Thread: Deer in Strange Places.

Originally Posted by Floundering Around

Apparently a wild red got through the fences around my duck pond (on a deer farm) this year during the roar and had to be shot. Certainly wasn't a farmed stag as he had a full head of hard antlers and had not been velveted like the others. Keep in mind this is probably a good 20 minute drive to the nearest hills that sporadically hold deer, only half a km from a busy wee town, and only 300 metres from state highway one. It shows you just how far they will go when the hear/smell other stags during the roar. Talking to the owners they have said its not uncommon. I do imagine the scent of 50 or more red stags during the roar would get carried on the wind a fair way.

Stags will travel 20+ks in a night no problem for a hot woman.Deer in general will travel up to 10+ks to a good feed paddock every night and return home to roost (sleep)thru the day.