whelen36

hi , as i stated in the other forum i' m planning on going on a hunt for fallow deer , and was wondering if anybody could give me any/all info on them , i think they are beautiful deer but have very little knowledge about them .

any info is greatly appreciated

Tim Buma

I' ve hunted Fallow many times.
Maybe the biggest difference I' ve observed compared to most other deer species, is that:
1/. They like to live/feed on the edge of the bush, and will wander out to feed in the open on dusk/night. Often still there in early morning.
2/. They are territorial and tend to stick to a set area and not wander far. Often they' ll return to the same place after they have been disturbed.

Otherwise most usual deer hunting techniques are effective.
I haven' t hunted them in the rut, but beleive they are quite aggressive and vocal.

Hope this is helpful.

txhunter58

They have 3 different color patterns: white, choclate, and spotted. I personally like the spotted pattern the best. They are more of a herd animal than whitetail. I always thought their antlers look like a cross between an elk and a cariboo. They are good eating!

Good luck

David

whelen36

thanks for the info , it' s very helpful and is very appreciated ,
as for antlers , i' ve felt they look kind of like a cross between as caribou and a moose
thank you

slatecall

We have a few out where I live. The main things I know about them is that i believe they rut from June to August kind of like the axis deer, and i agree with the horns being a cross between a moose and caribou. Personally i like the chocolate color the best. The bad thing about a rut hunt is the extreme heat.

txhunter58

Hey slate. We are practically neighbors, especially because the ranch I hunt is in Southeast Sutton county. Glad to see you on this forum.

I am not positive, but I think that fallow rut in the fall similar to whitetail (October?). They grow/shed antlers during the same approx. time frame as whitetail. As to axis having an actual rutting time, I haven' t heard that either. I am under the impression that they can breed year round. I know I can go out any time of the year and see some axis with antlers just starting, some half grown, and some hard horned. I have heard that due to fawn survival/age, most of axis are hard horned in the June/August time frame, so that is when most people hunt them. I agree, it is hard to take the heat that time of year in our neck of the woods. Just doesn' t seem like hunting weather when you sweat a ton!

Do you have a ranch outside of Sonora? Ours is the Cardwell ranch located just east of the Redwine ranch south of Roosevelt. Was out there Friday and Sat to get a couple of turkeys. Lots of them this year.

Good hunting and let it rain!

whistle pig

The fallows rut is the same as the whitetail but they hold on to their antlers until April .The gestation period is 234 days as a whitetail is 200.They are very good eating.I raised a few to eat .Their antlers can grow up to a 1.5" a day

Robb92

check out this website, they have info on fallow deer, www.deer-uk.com