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10 years ago, I moved across the country. On my first trip through the countryside, I saw a little Fallow deer hanging around at the side of the road near a popular tourist area....
4 years later I took up hunting and would disappear into the Eastern hills of Victoria in search of the mighty Sambar deer. I did wonder from time to time if there was a stable population of Fallow near that tourist area... Over the last 6 years I have researched, studied maps and dreamed about heading back down for a proper look.
With the upcoming seasonal Fallow rut, I decided that this would be the year I satisfied my curiosity and head down for a better scouting mission. After a 4 hour drive, I headed around a loose gravel road among the Rain-forest and 4 deer ran in front of my car.
As the day rolled on I saw several other deer hanging around the fringe country of nearby farms. This is typical for this species. I was extremely satisfied that I had finally satisfied my itch and found that there was a healthy herd in this area. With the Rut around the corner and with my mind on taking my first Buck, I left the deer for the time being and began planning for my next trip.
I knew getting more time off would be a stretch, with two small children; the youngest being only 6 months old. Hall passes were valuable and rare! I needed to really put in the daddy time at home to squeeze the hunt in during the Rut.
4 years later I took up hunting and would disappear into the Eastern hills of Victoria in search of the mighty Sambar deer. I did wonder from time to time if there was a stable population of Fallow near that tourist area... Over the last 6 years I have researched, studied maps and dreamed about heading back down for a proper look.
With the upcoming seasonal Fallow rut, I decided that this would be the year I satisfied my curiosity and head down for a better scouting mission. After a 4 hour drive, I headed around a loose gravel road among the Rain-forest and 4 deer ran in front of my car.
As the day rolled on I saw several other deer hanging around the fringe country of nearby farms. This is typical for this species. I was extremely satisfied that I had finally satisfied my itch and found that there was a healthy herd in this area. With the Rut around the corner and with my mind on taking my first Buck, I left the deer for the time being and began planning for my next trip.
I knew getting more time off would be a stretch, with two small children; the youngest being only 6 months old. Hall passes were valuable and rare! I needed to really put in the daddy time at home to squeeze the hunt in during the Rut.
