Half Rack

On every property through out this country used by a Hunting Club during the season, there is always that one deer stand that nobody wants to use. The reasons are many from hardest to get to, never see anything there or just simply has been pegged as bad luck for no apparent reason. This dear stand does however have an important roll within the structure of the club itself. This is the stand that the new guy is always placed and if that new guy is carrying a camera instead of a gun then all the better.
Half Rack is an Urban Legend in an area of Virginia along the Potomac River where I was fortunate enough to be invited on a Deer Hunt recently. The best thing about tagging along and being put on the "No Body Else Want's" dear stand with a group of macho gun toting hunters is at the end of the morning, when they have all been back at camp empty handed for hours and you finally come strolling in with a big smile on your face. The sound of gun fire not only instantly eliminates any animal movement for the next 45 minutes, it is a communication to other hunters as to who is seeing game and who is not. This morning, there was no gun fire at all and a hand full of disgruntled hunters that I was looking forward to showing what I had silently shot at the nobody else want's deer stand.
Light rain and heavy overcast conditions, hand held, 85% of full frame.

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File Name    RAMY9309_CF80
Camera Model    Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Shooting Date/Time    11/16/2016 8:57:48 AM
Author    Mike Ramy
Copyright Notice    CopyRight Rock Art, Ltd All Rights Reserved  
Shooting Mode    Shutter-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed)    1/800
Av(Aperture Value)    5.6
Metering Mode    Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation    +1/3
ISO Speed    1250
Lens    EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Focal Length    400.0mm