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FORT SNELLING STATE PARK – St. Paul, MN #whitetaildeer

Fort Snelling State Park is a great place to go to photograph Whitetail deer.  My wife Cyndie and I, along with our photog friend Linnae, made the chilly early November trip to in hopes of photographing deer.

Fort Snelling State Park Map

In previous years, it seemed that we started out seeing smaller bucks and worked our way up.  Not this year.  When we arrived around 8 a.m., we found the big guy with a single doe in a ditch along side the road.  We didn’t have much time with this guy.  A truck pulled up shortly after we did and was a bit close for his comfort.  The doe trotted off with him closely behind.

We never pass over the boat landing on Picnic Island.  There is usually something interesting there to see.

It didn’t take long into our walk on Pike Island and my wife spotted another big fella laying down in the thick stuff.  Another fine looking buck.  He had a couple of does next to him.

There was just as much photographer activity as deer.  Another photographer told us about a piebald spike buck he had seen earlier.  It wasn’t too long after that and we have the fortune of seeing him as well.

Pike Island is pretty large, but not so large that you cannot cover the area at a leisurely pace.  It seemed like we saw way more deer this trip compared to years past.

There is quite an abundance of other wildlife and nature to behold in the park.  Here are a few other things that caught my eye.

Another great visit to a wonder Minnesota State Park.  If you have never been, I highly recommend this experience.

Previous trips to Fort Snelling State Park

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