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05 October 2004, 05:18
Fallow Buck
Re: Back From The Hill!


Hey pete,

I have just booked my trip for Africa next year with a friend. I agree on the Zebra rug, and ould definately go for that over a houlder mount.

When/where are you going?

FB
12 October 2004, 04:33
NitroX
Pete

Congratulations on a fine stag and a freezer full of red deer venison. I much prefer wild red deer venison to fallow.


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It is interesting to see the difference between your Red Deer and the Red Deer we have in the US.

The deer you shot doesn't seem as red. I wonder why???



I am guessing you used a flash for the photograph. The camera flash has washed out the hair colour a little. The colour looks red enough to me and would be darker towards the spine away from the belly.

Would this beast be a two or three year old animal or ... ?
12 October 2004, 10:27
Pete E
With regards the staggie having some sika in him; he not strike me as having any and I don't know of any sika in the area either...

Sika, if you can explain a bit further what you mean,may be post some pics of examples, i am sure i am not the only one who would be interested...

Regards,

Pete
12 October 2004, 10:24
Pete E
NitroX,

It is a flash photo, but the animal was on the gingery side compared to others we have on the ground. In fact considering we have so few Red, they do seem to vary quite a bit coat wise
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I would put him at about 3 years old and for our ground he was a respectable weight at 68.5kgs with the head and feet off.

I am hoping to get away down south next weekend if our planning comes together...fallow,and muntjac are on the menu, and maybe a Chinise Water Deer if i were to be real lucky!

Say, do you get long haired fallow over in Oz?

Regards,

Pete
12 October 2004, 23:01
Boghossian
Long haired fallow? Is that just the winter coat or an actual variation?
BTW how do you guys rate the various types of venison?
I was always told that fallow had the finest grained meat, red came next and sika was last...
Any corrections?
13 October 2004, 06:44
NitroX
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muntjac are on the menu, and maybe a Chinise Water Deer if i were to be real lucky! Say, do you get long haired fallow over in Oz?



I am guessing you are calling muntjac or Chinese Water deer long haired fallow???

If so neither was introduced to Aust or certainly wasn't successful and survived. I don't know of any introduced in recent times. Pity.
13 October 2004, 10:03
Pete E
Gents,

We actually have a "sub species" of long hair Fallow here in the UK. I am not sure in biologists recognise it as as a true sub species, but to us lay men its quite a distinct "type"...

As far as I know its confined to an area on the English Welsh border centred on the Mortimor Forest but examples turn up quite some way away given how Fallow travel.

To look at, they look kind of "shaggy" or "unkempt" and its quite noticable around the ears.

If i can find a picture, I will post it....

Regards,

Pete
15 October 2004, 07:55
trans-pond
Keep any white doe, they make an excellent marker for herd movements; also lead to the downfall of many other cull beasts in the woodland situation.