young red stag

[skinner 348]

can any one tell me how old a red male is before it starts to get its horns

[ArchieHood 3,692]

10 months.............and I think you'll find their called antlers.

[Yokel Matt 918]

Not to be a cock or anything but horns arn't shed but held for life growing each year. 'Antlers' are cast each year and re-grown, in terms of a red there's a few years difference between a young spiker and a 12 point royal. You'll see spikers & staggies in their first year with development primarily dependant on the food resources available. Never shot a red mate - if you've got some on your ground you're a lucky man and good luck to you.

[skinner 348]

10 months.............and I think you'll find their called antlers.

yes i think you could be right ,, antlers

[Kay 3,709]

Not sure on age but i have seen young males with small antler , this one was small hind sized if that helps

 

[skinner 348]

Not to be a cock or anything but horns arn't shed but held for life growing each year. 'Antlers' are cast each year and re-grown, in terms of a red there's a few years difference between a young spiker and a 12 point royal. You'll see spikers & staggies in their first year with development primarily dependant on the food resources available. Never shot a red mate - if you've got some on your ground you're a lucky man and good luck to you.

thanks for that mate , the reason i ask is because i live in east yorkshire and am 50 now , we only ever get roe round here but when feeding my duck pond saw some big deer prints . and when i looked down the headge line i could see 2 big deer., the big one was like a deep red coulor but the small one had like spots on , so when i asked a mate he said the small one could of been a young buck cos of the spots, but to be honest he dont know that much about deer so that is why i asked

[ArchieHood 3,692]

Some good info here Skinner....http://www.newforestgateway.org/Historical/NaturalHistory/DeerIdentification/tabid/262/Default.aspx

[skinner 348]

Some good info here Skinner....http://www.newforest...62/Default.aspx

thanks for that they were defo red but were the hell they came from i dont know, they must of escaped from some were , any way it was a honor to see them

[Yokel Matt 918]

Some good info here Skinner....http://www.newforest...62/Default.aspx

thanks for that they were defo red but were the hell they came from i dont know, they must of escaped from some were , any way it was a honor to see them

 

Get in mate! Might be worth a closer look - may as well take the rifle with you