Any clean roebucks seen yet?

[Klenchblaize]

The day draws ever-closer for the Lowland 'hobby' deerstalker!

K

 

[Nickb]

Saw 3 clean bucks tonight

 

[Sol]

Pretty sure I finally spotted one out of velvet and Its a bloody goodin over 600 yards away and my first reaction was "That's a bloody big buck" our ground Is seemingly productive when 180* wind changes happen so will check tomorrow.

Unrelated but in season with roe bucks, deceptively bigger than It appears.

 

[sako751sg]

Most matures well on with cleaning.
2 decent beasts within an hour at the one feeder in pics 2 and 3.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Getting there:

K

 

[sako751sg]

Not seeing anything except 2-3 year olds still to clean.

 

[Sol]

The one I seen last week Is still in velvet I've been close too it a handful of times since then and was able too verify, however I stumbled across this old chap.
Not really any sloping in the coronet but I cant see him being middle aged either with a head like that.

Seen one last week out of velvet for sure but nothing special just a young buck that shed early, Kind of an awful place too get onto and the farmers lambing up there anyways, so safe for now.

Bit of a Murder buck I bet his two little stubby brow tines would be broken off time rut rolls around, big heavy lad too I bet nearing 35lbs.

 

[Smellydog]

Last night, skip to the end of video.

 

[Sol]

That's quite a nice buck, you have a handful of roe there but not enough too sustain shooting them right?

 

[Smellydog]

That's quite a nice buck, you have a handful of roe there but not enough too sustain shooting them right?

Yes Sol. The only to young to survive predation from their arrival here in 21 are two bucks . So currently I have three bucks and one doe.
I hope I'm very wrong though!
Best wishes.

 

[Sol]

Yes Sol. The only to young to survive predation from their arrival here in 21 are two bucks . So currently I have three bucks and one doe.
I hope I'm very wrong though!
Best wishes.

Even more of an excuse too come up here.

 

[Emilio]

These are pretty clean, just a little bleaching to do...

 

[Klenchblaize]

Saw and stalked one yesterday but despite perfect wind strength & direction it always felt a borderline safe backstop whenever he 'presented' so I let him wander across the estate driveway to live another day.

 K

 

[sako751sg]

 

[AngusBellf]

Couple from a Stalk in the Borders at the start of the week

 

[ca11um]

Shot this almost clean one last week. Aberdeenshire Scotland, a belter. Very little velvet left on him

 

[Sol]

The one I seen last week Is still in velvet I

Noticed the images on these broke, just reposting.

 

[Bsmall1521]

These were on Sunday

 

[Mike1979]

These were on SundayView attachment 472749

Fair play for getting them boiled out so quick....I have a fallow head in a bucket from early March

 

[Border]

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Great photos. I presume that the nails/screws on one of the feeders is to deter squirrels and other rodents?