calf, fawn or kid?

[Offroad Gary]

what is the correct name for the little ones?

dsc1 notes say the following..

red - calf
sika - calf
fallow - fawn
roe - kid
munty - kid
cwd - fawn

however, CSJ's book on Muntjac refers to the young as fawns.

stalkers that i talk to can call them a variation of all 3.

does anyone have the definative answer?

ps. dont let this degrade into a discussion about what to call a young beaver!

 

[MarkH]

I thought roe had fawns and goats/people had kids

Mark

 

[Beowulf]

I prefer to call Fallow 'calves', I don't know why it just sounds right. I thought Roe could be either kids or fawns and muntjac fawns? I think its alot to do with where you come from in the country.

Anyway why do I get the pm's about baby aquatic mammal names! Bloody perverts!

 

[2428 miles]

On a similar vein, I was always led to believe that a male munti is called a Bull Muntjac and a female a Cow Muntjac.

A bit more fun than the Buck and Doe I feel!!

 

[Boghossian]

Beowulf
I agree, calf sounds better for a fallow. In the same way as fallow buck rolls off the tongue.

Let's just use it until it is cool and everyone does the same. 8)

 

[Beowulf]

Hi Boghossian,
Yeah lets do that. Fallow fawn sounds like a tongue twister!

 

[stone]

i think bambi was called a fawn so it must be right, good informative film that

 

[cervus]

Calf, fawn or kid

To avoid DSC 1 Exam confusion stick to the syllabus...in the field the term "dependent" or "follower" is accurate as the pre-yearling stage of full independence IMHO