NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE

"MOUNTAIN MAN" "Mountain Man" Cougars are mostly solitary animals that have the largest territorial range of any animal in North America. As a photographer it was always thrilling to capture this elusive cat on film. Over thousands of days afield I have only seen a wild mountain lion a handful of times [...]

"Montana mule deer live mostly in the rolling hill country and the breaks. but some live in the high mountain country above 10,000 feet. This terrain produces a deer that is fast, elusive and shy. To photograph one is a real privilege. This bronze sculpture is a tribute to the beautiful [...]

"When a whitetail deer is startled, it will raise its tail to expose the white underside. This signal serves as a warning for other deer, and this instinct gives the whitetail deer its name. Whitetail deer tend to be most active during dawn and at dusk and have a reputation as being [...]

"Some of my most memorable moments have been walking along a river bank filled with downed cottonwood.  Many times I have surprised small herds of whitetail deer that seem to 'Flyby' like a formation of fighter jets. These memories inspire me to sculpt." -Mike Barlow dimensions: 18"H x [...]

BIG MEDICINE II "One of my favorite wildlife spectacles is the migration of bison through Yellowstone National Park. I enjoy watching the battle hardened bulls in the Hayden Valley during August. 'Big Medicine II' is a tribute to the wildlife of the west, especially Wyoming who [...]

ALL IS WELL "Living along the Yellowstone River provides me with many surprise opportunities to see whitetail deer. It is always exciting when whitetail fawns appear in springtime. 'All Is Well' depicts a moment in time when mother and young are safe and at peace." - Mike Barlow dimensions: [...]

"ONE MINUTE MILE" Pronghorn antelope have always been fascinating to me since I can remember.  I devoted one year of my life observing and photographing them for several national magazines. On one occasion I was invited by the Fish and Game Department to photograph them from a helicopter.  The [...]

"Herd Bull- I know artists create their best work when pulling from personal experience. This 'Herd Bull' was the subject of numerous magazine covers that I photographed when working with Sports Afield magazine. After spending countless hours photographing and sculpting bull elk, I feel this piece depicts everything I find [...]

Western Romance “Western Romance- was inspired 25 years ago. As a wildlife photographer I published a photograph of this beautiful buck and doe in a French wildlife magazine called "Terre Sauvage." They were part of a pronghorn herd in Gardiner, Montana, just outside Yellowstone National Park. I spent many cold, hot [...]

"Two of a Kind" "Two of a Kind" is a story of nature's powerful bond between a mother and her young. Cow moose are very protective of their calves. I wanted to tell this story of a cow moose as she nurtures her young. As a photographer, encountering a moose on [...]