Thread: Fallow behaviour

Regular occurrence around Te Puke and Pyes Pa. You could almost go hunting with your ute in the rut
This is right beside a busy road. I took it from my seat.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Regular occurrence around Te Puke and Pyes Pa. You could almost go hunting with your ute in the rut
This is right beside a busy road. I took it from my seat.
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So right Gibo - I had a block with some bush at 1146 No3 Rd for a few years - going up past the top corner one day mid-morning and had to slow down and follow a couple of does trotting down the middle of the road for about 50m - I only shot two in ten years - just enjoyed watching them anytime, anywhere - the bucks would sharpen their antlers on the vines right outside the door - you never know where you will see fallow deer
A bit off topic so growl if you like - but the fawn in my second picture above is from a white doe and it will be a white adult - they stay that colour for most of the first year - examples below from a lovely group of white fallow in a secluded spot - about fifty in the mob - I love to go watch them and check there are no dark bucks messing with them in the rut

Yeah i hear the males can go wondering. There's a red stag in a park in rotorua. Often on the street too.

I know that spot gibo iv stopped there for a pic one day myself. Couldn't believe it.

Originally Posted by bully

I know that spot gibo iv stopped there for a pic one day myself. Couldn't believe it.

Its funny aye. Smallest patch of scrub and they are always there. All up that road is loaded. I have farm access up there but often resort to the bush for the challenge.......I'm a slow learner

Originally Posted by bully

It's the neighbors place so I'm going to respect his wishes, its too close to home to go pissing him off. It's good of him to let me blaze up a few rabbits and I don't want to lose that. Right from the start I was in two minds weather or not to shoot it, and my mind was made up for me. I don't mind watching it, I might learn something. My thoughts on shooting it was it will be gone soon anyway if I didn't. But that was wrong. As It turned out I got one on a hunt the next day anyway (at a different place)
thanks, time out.... maybe it's a yearling been kicked out, like you say.

I agree with you ,I wouldn't shoot it either but the thought would always be there as it fattens up.

Yeah iv heard about up there, but I have no spot.
Update... it's a spiker with a limp in the back end. Getting around feeding tho.