Dawn chorus

[champion 0]

Dear Sir,s + Ladies,

I recently went to sit in one of my deer hides which has been newly constructed, it was 4 in the morning and I was late should have been in by 3.30 .Having sat for an hour I herd a buck start to bark then another and another I guess from the sound 4 in total I have often herd bucks bark when I have spooked one but not in this way is this common.

At 6 a big buck walked out some 150 mtrs away and walked off in the wrong direction , I stalked him but made a mistake and spooked him and off he went barking his head off really enjoyed the stalk had a great morning even if I had nothing to show for it, he be there another time.

Champion

[wireviz 8]

[it depends on the amount of bucks in the area i have found that on my ground with a good many mature bucks that there will always be a bit of extra barking. Just there way of making sure that there territorial border in not breached.

[mj robson 8]

Bucks will bark when they are chasing each other off a territory and not just when they are spooked. It's more common to hear older bucks bark from my experience.

 

Mark.

[gsmith 0]

Yes they do.

[champion 0]

Bucks will bark when they are chasing each other off a territory and not just when they are spooked. It's more common to hear older bucks bark from my experience.

 

Mark.

Thank, s Mark some nice heads on your photos which part of the country do you stalk I get some good heads but not as good as those.

[mj robson 8]

Thanks Champ,

 

I'm from Fife on the east coast of Scotland, shooting heaven!!

 

Cheers,

Mark.

[wireviz 8]

[No one will know for sure if some of the barking did not come from the odd doe unless the see it but at this time of year the does are very quite and the bucks are very vocal. This time of year and again come the rut end of July time. Does are more vocal when alarmed and will give off more of a repeated bark eg ( bow - bow - bow )while moving off . Were as the males territorial bark is a single loud ( bow,a ) he will wait for a reply and challenge again you can get them going your self if you give a good interpretation of a buck.