Gary March
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After traveling a total of 1100 miles I made it home late last night from an incredible trip. My travels took me to a lek near Dubois, Idaho where I had some great information in regards to one of the best leks in the state. I of course took River with me as we are inseperable. Please relaize that these pics were all taken after 8:00pm Idaho time so the quality was a huge challange for me to get really goods shots. The lighting was less than poor at best. I am also enclosing some shots of scenery and wildlife on my way to and from. The Sage grouse is the largest of all grouse and there courtship rituals are amazing. They congregate at these leks for numerous decades. Thank God for me having a lens with an f stop of 2.8 or there would be no shots at all. Just lots of memories of the blurping noise of over 70 males near my blind drumming there chest. The females showed up at dark so no shots of them. I could see them sneak in but not enough lighting for a shot. Thaks for looking
Our camp the first night on Rock Creek 30 miles east of Missoula. I was really ruffing it. HeHe
After a good nights sleep and while driving down Rock creek I spotted this big Tom doing his thing showing off for the ladies.
The next 13 pics is what I came up with watching the Grouse.
These next two pics were of a burrowing owl that was near my blind while taking pics of Grouse.
Now the drive home. These pics are of the Lemhi Mountains on my way to Salmon Idaho. As you can see, Mother nature is trying to hold onto Winter.
Now for the wildife shots I took on the way home. I saw more than 500 head of mule deer and at least 1000 head of Elk and Antelope.
These next two shots were taken from 1 mile away.
The Mule deer looked as though they wintered well.
And my last photo of some Antelope.
I hope you enjoyed the trip as much as I did. Can't wait to go again next Spring when my trip will take me to Montana to some of the better leks over there.
Gary March
Our camp the first night on Rock Creek 30 miles east of Missoula. I was really ruffing it. HeHe
After a good nights sleep and while driving down Rock creek I spotted this big Tom doing his thing showing off for the ladies.
The next 13 pics is what I came up with watching the Grouse.
These next two pics were of a burrowing owl that was near my blind while taking pics of Grouse.
Now the drive home. These pics are of the Lemhi Mountains on my way to Salmon Idaho. As you can see, Mother nature is trying to hold onto Winter.
Now for the wildife shots I took on the way home. I saw more than 500 head of mule deer and at least 1000 head of Elk and Antelope.
These next two shots were taken from 1 mile away.
The Mule deer looked as though they wintered well.
And my last photo of some Antelope.
I hope you enjoyed the trip as much as I did. Can't wait to go again next Spring when my trip will take me to Montana to some of the better leks over there.
Gary March
