion about two hundred yards away. A quick, loud yell scared him back into the woods. This was a one-time occassion, and I was actually more impressed and proud that I'd had that opportunity to see something like that up close (well, relatively speaking)...but I never felt in danger (he wasn't stalking me, and didn't seem like he even knew I was close until I made a loud noise.)

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(Anonymous)
2008-03-25 01:48 am UTC (link)

I've been within 10 feet of black bears in both Idaho and Wyoming, and within 30 feet of Moose in Idaho and Alaska. The black bears usually mind their own business, but they have been known to attack, maim, and kill humans. I spent a week running a river system in Alaska during the salmon run. There were signs of Grizzly everywhere, but we never laid eyes on one (then again, you couldn't see more than about 20 feet into the alder thickets). People from that area told us we were crazy for not being armed. Nowadays I go armed with the biggest thing I can realistically carry. If I go up there again, I'll want one of those beautiful Marlin GuideGuns in .45-70, and big sidearm to boot.

Mothwing: It's the kitty cat you don't see that's the problem, and Kitty Cat knows that very well. -- Lyle

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mothwingdust
2008-03-25 08:27 am UTC (link)

True, very true! However, mountain lion encounters are extremely rare here. It's probably very true that I've had more lions over my shoulder than I realise, but (especially during daylight hours), I've never had a problem.

If I had to deal with grizzlies (which are considered "extinct" in Colorado), I'd definitely carry something larger (like you, probably a handy Marlin lever action in .44 Mag or .45-70 or something of the like.) However, at least in the Colorado part of the Rockies, most inconsiderate hunters have successfully rendered almost all of the "dangerous" game nearly extinct. The ones that still survive are extremely wary of humans and it's pretty rare indeed for a person to actually see or detect a mountain lion or black bear.

I've seen black bear in Wyoming too (granted it was about twenty years ago when I was ten and on vacation with my grandparents...the bears were a healthy 300 yards away, on the other side of a river.) They also inhabit Colorado, and I've seen signs of them (mostly tracks in snow or mud), but black bear aren't nearly as ornery as grizzlies. Unless you disturb a mother with cubs (an occasion which almost never happens here), the bears are pretty much as shy as the mountain lions.

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(Anonymous)
2008-03-25 07:31 pm UTC (link)

Well, down here in Phoenix we have had mountain lions in our backyards and black bear on our golf courses when the fires in the mountains got too bad. Add in the ubiquitous snakes and hiking can be interesting at times. On a side note rattlesnakes are evolving into a snake that does not have a rattle. Still as deadly, just no warning. Yes, my first round up is a snake load when I'm out hiking.

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	inpetto 2008-03-24 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	Great job with color and with pose. It's weird that she's going for a hike in climbing shoes, though! (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2008-03-24 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	From the angle of her eyes, it looks like she's thinking "You know, I bet I could hit that goose from here!" :-) (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2008-03-25 01:35 am UTC (link)
	"the" lunch plans of the local bears. I think that flows better. Nice photo and nice modeling. Thanks, --- Lyle (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Wording jrshirley.pip.verisignlabs.com 2008-03-25 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Who doesn't" instead of "they don't". (Reply to this)(Parent)

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