runforyourlife 361 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 I live in an area where the only deer which roam our forests , moors, and meadows are ROE Deer... In the last 2 years i have seen and pictured, montjac deer, sika deer, red deer and now these Fallow deer.. All these in lancashire.... About 2 yrs ago i came acrross a herd of about 14 fallow deer(brown) not to far from my house. If i ever mentioned it, people just dismissed it, as if i hadnt seen them....I never did see them again but have only been back twice, and only bushed the wood once... Now i reguarly photograph Roe deer from the front bedroom window and more! Yesterday however, i was coming down from the back on my house.(i have all the permission on the farms up there). It wasnt as if these animals caught my eye! They were stood right in front of me.. Luckily(for this instance) the dogs were very close by, as we had just finished the session, i grabbed them and leaded them up, noses had just gone into sniffing the air..I only had my mobile with me(which does take very good pics).. So i snapped and snapped these great looking animals. Yes i had seen fallow deer before in different areas around the country but none stood right at the back of my house, and on my own permission.... I went home did what i had to do, then went back with the big camera, in the hope that they will still be there, and they werent just passing through the area... They werent their, so i stomped the fields(seemed strange without the dogs) and headed for a deep revine where i sight many fox etc.. As i approached, i lay down and crawled to the edge. And "yes" they were there grazing, not 30ft away from me. I took some snaps, altho i didnt have long, they were on to me in seconds, they soon moved away, and then after a minute or so, ran off. Only down to a little clough of trees at the back of the farm, where they could go totally unnoticed for a very long time. I am now hoping they stay on, as very very few folk frequent this land. And with there being a male already preasent, i can only hope that they find a female their offspring in the surrounding area....hope you enjoy the pics as much as i enjoyed finding them.... Atb. the 1st 3 pics are the ones i got on my mobile.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 these are with the bigger camera... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SLiP tHe DoG ! 129 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 nice pics mate ...again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 .......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny14 656 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Good pics again. One of the things that's most enjoyable about any walk out is that you just never know what you may bump into. ATB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Good pics again. One of the things that's most enjoyable about any walk out is that you just never know what you may bump into. ATB yep your not wrong... i prefare to bump into stuff like this, than an over protective gamekeeper!! haha... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Very exciting to come across something different, a for a male and female, isn't that a buck and pricket (young buck)? Good photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leeview 791 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Could be another first fallow hinds with antlers Y.I.S Leeview Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stainlee 27 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Must have made it a special day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenny14 656 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Good pics again. One of the things that's most enjoyable about any walk out is that you just never know what you may bump into. ATB yep your not wrong... i prefare to bump into stuff like this, than an over protective gamekeeper!! haha... Keepers are never over protective are they??..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeakOil 352 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 I have 4 Fallow does on one of my small permissions at the moment (fingers crossed a buck finds them) and have seen a group of 7/8 a few miles away when fishing. Some know it all was only last month trying to tell me there are no wild Fallow in this part of Lancashire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 RFYL, if i were you mate i would keep quiet about them deer or every little chav in the area will be after them. And they will just make things bad for everyone. Those fallow have been there some time and a couple of years ago i saw red hind and calf not far off you. Never seen any muntys yet though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 RFYL, if i were you mate i would keep quiet about them deer or every little chav in the area will be after them. And they will just make things bad for everyone. Those fallow have been there some time and a couple of years ago i saw red hind and calf not far off you. Never seen any muntys yet though... right JD, well they havent been that close to me, as i walk them moors more than the sheep. lol...Only put on here mate, as no one knows the location.. Do you mean the herd of fallow i saw? or these white ones..... The muntys werent in the valley, some 30mins away, but still in lancs... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 RFYL, if i were you mate i would keep quiet about them deer or every little chav in the area will be after them. And they will just make things bad for everyone. Those fallow have been there some time and a couple of years ago i saw red hind and calf not far off you. Never seen any muntys yet though... Well cleared this up with Darcy, he thought i lived somewhere else. Knew the vacinity but not the location, didnt want anyone thinking there was going to be chavs crawling about the place... And to tell the truth we are pretty lucky that we dont have many, especially with bulls..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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