Fallow deer question.

[scooterdo75]

If any one has any experience hunting Fallow deer, maybe you can enlighten me. Im supposed to be going on a fallow hunt at the end of the month, and was curious if any one knows a quick reference way to determine a nice buck. Im not familiar enough with them to take a look and say "thats a nice one." Is there any way to tell visually, that could help me out so I dont shoot one and find out later it wasnt a shooter? I cant seem to find any info regarding this on the web.

[ahunter55]

I have bowhunted them a few times & took two. I am not really a trophy hunter so one was just nice with little palmation-the other was VERY nice but not so much palmation-just sevral points & close to 200#s in weight. Excellent eating-nothing like Whitetail.
You can probably look up Exotic Animal records-SCI & should bne able to get some idea from that. I would say it's like Whitetail-when you see a good one-you will atomatically know. Enjoy your hunt.

[Drew Jaeger]

Hi Scooter,

Deer hunting has really increased in popularity in Australia over the last 10+ years. There are seven species of Deer in Australia and I can assure you the venison from Fallow is up there with the best. I hunt Fallow each year, primarily for meat, but occasionally I harvest a buck. Typical Fallow bucks are around the 180-190lb mark with the big fellows getting up to 220lb.

You don"™t need too much gun for Fallow. My preferred combination for Fallow is the 7mm-08 loaded with 120gr Nosler BTs, but I"™ve taken Fallow out to 328yds with a 243 loaded with 85gr projectiles.



A typical example of a Fallow











Good sized Fallow




Mediocre Buck, but was taken as an eater pre rut




A superb trophy Buck

[scooterdo75]

Thanks guys, that will help. If I get one, Ill try to put up some pics.

[scooterdo75]

Well here he is guys, it was agreathunt.Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

[RLoving1]

Thats a good one! I know you don't want to be half asleep and one ease in on you and ROAR! That will wake up up and scare the devil out of you.

[OregonOutdoorDude]

Great kill, was it on a ranch?

[scooterdo75]

ORIGINAL: OregonOutdoorDude

Great kill, was it on a ranch?

Yeah it was on a ranch. Its too bad these arent in the wild around here, they are a pretty cool critter. There were bigger ones, but this one offered a good shot so I took it, and Im more than pleased. I really wasnt expecting any thing this nice.They were tough to get, and deffinately made us work for it.

[tickman1961]

"They were tough to get, and deffinately made us work for it."

Beautiful bigfallow deer.....if anyone would consider these animalson a ranch are actively hunted for over 200 days a year, you undertand that it is not an easy hunt.Pressured animals act different.