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Spud Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 486 Location: Australia Oz Joined: Feb 24^th, 2005	Morning coffee with a buck Apr 17^th, 2022 at 3:04am	Print Post
	Hello all, Yes it's Fallow deer season again in Oz and I headed out with a few friends to our hut in the hills. Plenty of stags were croaking & leading us a merry chase. After an early morning hike up a steep slope & down the other side I sat down on a log in a quiet gully to enjoy a hot cup of coffee. No sooner had I taken a sip when a young buck ambled into view about 75 yds away and stopped looking straight at me. As I dropped the cup & grabbed the Ruger .303 he exited left rapidly. He went about 20 yds & then decided to stop and have another look....that was a big mistake that young deer often make. I didn't get my coffee after all but that buck was reward enough after a hard walk. He had a small set of wonky antlers so taking him out of the gene pool was a positive too & the venison was delicious. Spud


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SBoomer Oldtimer Offline Posts: 879 Location: Michigan's Frozen North (U.P.) Joined: Jan 28^th, 2010	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #1 - Apr 17^th, 2022 at 10:34am	Print Post
	Good job Spud! What kind of deer is that?


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #2 - Apr 17^th, 2022 at 11:08am	Print Post
	See answer above, Fallow deer.

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10624 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #3 - Apr 17^th, 2022 at 12:15pm	Print Post
	Congratulations

	" It Is Better To Now Have Been A Has Been Than A Never Was Or A Wanna Be "
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ballardhepburnmich ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 598 Location: Scotts,mi. Joined: May 20^th, 2015	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #4 - Apr 17^th, 2022 at 11:51pm	Print Post
	Does that mean that it's the kind of deer that will fallow you anywhere? Lee Gibbs Pres.ASSRA


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Spud Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 486 Location: Australia Oz Joined: Feb 24^th, 2005	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #5 - Apr 18^th, 2022 at 6:22am	Print Post
	LOL! I wish! Boomer, Fallow are probably about the same size as your Whitetail deer. The buck pictured was of the darker type but usually they are a much lighter colour with distinctive spots. I also got a spiker of that colour. We've had a wet summer here (for a change) so there is plenty of food in the bush and the deer are in top condition with a thick layer of fat. We roasted a hindquarter in camp and it was great eating.


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degoins Junior Member Offline Posts: 56 Location: Pamplico Joined: May 22^nd, 2007	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #6 - Apr 18^th, 2022 at 8:46am	Print Post
	Very nice......congrats!!


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1834 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #7 - Apr 18^th, 2022 at 1:37pm	Print Post
	Good one Lee!!

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waterman Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2802 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Joined: Jun 9^th, 2004	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #8 - Apr 29^th, 2022 at 12:43pm	Print Post
	For those of you in the US, not Oz, and are curious, Fallow deer have been introduced into this country. If you are very lucky, you can see them from US 101 in Mendocino County, California. Probably other places, but the deer have been in Mendo for 100 years or longer. Some chap with a lot of $$, land, and a big ego. IIRC, there was a 600-Yard Club on the place. Not sporting to take a shot at less than 600 yards.


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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 661 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	Re: Morning coffee with a buck Reply #9 - May 1^st, 2022 at 6:20pm	Print Post
	I've seen a few in Mendocino. There was at one time a population in the Santa Cruz Mtns (Mt Madonna area) above Watsonville.


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