Deer at Wollaton Park

Rotten photos but magnificent stag

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My goodness Muddy, those are some magnificent antlers.
Handsome lad.

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Yes he didn't seem at all bothered about people being so close - thank goodness

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Gosh those antlers look dangerous don't they.. he looks like he's getting ready to charge

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Brilliant and such a beautiful animal too....I see deer often when im out walking my dog but these are smaller than him...

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Such beautiful animals ...

I wonder how much those antlers weigh on it's head

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Magnificent animals, well captured and good to see so close to humans

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I still say venison steaks on the hoof!!!

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Lovely photos, but steer well clear of him come October/November, rutting season. Quite some years ago there was a very friendly Stag in Chatsworth Park, the then Duchess of Devonshire wanted to start another herd of Red Deer, the Stag was a gift to her from Riber Zoo. There was already one female (and a right menace she was too, having been brought up in Riber Zoo and made a pet of).

As it got towards October reports from people walking in the park said the Stag was behaving "funny". The gamekeeper was despatched to check the Stag, he started walking towards it with an apple.........it tossed him clear over his Landrover, he shot the Stag. You would have thought he would have had more sense, as a gamekeeper he should have realised it was the start of rutting season. He was off work quite some time with his injuries.

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Gamekeepers are not usually endowed with masses of grey matter else they would be doing something else.