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Wildlife



No Treks take this program
Philmont is home to many different species of wildlife. There is no question that every trek will encounter wildlife be humming birds, wild turkey, mule deer, elk, coyote, rattler or black bear.
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Photos at Cottonwood


Rattlesnake on the Trail to Cottonwood Camp Turkey at Cottonwood Camp


Photos at Dan Beard


Dan Beard


Photos at Head of Dean


Mule deer at head of dean Deer near Head of Dean Hummingbirds at Head of Dean Hummingbirds at Head of Dean


Photos at Pueblano


A visitor at Pueblano


Photos at Six Mile Gate


A Bear near Six Mile Gate


Photos at Upper Dean Cow


Bear near Upper Dean Cow Bear near Upper Dean Cow


Photos at Ute Meadows


Bear at Ute Meadows


Photos at Clarks Fork


Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Baby birds at Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Horses & Hummingbirds at Clark's Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Horses & Hummingbirds at Clark's Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Gracie Napping Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Rattlesnake by Clarks Fork A Bear at Clark's Fork Gracie Supper Gracie doing her job Gracie doing her job eer visit Clarks Fork Clarks Fork Buck Visit Clarks Fork Bear Visit Gracie doing her job Bear and Cub by Clarks Fork Rattlesnake by Clarks Fork Clarks Fork Bear Visit


Photos at Deer Lake Mesa


Wildlife at Deer Lake Mesa


Photos at Camping Headquarters


Thanks to the Philmont Fire Department, Cimarron Fire Department, and New Mexico State Forestry units for their actions during the response to the Ute Park Fire. The actions and decisions made during the initial attack phase saved several structures in the Cimarroncita area and helped minimize damage to Ute Park residential areas. In the following days, the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and countless other regional fire departments would send units and crews to assist in the two-week campaign.


Photos at Hunting Lodge


Mini Bear at Hunting Lodge


Photos at Mt Phillips


A Buck on Mount Phillips


Photos at Sawmill


Birds on the porch at Sawmill


Photos at Tooth Ridge


Deer at tooth ridge camp


Photos at Beaubien


Butterfly near Beaubien Mulie at Beaubien Grouse on the way to Bonita Peak


Photos at Crater Lake


Chipmunk (Mini Bear) at Crater Lake


Photos at Lower Bonita


Cows near Lower Bonita Cow Camp Lower Bonita


Photos at Olympia


Lizard in camp Cactus FLowers Lizard on the lookout Dont forget the flowers


Photos at Rich Cabins


Rich Cabins - Artifacts campsite Rich Cabins - Artifacts campsite


Photos at Whiteman Vega


Bison near Whiteman Vega Bison near Whiteman Vega


Photos at On the trail


Rattler near the road from Sioux to Ponil Buffalo (Bison) in the Buffalo Pasture Buffalo (Bison) in the Buffalo Pasture Bear on the trail between Cito and Hidden Valley Minbear Lookout Deer in Hidden Valley Ladybugs on Shaefer's Peak Ladybugs on Shaefer's Peak Mulie at Lovers Leap Minibear at work Bear on Baldy Minibear at work Sunflowers on the trail to Head of Dean Cows grazing below Lover's Leap Deer in Hidden Valley View of a hawk from the Tooth of Time Bear on the trail between Harlan and Devil’s Wash Basin Rattlesnake on the trail to Clark’s Fork A mule deer buck near Clear Creek Trout in the Middle Fork of the Cimarron Creek Cows at Fowler Pass Bear sighting enroute to Dan Beard from Old Camp


Photos at Off the ranch


A determined bear - 3 A determined bear - 2 A determined bear - 1 Horses at the Casa de Galvian Pronghorn Antelope on the plain of the Casa de Galvian


Photos at Garcia Cow