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Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 07 7:53 pm Post subject: 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?

gil
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 07 7:54 pm Post subject:
I'll just check (in my course fieldnotes )

hedgewitch

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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 07 7:56 pm Post subject:
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.

gil
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 07 8:00 pm Post subject:
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.

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 07 8:08 pm Post subject:
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

hedgewitch

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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 07 8:12 pm Post subject:

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.

Mary-Jane

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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 07 7:46 am Post subject:
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.

Bernie66

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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 07 8:01 am Post subject:

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

Mary-Jane

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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 07 8:06 am Post subject:

Bernie66 wrote:

Mary-Jane wrote:

Thank you M-J, my life is complete now

I aim to please...

Northern_Lad

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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 07 8:30 am Post subject:

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.

hedgewitch

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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 07 10:05 am Post subject:
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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