Thread: Venison for Xmas

This one was shot here on our property in Pyes Pa.
I took down a Fallow earlier this year, also on our paddocks, but that one had the distinct brown with white spots.

The photos crappy mate, I would say it's a fallow just in a different stage of moult and different colour phase maybe. They come in a variety of colours

Got a better photo of the head?

Hmm the best I can do. Took him out with a neck shot at 150mtrs.

seems to have a rather long nose for a fallow....red fallow hybrid ha ha

Originally Posted by Natatale

Took this young buck for xmas, no tucked up nicely in the fridge. Can someone please tell me what Breed he was ??
Merry Xmas to all !! :
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If it was taken in the area of the Tauranga/Rotorua Direct road it will be a fallow. There are a couple of other breeds in the area that we don't want the Dept of Corruption to know about but this chap doesn't look like one of those. I hear driver's stories of fallow deer bouncing across the road in front of their vehicles at all hours of the day. VERY tasty venison fro the BBQ too. Bloody well done!!!

LATER:

I have changed my mind!!! I think you're onto it Gibo. Suggest that you get Bruce Banwell's book on NZ Deer species out of the library & check off the various differing points. But it certainly could be a red/fallow hybrid or a hybrid of one of the unmentionables that I have heard of.

Let's all know when you've narrowed it down. I'd like to know.

Weight would be a good indicator ,fallow around 25kg normally

Originally Posted by top gun

If it was taken in the area of the Tauranga/Rotorua Direct road it will be a fallow. There are a couple of other breeds in the area that we don't want the Dept of Corruption to know about but this chap doesn't look like one of those. I hear driver's stories of fallow deer bouncing across the road in front of their vehicles at all hours of the day. VERY tasty venison fro the BBQ too. Bloody well done!!!

LATER:

I have changed my mind!!! I think you're onto it Gibo. Suggest that you get Bruce Banwell's book on NZ Deer species out of the library & check off the various differing points. But it certainly could be a red/fallow hybrid or a hybrid of one of the unmentionables that I have heard of.

Let's all know when you've narrowed it down. I'd like to know.

I only know of three species in the TP area. Shot two of these myself, red and fallow. The third was an Indian up the back toward Rotorua and story has it the pres of Rotorua DA shot it.

Originally Posted by top gun

If it was taken in the area of the Tauranga/Rotorua Direct road it will be a fallow. There are a couple of other breeds in the area that we don't want the Dept of Corruption to know about but this chap doesn't look like one of those. I hear driver's stories of fallow deer bouncing across the road in front of their vehicles at all hours of the day. VERY tasty venison fro the BBQ too. Bloody well done!!!

LATER:

I have changed my mind!!! I think you're onto it Gibo. Suggest that you get Bruce Banwell's book on NZ Deer species out of the library & check off the various differing points. But it certainly could be a red/fallow hybrid or a hybrid of one of the unmentionables that I have heard of.

Let's all know when you've narrowed it down. I'd like to know.

Spot on with area just 15kms out of Tauranga. Used to be a Rusa farm just 5kms up the road.
We see two types here, this one, with them being taller and a lot more stocky than the other which are the distinct Fallows look, and of course smaller.
I came face to face with a Fallow stag, at least 8 pointer, early this year just after the roar.
He was only 8-10mtr away, I don't know who was more surprised, but we stood looking at each other for some time, and he didn't bolt off, just casually walked off the track and into the bush.
I would have been in trouble if had decided to charge, No rifle, would have had to just run and find a tree to hide behind.

Originally Posted by Chris

Weight would be a good indicator ,fallow around 25kg normally

He was the smaller of the 2 that I have seen over the past week, and he would have been 35 to 40kg.
He just happened to be at the right place at the wrong time for him. It was 8.45pm with low light, in a cleared paddock at 150mtr over open iron sights.
I had the advantage of wind direction and elevation with long grass for cover.

Fairly sure fallow and reds don't/can cross breed.

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Fairly sure fallow and reds don't/can cross breed.

I have no eye deer, my comment was a piss take

Originally Posted by Gibo

I have no eye deer, my comment was a piss take

Yep getting used to that from you !!

Originally Posted by Natatale

He was the smaller of the 2 that I have seen over the past week, and he would have been 35 to 40kg.
He just happened to be at the right place at the wrong time for him. It was 8.45pm with low light, in a cleared paddock at 150mtr over open iron sights.
I had the advantage of wind direction and elevation with long grass for cover.

Yeah the fallow get a decent size



I was looking at the length of nose but could be your picture angle

Yeah Gibo looks a lot like that, but certainly NO white spots, which was the reason for the post !!