Thread: Dry Hinds and Doe's this year? Southern NI/Wairarapa

Originally Posted by Tahr

Has anyone else noticed a lot of dry Reds' and Fallow this year?

Ive been seeing and have shot a lot of dries this year, particularly Reds'. Im wondering if they slipped (aborted) early because of the extraordinary wet winter?

Not sure why, but there are a lot about. Have just hunted a Wairarapa station and saw maybe 50 hinds and half of them seemed to be dry. I was careful to watch how they were behaving and if they might have a fawn or not.

Ive shot a few the length of the Wairarapa and they have had no udder as I thought - big mature hinds.

Maybe someone shot all their boyfriends or there was a lot of disruption around their oestrus