Funny story - a college buddy of mine had about 100 acres (low fenced) outside Boerne and you never knew what would walk across his property. They had plenty of free range axis and somebody shot a white Fallow out there one year. They even saw a probable Mouflon ram crossing the property once.Gunny456 said:
Lots under high fence in Texas but like many of the exotics that have got out from some ranches and occasionally you might see one free range.
I alway think of them from northern Europe countries historical hunting clubs and the rituals that go along.Gunny456 said:
Fallow were originally from the Mediterranean region-Turkey and Balkan Peninsula. Also Asian Minor-Palestine.
Due to popular hunting were imported to the UK, New Zealand etc. …. then to the U.S.
Their common color variations are white ( Not Albino), tan/light brown with white spots, dark brown with very light spots (typically called Chocolate.).
Color is determined by the male upon breeding…. So the fawns will be whatever color their daddy's are… regardless of the doe color.
Mature males can be very aggressive to other males during rut and oftentimes will fight to exhaustion or death. That's why, unless raised in controlled pens, it is hard to get really big mature fallows.
Very dark meat that some folks like and some don't…. just depends on the person.
The males make a unique " grunting pig" sound during rut and will pee on themselves profusely (legs, stomach, neck) during same.
Very beautiful animals that if allowed to mature will grow very wide palmations.
Gunny456 said:
I had a good friend that owned a Pontiac dealership in SA. He had quite a ranch outside Boerne. He had a spotted Fallow buck that he had kinda hand fed since he was young. Every morning before leaving for work he would poor some protein pellets in a rubber pan for him.
He got older and good size with great antlers.
One morning Henry was in a hurry and was trying to get in his truck and shoved the falllow out of the way.
As he turned his back the buck stuck him hard and penned him down. He had punctured kidney and all kinds of stuff. His wife came out and got him away… he almost died from it.
First thing he did when he got home from the hospital was give the old buck a dirt nap.
At the end of the day they are animals and can get real goofy during rut.
We have a little over 50 acres SE of Bergheim and the story I heard was that back in the 50s and 60s, there was a large exotic ranch about where Fair Oaks is now. Supposedly sometime in the late 60s, a storm came through and knocked down a bunch of their fence, releasing all manner of exotics that have created free roaming herds now. We routinely see quite a few axis deer and the lady whose father lived next door and just passed away told us over the weekend that she saw about 30 axis on their 50 acre property when she was there a few weeks ago. That property might be for sale in the next year or so BTW and she is determined to make sure it doesn't get bought by a developer.Buck Turgidson said:Funny story - a college buddy of mine had about 100 acres (low fenced) outside Boerne and you never knew what would walk across his property. They had plenty of free range axis and somebody shot a white Fallow out there one year. They even saw a probable Mouflon ram crossing the property once.Gunny456 said:
Lots under high fence in Texas but like many of the exotics that have got out from some ranches and occasionally you might see one free range.
I was already planning to try to get it into the hands of somebody on here. Just be aware though, the market value on it with the CAD is currently $1.8MM.Buck Turgidson said:
If that neighboring property goes up for sale, please let us know. I would like to take a look at it (for personal use - not to develop).
Blasphemy!ttha_aggie_09 said:
I need to shoot a fallow but don't need another mount…
