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I had my 1st evening out with the rifle , had a couple of evenings just looking earlier in the week ,see two cracking bucks but left them ,went across the road to another place I stalk and gave a couple of calls had one grassed in 20 min . i' write it up tomorrow

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Not due for another month yet no signs in Dumfrieshire it usually starts last week of July running into August, probably what you have seen is the last years kids being chuffed out with the doe making way for this years kids being born as they are running at least 3 weeks behind in being born due to the late spring and bad winter.

 

Cheers Stu

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Not due for another month yet no signs in Dumfrieshire it usually starts last week of July running into August, probably what you have seen is the last years kids being chuffed out with the doe making way for this years kids being born as they are running at least 3 weeks behind in being born due to the late spring and bad winter.

 

Cheers Stu

I would disagree with that............. in our area anyway!!!

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The above roe came trotting in to a caller after only a few minutes in the seat Wednesday evening, previously seen the night before I thought it time to end his reign ..Having seen two other bucks on different parts of the estate I took the decision to cull him , the seventh tine was much more pronounced than last , the other bucks were good 6 point symmetrical heads so he needed going. I was in the seat at 7.15 started calling & he came trotting across the field into clearing followed by a fallow doe , stopped at about 70 mtr quartering away from me & took the hit just behind the shoulder , running 10 or so mtr before falling .

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The above roe came trotting in to a caller after only a few minutes in the seat Wednesday evening, previously seen the night before I thought it time to end his reign ..Having seen two other bucks on different parts of the estate I took the decision to cull him , the seventh tine was much more pronounced than last , the other bucks were good 6 point symmetrical heads so he needed going. I was in the seat at 7.15 started calling & he came trotting across the field into clearing followed by a fallow doe , stopped at about 70 mtr quartering away from me & took the hit just behind the shoulder , running 10 or so mtr before falling .

Nice buck Rich, interesting head with that 7th tine.

Andrew

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Thats a nice Buck,was there any evidence of an old injury ?As that will cause deformations or oddities in the antler growth,normally on the same side as the unusual growth.As you may well know a Perruque or "Wig Head" is caused by damage to the testicles which affects Testosterone levels.Fractures to legs etc can cause other deformations in the antlers as above.

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