After picking up our stuff, it was time to feast our eyes on the wildlife display. I thought I would get some photos for the nature lovers among us. I hope you enjoy them.
A reminder about the rewards of a well managed hunting program.
The front of the display
An Overhead view of tone of the sides
A Lynx looking for supper.
Whitetail Deer: When the rut approaches, Whitetail bucks rub the velvet off their antlers.
Often, you will come across saplings like this with the bark rubbed off them. This signifies that a buck is in residence in the area.
The size of the rub will tell you a little about the size of the rack on the buck
The Moose! They are huge animals!
Griz is hungry for a Porcupine dinner. He must be really hungry!
This guy is not a happy camper.
A Coyote up front, Javelina's in the middle and Mule Deer behind them.
Antelope
Turkeys
Motherly Love
Ringneck Pheasant; common in this area. The male has brilliant plumage.
This is a magnificent scene depicting wolves chasing down Elk.
Polar Bears. It's hard to see scale in these photos but I'd be willing to swear that the one standing up is 10 ft tall.
Canis Lupus
Well, it looks like everyone seems to have lunch in hand.
It was past noon so we were getting hungry and decided to find some lunch too.
The constant eating going on in the wildlife display was making my stomach rumble.
Cabela’s at Owatonna, Minnesota (Post Two)
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Re: Cabela’s at Owatonna, Minnesota (Post Two)
The constant eating going on in the wildlife display was making my stomach rumble.
Just looking at all the game is enough to make my mouth water, let alone their eating habits.
You want more gun control? Use both hands!
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One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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Re: Cabela’s at Owatonna, Minnesota (Post Two)
What a spectacular collage of taxidermists' art! Absolutely brilliantly done.So life like. Thank you very much for the pictures.
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Re: Cabela’s at Owatonna, Minnesota (Post Two)
The Board infront of the display says it all.
Fantastic collection.
Thanks xl.
Fantastic collection.
Thanks xl.
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Re: Cabela’s at Owatonna, Minnesota (Post Two)
Simply amazing, that the only word that comes to the mind when looking at them.