As the greenery of the summer starts to fade away, the stubbles turn into bare soil and the evenings begin to draw in, so the search for fallow deer ramps up. The bucks in season to start with, but soon joined by the does too. This is the time of year when motivation is high, enthusiasm for a season not yet waned, and stalkers are ready to pit themselves against the mystery that are fallow.
In some areas of the estate, especially in the more densely wooded parts, the population of fallow deer is a constant problem. Numbers here seem to have risen in correlation with increased woodland planting.
During the early part of the season, almost every outing resulted in finding deer, which helped to get a head start on cull targets — and, of course, add some coins into the
