Thread: Fallow stag

The fallow in my area are scraping pads out and marking territory currently, im no expert on fallow but with my 5 or so trail cameras i have found that one mature stag is moving around a bit and doing his thing at night, guess it has something to do with the full moon. I have found one main scrape area with 4-5 big scrape pads within about 15 square meters and some pretty good rub marks and thrashings. The other pads are a bit further away and a few younger bucks are making them, should be an interesting rut.

This area is also got a similiar sized pine plantation then natives and farm land, not to much sign in the pines, its all on in the natives and clearings.

The bucks will be starting to go to their rutting grounds as i said so he is possibly doing a big loop of the block looking for does and getting ready.

Trail camera will answer your questions, sure sounds like a decent animal judging by the foot print.