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by Scott Fairbairn on Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:40 am
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Hi,

When I was in Yellowstone a few winters ago I caught the beginnings of the rut at the end of my trip(late november). I met a person there who said that an excellent place is west of Cody Wyoming along the North Fork Highway west of the buffalo bill reservoir? I can't remember the exact directions but he said it was better than where we were photographing in Yellowstone because the sheep were on flat areas whereas we were shooting up the mountain at them in Yellowstone.
Does anybody have any knowledge of this area that they would be willing to share? I would be going after the 7th of December(Or even other areas would be of interest).
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by SantaFeJoe on Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:04 pm
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You might want to check this out. The Whiskey Mountain Habitat Area is popular for bighorns. Check the self guided wildlife tour.

http://bighorn.org/tours.html

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by Philip Laing on Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:55 am
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Scott,

Perhaps the location you are looking for is described by Miles Hecker and can be found at http://www.luminous-landscape.com/locat ... orns.shtml. I have not been there, but it is on my list.

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by Scott Fairbairn on Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:20 pm
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Philip Laing wrote:Scott,

Perhaps the location you are looking for is described by Miles Hecker and can be found at http://www.luminous-landscape.com/locat ... orns.shtml. I have not been there, but it is on my list.

Phil
Thanks for that link , that looks like the area that was described to me. I always meet knowledgeable people in the field who give good advice, and I can't seem to develop a system of keeping track of the information. I think that I will remember it later, but the aging brain cells keep discarding it!
 

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by ebkw on Fri Nov 08, 2013 5:08 pm
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by OntPhoto on Fri Nov 08, 2013 6:00 pm
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Scott Fairbairn wrote:
Thanks for that link , that looks like the area that was described to me. I always meet knowledgeable people in the field who give good advice, and I can't seem to develop a system of keeping track of the information. I think that I will remember it later, but the aging brain cells keep discarding it!
Same here.  Don't know what to blame it on.  Someone was giving me directions to a possible nesting owl and even showed me on the map.  I soon forgot.  When we next met, I had to ask again.  And forgot again.  I need to write it down right away or record a voice message.
 

by bobsmith on Fri Nov 08, 2013 6:19 pm
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Scott,

I've been to the location west of Cody. Its about 30 miles west of Cody and past the reservoir. You can find the bighorns along the highway on both flats and on the red rock cliffs all the way to the east entrance of Yellowstone. I was there in early December 2012... it was pretty good! One of the largest bighorn rams I've seen anywhere was there....

Bob
 

by Scott Fairbairn on Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:20 pm
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bobsmith wrote:Scott,

I've been to the location west of Cody.  Its about 30 miles west of Cody and past the reservoir.  You can find the bighorns along the highway on both flats and on the red rock cliffs all the way to the east entrance of Yellowstone. I was there in early December 2012... it was pretty good! One of the largest bighorn rams I've seen anywhere was there....

Bob
Thanks for the info Bob! What other wildlife, birds or mammals can I expect(hope) to see?
Scott
 

by bobsmith on Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:10 pm
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Not much... its pretty barren there this time of year except for the bighorns. Windy, snowy, most subjects have migrated south or to lower elevations...
 

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