tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post408809296883690924..comments2023-10-26T06:18:58.649-04:00Comments on Pennsylvania Wildlife Photographer: Whitetail Photographers--Avoid Shenandoah National Park!Willardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17059945499957721902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-79922869643197334942013-01-21T18:42:54.797-05:002013-01-21T18:42:54.797-05:00Thanks for stopping by and commenting Brendan.
It...Thanks for stopping by and commenting Brendan.<br /><br />It is hard to understand--evidently they got money for the research from some source and don't care how it impacts tourism.Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059945499957721902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-16712426394401642912013-01-21T16:39:55.468-05:002013-01-21T16:39:55.468-05:00What is the parks problem? Don't they know it&...What is the parks problem? Don't they know it's losing the area money?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258018307211887327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-28345131182829325412012-11-15T21:27:01.691-05:002012-11-15T21:27:01.691-05:00Thanks for your input, Larry. Sorry to hear you d...Thanks for your input, Larry. Sorry to hear you didn't make out any better than we did. It certainly is disappointing that the Park Service would do something like this.Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059945499957721902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-43893751040980492412012-11-15T21:25:16.923-05:002012-11-15T21:25:16.923-05:00There is no good answer, Todd. Cades Cove in the ...There is no good answer, Todd. Cades Cove in the Smokies was excellent in the past and hopefully still is. I haven't been there since 2005. It is about 500 miles for me and would be a bit farther for you. Canaan Valley State Park in West Virginia was good in 1999 and 2000, but I stopped going there. Although deer were easily seen and photographed back then, the bucks were not nearly as large on the whole as the SNP bucks. I have not heard of them having a herd reduction program and so do not know what it is like now. There is likely even more snow there at present than SNP. It may be an option though in light of the situation at SNP.Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059945499957721902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-39818840672347600602012-11-15T20:36:46.959-05:002012-11-15T20:36:46.959-05:00I spent two days at the end of last week, and expe...I spent two days at the end of last week, and experienced the same thing. No deer in the fields, they all seemed to be staying in the woods, although I was not sure if the snow was affecting places they browsed. I only photographed three bucks the whole trip, one small twelve point, a ten point, and a small eight point. A bit of a conundrum, do I (we) not photograph deer at all, or do we take what we are given. I have 0 chance of getting successful whitetail photos in my area of PA, so what is a replacement for Shenandoah...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581026485403847130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-42876849988992657882012-11-13T07:08:41.772-05:002012-11-13T07:08:41.772-05:00UPDATE: Just spent 2 entire days at SNP during wha...UPDATE: Just spent 2 entire days at SNP during what is usually the peak of the Rut - what a waste of time and effort and such a huge disappointment. Have never experienced a Rut like this ever: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwbrown/8181813937" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwbrown/8181813937</a>Larry W. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723564941042267954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-56664545143663816772012-11-13T07:07:37.037-05:002012-11-13T07:07:37.037-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Larry W. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723564941042267954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-46595750573700639922012-11-10T10:16:37.742-05:002012-11-10T10:16:37.742-05:00Willard, I hate to hear that you had to cut your t...Willard, I hate to hear that you had to cut your trip short as you did, but I fully understand your reasoning for doing so. I am about at the point where I don't want to return anymore either but something keeps calling me back to find out if certain Bucks are still there and if they are okay.<br /><br />This is undoubtedly a big black eye on the face of SNP and the NPS in general for allowing such crude and primitive means of 'studying' a large portion of the Big Meadows deer population. Reminds me of equipment used cirac 1970's. They must have been able to save a few dollars by doing so and out the leftover funds into another project they couldn't get funding for. A big sellout and a huge disappointment - that's how I view 'my' national park nowadays.Larry W. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723564941042267954noreply@blogger.com