Red Deer Calves

deer boy · #1 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 12:33 AM

Well it's June again & that means one thing for me hours out on the moors looking for red deer calves.
I got up at 5:00 on friday hoping that there might be some early June arrivals & wasn't disappointed.
After spending the morning searching i had seen loads of red deer,1 roe deer, a hare & a heron but no calves

Then i had two close encounters with two different stags.
The first stag was 2 meters away from me as i stood in some bracken & the second stag was with a big herd of hinds.
After searching all day i was just about to go home when i decided to check one more place,the same place i saw my first ever red deer calves last year.
When i got there there was a group of hinds sat down so i tried to get some pics,then one of the hinds came towards me & stopped.
As she stood there i heard a cry then saw it a baby red deer calf

then out the corner of my eye i saw another

They were so tiny & hearing them cry out for there mums was so cute.
To see one was great but two was amazing,getting up early & walking all day was well worth it in the end.
I will post some pics soon

shei111 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 06:11 AM

Morning to you,

yea its so lovely out there first in the morning, you cant beat it, they are so cute what a wonderful thing is wildlife.

sheila

rlchew · #3 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 07:30 AM

That sounds like an amazing encounter.

I have seen plenty of Red Deer and more grown up youngsters but never really young calves.

Please do post some photos.

Richard

Brian Phipps · #4 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 07:32 AM

Hi Deer Boy,
Did you ever get the emails I sent you?

Brian

demicav · #5 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by deer boy

Well it's June again & that means one thing for me hours out on the moors looking for red deer calves.
I got up at 5:00 on friday hoping that there might be some early June arrivals & wasn't disappointed.
After spending the morning searching i had seen loads of red deer,1 roe deer, a hare & a heron but no calves

Then i had two close encounters with two different stags.
The first stag was 2 meters away from me as i stood in some bracken & the second stag was with a big herd of hinds.
After searching all day i was just about to go home when i decided to check one more place,the same place i saw my first ever red deer calves last year.
When i got there there was a group of hinds sat down so i tried to get some pics,then one of the hinds came towards me & stopped.
As she stood there i heard a cry then saw it a baby red deer calf

then out the corner of my eye i saw another

They were so tiny & hearing them cry out for there mums was so cute.
To see one was great but two was amazing,getting up early & walking all day was well worth it in the end.
I will post some pics soon

Sounds fantastic. Would love to see any pics you have.