Thread: Fallow activity in winter, different than summer?

Ended up sucking it up and hunting in the morning rain. Ended up with a young little fallow. She and another girl were hunkered down in a dry twiggy area right beside a ridge with minimal feed around so i guess they wanted to rest dry that morning. they stood up and looked at me when I came into their view so took the shot then. Not used to animals not falling instantly so thought i missed when the deer ran off, but then found some gory splatter and so started the blood trail tracking, was about 75-100m away. The little thing was a fighter despite a lung shot. Also didn't know that fallow barked until today. Heard a loud weird bark quite close to me before i found the girls and it gave me a big fright.

I wore polyprop and fleece under a water resistant coat. Didnt want to use the coat because the coat is a bit noisy, but didn't want to get too wet. Figured the noise of the coat would be muffled by the rain on the vegetation. It has lost its waterproofing after a while so it got a bit waterlogged by the time I got back to the hut. The idea of putting rain jacket under fleece is great @Micky Duck, will try that at some point. I didnt have any water resistant trousers (despite getting caught in the rain all the time) so i bought a pair of manitoba wingshooter trousers right before i left to the blueys. Those kept me very dry but there was some noise friction between the different trouser layers when the outer layer got moist. I dont have gaiters, need to get a pair. Shoes get filled with moisture twigs, and dirt all the time

For glasses fog i bought an antifog gel from the scuba diving shop. Worked well enough. Had a small towel handy in pocket to wipe scope lens and glasses from water droplets.

Originally Posted by Trout

In winter they love shelted places with no wind,lots of grass n sun.

Yep, sheltered place is where i found them this time.