Penny
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When does rut usually start?Not a personal questions I hasten to add (although they were doing averages on the radio this morning, and apparently the average person has sex at 10.30pm  ) I digress....
We have something making a hell of a racket in the woods accross from us, sounds suspiciously like a deer in rut, but that's a bit early is't it?
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gil
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I'll just check (in my course fieldnotes  )
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hedgewitch
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Don't think so - is it the males calling in a booming yet scary/fey kind of a way? That's due to start about now round here.
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gil
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Up in Aberdeenshire, Scottish red deer rut starts about 3rd week September
But E. European bloodlines of red deer come into season earlier and calve earlier, so presumably rut earlier too.
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Penny
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So they're at it then - I had it in my head as November for some reason  You'd think I'd remember really, only lived here with them outside for six years  
Thanks Gil
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hedgewitch
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| Penny wrote: | | You'd think I'd remember really, only lived here with them outside for six years |
But you're a daft wench - you have an image to maintain.
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Mary-Jane
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A couple of our ewes are starting to sniff at the fence at Rambo our ram and present their bottoms to him in a "Come and get me big boy" type way...not that it's relevant of course. Just thought I'd mention it.
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Bernie66
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | A couple of our ewes are starting to sniff at the fence at Rambo our ram and present their bottoms to him in a "Come and get me big boy" type way...not that it's relevant of course. Just thought I'd mention it. |
Thank you M-J, my life is complete now
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Mary-Jane
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| Bernie66 wrote: | | Mary-Jane wrote: | | A couple of our ewes are starting to sniff at the fence at Rambo our ram and present their bottoms to him in a "Come and get me big boy" type way...not that it's relevant of course. Just thought I'd mention it. |
Thank you M-J, my life is complete now |
I aim to please...
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Northern_Lad
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | I aim to please... |
You're just usually pleased to aim...
didn't they feature The Rut on Autumn Watch last year? Starts November 5th this year, I think.
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hedgewitch
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The large deer park around here advertises for people to go and watch the deer in rut. It seems rather voyeuristic to me, but they seem to view it as a perfectly normal way to spend an autumn afternoon and evening. But then it is a National Trust property. They probably strip off at the drop of a checked picnic blanket, allegedly for charity, too.
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