Has anyone hunted fallow?
 

I was wondering if anyone here has hunted fallow deer before. if you have, what was it like hunting them? I was thinking about going to a game farm for one. Also, where are they native to, if i could i wouldget a charter and hunt them in their natural settings, not in an enclosed farm.

RE: Has anyone hunted fallow?
 

my grandparents have two fallow deer mounted on their wall. they got them on a canned hunt in VT. fallow deer are native to Britain i believe.

RE: Has anyone hunted fallow?
 

I haven't hunted them but a buddy got one down in Tenn this winter. He gave me a few cuts. It is some fine eatin!!

I believe I heard they originaly came from New Zealand.Ck me on that story.

RE: Has anyone hunted fallow?
 

fallow deer are actaully from india and plaes like that

RE: Has anyone hunted fallow?
 

I have shot somewhere between 30-50 Fallow there wild down here and a pest to farmers when I was working on the land I would get invited to cull them all the time on properties in the area and it was not uncommon to shoot up to 5 in a weekend. There not as cunning as most deer IMO but there still fun to hunt and can provide a challenge I used to use ether a 6.5X55 or a 22/250 but I liked the 6.5X55 more.

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Ive never hunted them but see them every now and then. They do come from the orient, and was introduced to Europe by the romans, so they have been around awhile. They were here before but got erradicated by the ice age.
They have a good hearing and a great sence of smell. They also have very good eyesight. They tend to hide in the thickets when nervous. A common problem when hunting them is that they pack themselves together tighter and thus making a clear shot at a single individual almost impossible. Being very social they are of course very apt to notify each other when worried.
Thats the experiences of mr " never hunted fallow but read the book".:D

Good luck!

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i GOT ONE 16PT.GOOD EATING ,BETTER THEN WHITETAIL.