NitroX
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Saw my stag has rounded up the harem again. And marching again all stiff legged and moany. Heard the other stags (in the stag pen) grunting last night.
Could a doe actually have come on heat this LATE?!
Haven't seen any actually rutting yet.
We have had some really cold nights (for us). Minus one degree celsius two nights ago and several at one degree. Most mornings are frost covered. So maybe the cold nights have brought it on if one doe is late (very late!).
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500Nitro
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NitroX
Look at the incidence of Sambar deer that have been shot
in velvet all 12 months of the year.
I think you always find exceptions to the rule.
With the way the weather has been totally out of whack this year
with Extended summer temps. warm winter, lack of rain, the deer
probably can't work out what to do.
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Big_Buck
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There is evidence to suggest thet there is a second smaller rut in June / July, enabling the bucks to service the the does they missed in April, my brother has heard bucks croaking in June and this would explain the smaller sized fawns seen later in the year.
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NitroX
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Well I had a fallow fawn born on my farm early April so the poor stag must have had to work hard last year to service all the does.
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Big_Buck
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Thanks for the welcome Nitrox, the forum looks good. 
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ALAN_MCKENZIE
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John,she may have slipped the first ,and is cycling again.
Keep an eye out for her and remember her tag number,she will be one of your better breeders later on.
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NitroX
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I had better not shoot her for venison then. I actually thought I had because we butchered a lactating doe. Thought there goes the young fawn. But then found all the does from the paddock were still lactating. As the older fawns are still in that paddock. She is still in the herd with her fawn I have noticed. Used to have a doe that dropped twins ech year too.
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John
I have four big plastic bags full of Roo skins. Some very big reds, nice fluffy Blues and scads of Grays. I brought them home tanned and have yet to find a use for them.
I gave a small gray to an Indian (American version) that works for me and his woman took them to a Pow Wow and told every one they were a big Rabbit that Gary had shot. 
I guess a couple believed her but most didn't have a clue it was. That's how rumours of strange animals get started.
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