Arkansas Wildlife Blog and Gallery v2.0 (huh?)
Visual and Verbal Meanderings in Buffalo National River and NW Arkansas
Elk Rut Done, Great 2012
Spring Viewing Continues
Overview
There will be good elk viewing through April.
See new map right. Red dates equal herd
locations. Zones in pale yellow.
Elk Rut Videos
New Herd Location Map (Right)
Each month I will post a new map so it will not
become too crowded. Each map will contain the
dates and locations of elk during my visit to the
valley. Elk may move day-to-day, but often they
do not. Use this map as a pretty good guide of
where to look for elk. Always check the whole
valley.
Elk Photography
I will report on the elk every few days.
Safety First
Be safe. Pull off the road as far as possible and
do not block driveways and field entrances.
Some people pride themselves in attempts to
set land speed records in Boxley Valley. Drive
slowly, people, especially kids, often dart
around in viewing areas. Read these viewing
safety tips. Also read these driving safety tips.
There is no reason to be careless.
Remember to respect private property. The
entire viewing area is private property and you
should show respect.
Mapped Gallery of Boxley and
Upper River Area
Thanks to the geniuses at Google, I have
uploaded a hundred of my images and geo-
located them in the actual shooting locations in
the Upper Buffalo River area. This is very cool,
and integrated with all types of Google Maps
including satellite photos, topo, and street
maps. Great resource in planning your visits
and better understanding where photos are
taken. Totally interactive, totally cool, totally
free.
My Other Websites
Email:
Arkansas Photographers
Key Local Contacts:
Ponca Elk Education Center
870-861-2432
Lost Valley Canoe, Ponca
(870) 861-5522
National Park Service, BNR HQ
(870) 439-2502 (Harrison, AR)
Before I forget. This website is all copyrighted material by Michael Dougherty, Compton, Arkansas. Don't steal the images or written content. Those are the rules. I am
real hard nosed about these things. Educators and nonprofits, please ask permission. I check websites for stolen material. I will sue for flagrant theft.
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Speed kills in Boxley Valley. Roadside elk bolt
unpredictably. Slow down to 45, enjoy the
view. Protect your life and theirs, do the right
thing.
The spike bulls (right) bolted in front of a red
van that saw them, but did not slow down. I
thought I would be photographing an accident.
Remember elk are huge. Remember also that
Boxley Valley has many blind curves and rises
in the road. Going slow will only cost you a
couple of minutes, it could save your life.
Free E-Post Cards New and growing collection from elk and swan pictures of Buffalo National River and Boxley Valley.
Photography is not about cameras, gadgets and gismos. Photography is about photographers. A camera didn't make a great picture any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel.
Peter Adams
Peter Adams
Scenes from the 2011 Arkansas Elk Rut
Prince -- 8x8 Satellite Bull
Bulls like this are super rare. Prince is a symmetrical, double drop tine 8x8. He is considered an ultra trophy class bull even though he is still relatively young.
If you really understand how rare this bull is, you realize what a treat it is to just see him. He is in the league of bulls you see in bronze statues outside big time outfitters like Bass Pro and Cabellas.
Bulls like this are super rare. Prince is a symmetrical, double drop tine 8x8. He is considered an ultra trophy class bull even though he is still relatively young.
If you really understand how rare this bull is, you realize what a treat it is to just see him. He is in the league of bulls you see in bronze statues outside big time outfitters like Bass Pro and Cabellas.
Boxley Beast vs. Godzilla
I am the pro who made the mistake of taking his wife out to learn how to take videos. She did not know what she was doing. So she got this fight video, as good a video as perhaps has ever been shot around here, her first time out.
Mandy can be proud of this one. It has been viewed on YouTube almost 500 times in one week. These are rare videos. I did do the editing, but Mandy got the shot.
I am the pro who made the mistake of taking his wife out to learn how to take videos. She did not know what she was doing. So she got this fight video, as good a video as perhaps has ever been shot around here, her first time out.
Mandy can be proud of this one. It has been viewed on YouTube almost 500 times in one week. These are rare videos. I did do the editing, but Mandy got the shot.
What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the extraneous. If you strive for simplicity, you are more likely to reach the viewer.
William Albert Allard
William Albert Allard
This recognition, in real life, of a rhythm of surfaces, lines, and values is for me the essence of photography; composition should be a constant of preoccupation, being a simultaneous coalition - an organic coordination of visual elements.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson
This is Hacksaw, the one bull that this year rutted the entire season. I think it is interesting that he was the first bull I got in a river crossing this year, and so far, he is also the last -- still going strong in December.
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