The Royals and their Concubines.

[MJB]

Truly wild Red Deer in the New Forest. A small herd of does with one dominant Royal stag, and a subservient stag (also a 12-pointer). Ten deer in total.

Subservient stag with does.

sub stag by Martin Bone, on Flickr

The clan.

clan by Martin Bone, on Flickr

Dominant stag with his harem.

dom stag2 by Martin Bone, on Flickr

dom stag by Martin Bone, on Flickr

[spinno]

How far away were you, they can be skittish particularly as it's the rutting season

[MJB]

Oct 29, 2024 17:00:22 GMT spinno said:

How far away were you, they can be skittish particularly as it's the rutting season

I reckon I was somewhere around 130 yards away. I could of got closer, but it appears Fenton's owner now has a fox-red Labrador called Tyson. I'd taken about an hour to get to the range I did.