Fallow Deer - Petworth Park

Following yesterday's blog I had an e-mail from a kind reader suggesting a visit to Petworth might be worthwhile. So with the weather forecast as clement later in the morning I duly went in search of rutting Fallow Deer. Sure enough Petworth is alive with deer but they are much less approachable than the reds in Bushy. However, patience is always rewarded and several nice bucks came close. The rut is not in full swing yet, or I may have missed it, some loud "belching" around the park and some bucks driving the does but no clashing. In fact some of the senior bucks seemed totally uninterested, perhaps some colder weather may liven things up a touch, so a revisit is planned

Rut -  what rut??