Britain's deer seasons
J. Spencer
'this year' would be from X to Y, I thought it might be of interest to
show you our deer seasons. As you can see, something is always in season
- if only you have the time and money, eh? Note how the different
species take different names for each sex. We call the Fallow a buck,
but the German-speaking Europeans refer to him as a stag (Hirsch) which
I think is much more befitting.
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Close Seasons for Deer
Statutory Close Seasons for Deer (all dates inclusive)
England and Wales Scotland
Species Sex
Red stags May lst-Jul 31st Oct 21st-Jun 30th
hinds Mar 1st-Oct 31st Feb 16th-Oct 20th
Fallow bucks May lst-Jul 31st May lst-July 31st k
does Mar lst-Oct 31st Feb 16th-Oct 20th
Roe bucks Nov lst-Mar 31st Oct 21st-Mar 31st
does Mar lst-Oct 31st April lst-Oct 20th
Sika stags May lst-Jul 31st Oct 21st-Jun 30th
hinds Mar lst-Oct 31st Feb 16th-Oct 20th
Red/Sika stags Oct 21st-Jun 30th
hybrids hinds Feb 16th-Oct 20th
ln addition The British Deer Society recommends the
following Close Seasons for close seasons for which
there is no statutory provision at present.
Muntjac bucks Mar lst-Oct 31st
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Chinese bucks Mar 1st-Oct 31st
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-- Jonathan
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Jerry Irons
<J.M.S...@newcastle.ac.uk> writes...
>Intrigued by the many comments that such-and-such a state's deer season
>'this year' would be from X to Y, I thought it might be of interest to
>show you our deer seasons. As you can see, something is always in season
>- if only you have the time and money, eh? Note how the different
Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost you to bag a deer?
$I think one pound converts to roughly $1.50 American)
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J. Spencer
>In article <CCDC1...@newcastle.ac.uk>, "J. Spencer"
> <J.M.S...@newcastle.ac.uk> writes...
>>Intrigued by the many comments that such-and-such a state's deer season
>>'this year' would be from X to Y, I thought it might be of interest to
>>show you our deer seasons. As you can see, something is always in season
>>- if only you have the time and money, eh? Note how the different
>Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost you to bag a deer?
>$I think one pound converts to roughly $1.50 American)
I think the term 'bag' would be heavily frowned upon here :-)
Cost? Well that depends upon the species, the sex, and how you obtained
the rights to stalk. (There is _no_ public hunting here.) My brother
stalks roebucks for free: the landowner views them as 'pretty vermin'.
I can do the same here in the north.
A Scots friend of mine is a professional stalker in Argyll. He's with
the Forestry Commission who are _not_ cheap. A week's stalking roebuck
would cost L500/week. For that you get a professional guide. On top of
that you pay a fee based on the quality of the trophy, and get the
option to buy the carcase. He would charge L300 per week of red deer (a
relative of the wapiti) hind stalking during which time you could
expect to shoot 10 to 15 beasts. Now if you want to shoot a red stag,
you might pay L80 for one day's guided stalk, _and_ a trophy fee which
can be heavy. On the other hand, by special arrangement, I get to stalk
roe deer for L35 per outing (guided) and _no_ trophy fee and a German
friend gets to stalk red hinds for free because he knows the owner.
It depends on who you know, is the only (not very helpful) answer.