Thread: Will a fallow take on a dog

Daughter and I took the dogs for a walk on sat evening to a spot we hadnt been to. Ruger my dog is good I can walk him off the lead and he wont take off. If hes unsure of something he will sit and look at you and wait for instructions. Daughters bf dog is hypo as but usually will stick around. The place we went to was crawling with deer ruger would do his usual just sit and wait for instructions when he spotted one. Would be told good boy and leave it, and he would carry on. Towards the end of the walk the other dog took off after a couple of the bigest fallow stags I have seen. Was gone for ages but could hear dog way off in the bush. At one point sounded like it might of been in pain but dont know the dog that well. Finally caught up with the dog and it seemed fine. Daughter was checking dog later on and noticed a few scrapes on its chest. Would a fallow stag have a go at a dog?

I would think so yes they are very aggressive not sure I would take your dog out with that deer chaser again give your dog bad ideas

Likely.....fight or flight i guess, are there pigs in the area, may also have been from running through scrub.

Hamish

Fallow are feisty. Will kill a dog. Scrapes on chest suggests a buck has rolled the dog and dealt to it with its front hooves.
Sounds like the dog got what it deserved.
We farmed a few Fallow with Reds - the Fallow would come after the heading dogs when working them, the Reds wouldn’t.

Fallow seem to have "small man's syndrome" Ive watched a fallow buck and a 12 point red having a scrap. Every time the red broke away the little guy kept after him. Watched them for a good 10 minutes.

Fallow doe with a fawn will square up to a dog. Had Bo take me into a deer when we were down south and he moved a bit far out into the open in front of me before freezing up, fallow doe then stepped out of the bush line and started posturing, snorting and stamping her feet like she wanted a scrap. Hard case

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

I would think so yes they are very aggressive not sure I would take your dog out with that deer chaser again give your dog bad ideas

Yea he seemed to be onto it when it took off, ruger without being told came straight back to me giving me the wtf does she think shes doing look, and sat beside me waiting for instructions. I just say to him here and that means stick right beside me and only move when I move.

Went out possum shooting with him last night and Im sure he can tell a hit when shooting them he just sticks beside me, when he sees me getting ready for a shot he sits and watches if I miss he turns and looks at me to see what Im going to do next. If its a hit he will stand and wait to get the yay or nay to go and get it

Last year during the fallow rut I watched with amusement through my scope a mid sized fallow stag get the better of a 600kg angus bull who thought hed like the shade of a fallen tree the buck had claimed. Wish I'd had a good video camera on me.

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Bucks. Fallow " bucks" Not stags, not hinds . Bucks and does...
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Sorry. I see a lot of people calling stuff the wrong names but I couldnt give a shit, most of us are clever enough to figure it out...

Originally Posted by blip

Sorry. I see a lot of people calling stuff the wrong names but I couldnt give a shit, most of us are clever enough to figure it out...

If that's the standard you want hold yourself too, fine. It always seems a bit slopy to me.

Originally Posted by sneeze

If that's the standard you want hold yourself too, fine. It always seems a bit slopy to me.

Sloppy.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Sloppy.

Quite right, though I may have been alluding to a down slope or decline

Fallow are the bravest,bucks are very agressive.No problem killing a dog.