Bison Roundup

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted November 3, 2016411 views3 comments

On the way back from Zion , Bryce, etc, we went through Salt Lake City. We intended to stop at Antelope Island Refuge to see if there were any birds around. Instead, we found that the day we visited was the annual bison round-up.
Antelope Island tries to keep the bison herd to about 500, so once a year, they round them all up, to inspect for health issues, vaccinate, and cull back to 500. Fun to watch! Thanks to Mia McP for the good information!

2016:10:22 09:37:09
D800
500mm
1/640 sec, f/22
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 2000
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1
Flash: Off

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on November 4, 2016 at 4:17 PM

I like that you have included enough area around the bison to give a good idea what the area they are in is like. Also, nice detail in the bison themselves. And, the riders add something to the image. Well done! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 26, 2016 at 5:02 AM

Sandy,

an image that fits in my opinion very well in the goals of this gallery. Nicely done and well documented. Thanks for it devil

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 5, 2016 at 7:51 PM

I knew that was Antelope Island when I saw it Sandy. Nice documentation of the roundup here. Good to see that they still have a good herd after the fire took so much of the island this year. Those animals are really intimidating when you are out on foot among them a mile or so from your car.

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