The deer year
What deer are doing, month by month
Ruts, births, open seasons, and the times of year damage and road collisions peak, so you know what to look out for and when.
This month
What's happening on the land
Open seasons in England (shaded = can be culled)
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Roe bucks
Roe does
Fallow bucks & red stags
Fallow does & red hinds
Muntjac
The deer year
JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
Roe rut
Red rut
Fallow rut
Roe kids born
Red calves & fallow fawns born
Bark stripping risk
Road collisions peak
Planting season
- Open season
- Rut
- Young born
- Higher damage or collision risk
- Planting season
Open seasons are the close seasons set by the Deer Act 1991 for England. Ruts, births, and risk periods are typical timings and vary with the weather and the area.
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