Fallow buck October 2020 Rut

[joe ox 2,604]

 

[OldPhil 5,802]

Magnificent critters....

 

 

Edited January 21, 2024 by OldPhil

[Whoknows 163]

2 hours ago, OldPhil said:

Magnificent critters....

They quite small bodied for the heads Phil  

[Deerhunter1 771]

Fantastic quarry, a good single handed test for any dog

Edited January 11, 2024 by Deerhunter1

[dodger 2,765]

Deer have just never done it for me I spend my time trying to avoid them but some love them and I can appreciate and respect that..

[paulus 26]

Back in the day deer could become a bit of an obsession, Like most hunters i believe its all about the chase and not the kill, even though the kill is the ultimate goal. Testing and testing over and over again, The goal being to get your dog as fit, if not fitter than its quarry.  no different to training. entering and flying a BOP. 

[Deerhunter1 771]

Pre ban I loved hunting all species of deer, but for me the real excitement came from putting the dog against something bigger & more powerful than itself. Dogs that will do the smaller species are 10 a penny but to knock over the big ones single handed is no easy task & dogs that can do it regularly deserve the upmost respect in my book