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  • 27-10-2008 6:41pm
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    EGAR
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    Bold as brass and they let me come real close, RIGHT outside my house!

    Two stags:

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    I was mighty impressed how close I could get before they took off! Very elegant animals, my donkey wasn't impressed but the horses didn't mind. Broad daylight at about 3ish! And even when they spotted me and I was real close, they were in no great hurry just ambled down the field and hopped over the fence.


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    kerrysgold
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    wow, they are beautiful boys! I wonder why they were so tame? all you usually hear is bushes rattling as they run off :rolleyes:


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    John Griffin
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    They are Fallow Bucks, they are rutting (mating) or post rut depending on where you are at the moment. They basically don't give a sh*t. Other things on their mind. If they are rutting it's females, if they are post rut it's nutritious food. If you are in the Ballygar/ Creggs area as i suspect, then they are post rut. The first one is a fine example of a buck, hopefully he will see a few more seasons.

    This thread should be moved to Nature and Birdwatching.


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    Morganna
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    great pics Egar i took this fellow in the summer002-7.jpg


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    MissyN
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    Morganna thats such a cool photo !!! He looks gorgeous. How close did you get to him ?? The look on his face is comical. :D


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    EGAR
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    I know they are Fallows and I know they are rutting (buggers roar behind the house at night and set off the dogs). I am not in the area you mentioned but I've got lots of deer here, I love watching them, they are amazing animals :).


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    Frankie Lee
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    I was expecting them to be much bigger for some reason, pretty cool all the same.


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