misty schitt morning.

[John Gryphon]

low light and 500 yards. I was annoyed as its rare to find sambar stags fighting. A waste of time trying to get to them as there were a few watchdog hinds above them. Watermarks to **** off those that use my pics elsewhere.

 

[Loki]

Hi John

Thank you for sharing - young stags sparring or big fellahs and serious?

L

 

[sh1kar]

low light and 500 yards. I was annoyed as its rare to find sambar stags fighting. A waste of time trying to get to them as there were a few watchdog hinds above them. Watermarks to **** off those that use my pics elsewhere.

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Why fighting. I thought your rut was 6 months before/after ours?

 

[John Gryphon]

Hi John

Thank you for sharing - young stags sparring or big fellahs and serious?

L

one fair one and the other ordinary,they were having a good go at it.

Why fighting. I thought your rut was 6 months before/after ours?

Sambar do what they want when they want,they are an enigma species and one can see a velvet stag and a hard antler stag on the same day. There is no definitive 'rut' with sambar.There are indicators but they are not like reds roaring on such a date or Fallow croaking the same week every year. Hinds drop when they want,everything is very formal and not structured as the other deer species are.