In England, they escaped in the 1920’s from the Woburn Estate in Bedfordshire and have spread ever since (current estimates are 100,000 expanding at 10% per year – though that is probably an underestimate). They can be a frustrating quarry, seldom remaining still for a for more than a second or two, but a creature that over the last 20 years has been recognised by stalkers as a truly worthy and respected quarry.

There is no close season, the female on giving birth (after the gestation period  of 7 months), will probably be pregnant yet again within 48 hours after birth. The new born fawn that is by her side will be sexually active by the time it is 8 months old…… A potential breeding machine, however predation whether it be by foxes, humans or natural events do take there toll.