A Few Red Deer Photos

[Kay 3,709]

[RTurlough 160]

If I was managing that herd I would have had those red stags culled. They will blind the others when sparring during a rut as they have no tines. I have saw spikers in my time but this is ridiculous!

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Agreed mate ,switches are culls

[neil cooney 10,416]

Pikers we call them.

[neil cooney 10,416]

I wasn't on line yesterday but remembered this thread and can't believe I said Pikers !!!!

I was thinking of spiker and meant to say "Prickets" the correct name.

[fat man 4,741]

I wasn't on line yesterday but remembered this thread and can't believe I said Pikers !!!!

I was thinking of spiker and meant to say "Prickets" the correct name.

Think there's something FISH'Y about you Neil.

[Hydropotesinermis 724]

If I was managing that herd I would have had those red stags culled. They will blind the others when sparring during a rut as they have no tines. I have saw spikers in my time but this is ridiculous!

They are yearlings.

[Hydropotesinermis 724]

Agreed mate ,switches are culls

But these aren't switches are they?

 

They are just yearling red stags, you'd be making a big mistake culling them on the basis that they are a switch.

 

Also they aren't prickets. A pricket is a Fallow buck in it's first head.

 

Yearling stags are staggies, spikers, whatever, they ain't prickets.

[neil cooney 10,416]

Always thought a pricket was a stag in it's first year with no brow tine yet ?

[neil cooney 10,416]

I stand corrected.

[Hydropotesinermis 724]

I read that back and it sounded a bit snarkey.

 

Didn't mean to come across like that.

 

Also it's being a bit pedantic, people will know what you mean if you say red pricket, but it's like someone saying "Fallow stag" or "Red does."

 

And it probably depends on where in the country you are, some local terms are different,

 

Like Krotties or fewmets.

Edited March 1, 2017 by Hydropotesinermis

[neil cooney 10,416]

I've often heard them called Pricketts when referring to red deer but the term over all refers to animals in their 2nd year.

[RTurlough 160]

Certainly yearlings but in the field these are the stags I would have no hesitation in culling. As a stalker, depending on the herd size of course in relation to a specific land parcel, having a good idea of the sex ratio males to females......I would be actively looking to harvest these spikers.

[fat man 4,741]

I've often heard them called Pricketts when referring to red deer but the term over all refers to animals in their 2nd year.

I call them Dinner,lol,actually have some in the slow cooker as i type.

[Hydropotesinermis 724]

Certainly yearlings but in the field these are the stags I would have no hesitation in culling. As a stalker, depending on the herd size of course in relation to a specific land parcel, having a good idea of the sex ratio males to females......I would be actively looking to harvest these spikers.

Yeah my point was if you were culling them as switches or poor mature stags because they might blind another stag in the rut you'd be mistaken.

 

They are really good yearlings, if you were managing for antler you would consider leaving them.

 

To be quite frank I am being obtuse, in real kife i'd flatten the lot, you spend too much time f***ing about with wild deer and you miss opportunities.