JackWard 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Today, Whilst calling roe deer with a buttolo call, a large buck shot towards us barking, soon followed by a young deer kid. Has anyone any idea why the kid is with the buck, rather than the doe. Is this normal behaviour or is it highly likely that the mother has been shot. Ofcourse, the buck was left. Quote Link to post
gsmith 0 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 it could be a doebuck, female with antlers maybe? i have seen it before. bit late for calling though isnt it? ruts been and gone Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 If the doe is dead ,the kid will stay with whatever will put up with it .There was a roe kid last year that lost its mum on a nearby estate , and attached itself to a fallow doe,only parting when the roe rut came along as it was a buck . Quote Link to post
JackWard 0 Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 If the doe is dead ,the kid will stay with whatever will put up with it .There was a roe kid last year that lost its mum on a nearby estate , and attached itself to a fallow doe,only parting when the roe rut came along as it was a buck . People are saying its over, truth is, near us it isnt. Calling them easy. That buttolo call is brilliant at getting them in quick. This one charged in head down like a steam train Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 If the doe is dead ,the kid will stay with whatever will put up with it .There was a roe kid last year that lost its mum on a nearby estate , and attached itself to a fallow doe,only parting when the roe rut came along as it was a buck . People are saying its over, truth is, near us it isnt. Calling them easy. That buttolo call is brilliant at getting them in quick. This one charged in head down like a steam train Whereabouts in the country are you mate,oh,and the picture didn't come up either...........Martin. Quote Link to post
JackWard 0 Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 If the doe is dead ,the kid will stay with whatever will put up with it .There was a roe kid last year that lost its mum on a nearby estate , and attached itself to a fallow doe,only parting when the roe rut came along as it was a buck . People are saying its over, truth is, near us it isnt. Calling them easy. That buttolo call is brilliant at getting them in quick. This one charged in head down like a steam train Whereabouts in the country are you mate,oh,and the picture didn't come up either...........Martin. Cumbria Quote Link to post
waidmann 105 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 the after rut could be in swing.any doe that has not taken will be chased up. older bucks know this and as long as enough testosterone will spring to a call like its the end of july. can be quite teretorial still. as for the kid, are you sure it was a buck? (as mentioned above they are still a bit anti) as for doe buck, they are in my experiance also quite aggressive towards other deer( mostly raised testosterone is the cause,normally due to old age/hormane inbalance) the likelyhood of her bearing kids/tolerating them anywhere near is not high at all. i shot a lady boy which i had watched attack four other roe within an hour.she drove them off the orchard like a teretorial banschee.she weighed 16kilo.normally she would have had around 18 kilo and had only buttons on her head.the teeth were right down ( hence the low weight) her age around 8 years. atb Quote Link to post
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