Thread: Deer in Strange Places.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings O Wise Ones,
I was doing a little testing this morning and walking back from setting up my target I spotted these.
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There was a track of these prints leading along an old sheep track towards my water trough. There has been no stock in the paddock for around two months and we had over 100 mm of rain less than a week ago so these prints were fresh so together with my sighting reported in the OP and comments in the replies I believe that we have deer. What do you think?
I reported these findings to my dearly beloved and was informed in no uncertain terms that these animals, whatever they are, have honorary cow status. My thoughts exactly.
Regards Grandpamac.

fallow print

Originally Posted by Yesmate

fallow print

Thanks for that.
I was down to either Fallow or Sika both of which seem possible in our area.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Thanks for that.
I was down to either Fallow or Sika both of which seem possible in our area.
Regards Grandpamac.

A farmer nearby to your property was super pissed on friday to see 60 eyes looking at him as he went over the back of his farm. A mob of 30 big reds just chewing out his grass.Wants them all shot but is insisting they must be shot by thermal.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

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I tend to concur, that the hoofprint is not Cervine. Too short, fat, and rounded. Most definitely is not Sika, Fallow or even a Red yearling.
Almost resembles a pig ??? or as Barry suggests, a wooly jumper.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

I tend to concur, that the hoofprint is not Cervine. Too short, fat, and rounded. Most definitely is not Sika, Fallow or even a Red yearling.
Almost resembles a pig ??? or as Barry suggests, a wooly jumper.

Greetings,
Point taken. So we are left with the earlier print, possible sighting and an animal moving away in the trees near the house. What, if anything, these were I honestly don't know but will take the bino's if I am walking around the block.
Regards Grandpamac.

Nice find gpm.

HONOURARY cow status is great.....we eat beef dont we??? seems you already got permission to shoot there,now to set up ambush and fill freezer with honourary beef... should taste good.

Once they find your dearly beloved's vege patch or flower garden their status might change somewhat.

'Cow status' on our farm lasted about 6 hours, till beloved saw what the stag did to our trees. With a small to mid sized farm (350 acres) the deer don't seem to stay, just passing through, or staying for a week then buggering off (intel via trail cams), so having oood and ahhhhd over a white fallow stag, a red hind, several very tasty stags, a bunch of yearlings via trail cameras, the next ones we see with our own eyes will be headed for the freezer. Unless you have significant bush/steep crappy land for them to hide in, they will just be passing through and most probably be snotted and stuck in someone else's freezer.

Greetings,
I can see that I am going to have to beat the deer away with a stick to get to my car soon.
GPM.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
I can see that I am going to have to beat the deer away with a stick to get to my car soon.
GPM.

can you please let us know what you see cause my first impression of that print is a small sheep like a hogget

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

can you please let us know what you see cause my first impression of that print is a small sheep like a hogget

Greetings,
That is a possibility but my brief sighting of a tannish colour with a white bum reported in the OP, admittedly in gloomy conditions, may suggest otherwise. Our block has been stock free for a few months due to the dry conditions so I am not aware of any stock on our place but would not rule it out either. The paddock is out of sight for all of the local houses including ours. I will keep you all posted on developments.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
I can see that I am going to have to beat the deer away with a stick to get to my car soon.
GPM.

Geez, if you need a hand waving some 'sticks' around let me know - happy to repay in fluid kind or by negotiation haha.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
I can see that I am going to have to beat the deer away with a stick to get to my car soon.
GPM.

Talking about deer in strange places, my neighbours got woken up to what appeared to be an early morning fallow party on their deck a while back.

The frustrating thing is they seem to be extremely allergic to the smell of gun oil. Highly visible until the rifle comes out of the safe, then they're gone. Last year I had a red hind eating hay on the paddock while I was tedding it with the tractor (no rifle with me of course). Deer version of the one finger salute.

Opinions are like arseholes I know.

That print. Too sharp and weight forward to be a sheep. too long to be a boar and not enough weight on rear. definite hard edge. Possibilities. Fallow or a sow. I tend towards fallow.

Any shit in the paddock?