Fallow deer question.
11-06-2008, 07:50 PM
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Fork Horn
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Fallow deer question.
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.
11-07-2008, 06:31 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Fallow deer question.
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.
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.
11-07-2008, 06:34 PM
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RE: Fallow deer question.
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
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
12-01-2008, 08:44 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Fallow deer question.
ORIGINAL: OregonOutdoorDude
Great kill, was it on a ranch?
Great kill, was it on a ranch?
12-02-2008, 02:03 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Fallow deer question.
"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.
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.
