“Crawled like a Lizard to get to this one. I think he liked me.”
Photo by Peter Creech.
Category: Red Deer
Double Vision
Photo by Jochen Langbein
The Battle of the Voices
The Battle of the Voice . Turn up the sound ! Only a matter of days until red deer rut peaks throughout the UK, followed by fallow and sika rut peak later on in October. Here two red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) roar at each other at beginning of October.
By Jochen Langbein
Hear me roar!!!!
Brian Castle captured this bolving stag on camera a few days ago.
Red Deer Stag bolving
No better sight on Exmoor than to see and hear a Red Deer stag bolving on an autumn morning.
Rupert Smith
www.rupertsmithwildlife.co.uk
Red Deer on Exmoor in October – Collection
Photo: Edward Parrish
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Mike Watson
Photo: Simon Dibble
Photo: Jochen Langbein
Photo: Jochen Langbein
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Jochen Langbein
Photo: Paul Steven
Photo: Mike Watson
Photo: Jo Hackman
Ash’s Progress
Ash’s progress : The Exmoor stag I named “Ash” for my recent antler blog has now cleaned his antlers (and got rid also of the annoying rope he had tangled in them for most of the summer) revealing a smashing new set with ‘All his rights’ and 6 a-top one side and 3 a-top the other.
Jochen Langbein
The King of Exmoor
Majestic stag. Photo by Liz Mitchell.
Roll up, roll up for the 12th Annual World Bolving Championship
NEWS FROM EXMOOR NATIONAL PARK
This year’s World Bolving Championship takes place on Saturday 17 October at Draydon Rails, Dulverton (TA22 9QE) in Exmoor National Park starting at 6 pm and everyone is welcome.
It’s an evening with a difference as National Park Ranger Richard Eales explains: “This is a competition to find out who can sound most like a rutting stag – can you get a real live deer to answer you across the wild deep valley?
“This year there is a beautiful, framed stag picture that has been kindly donated by www.mikesherwinphotography.co.uk as well as the Phil Ferris Shield that will go to the winner. Mike Sherwin has also kindly donated a picture that will be presented to the best junior bolver, so get practicing kids.”
Anyone that would like to join in and test their vocal chords can just turn up on the night and enter. Entries are a minimum donation of £2 per person and all the money raised will go to Devon Air Ambulance Trust.
People can either meet up with other competitors at The Rock House Inn, Dulverton at 5pm or just turn up at Draydon Rails at 6pm. After the competition it’s back to the pub for the results and winners’ presentation, beer, food and the prize draw.
For further details please contact Richard on 07772 989737 or the Rock House, Inn on 01398 323467.
Exmoor stag. Photo by Tony Piper
Stag’s Leap
Photo by Nicola Friedrich.
