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Well, I think it was a Roe deer, it was one on it's own and I only saw it run off, I see a lot of deer all the time, but I think mostly Red deer and muntjac. It was a big one, probably a lone female as I think the white arse flash is far more pronounced on the females. I remember my first thought was shit, wish I had a rifle, as it was barely 40 metres away and I could have hit it clean in the head I reckon. I like venison a lot! lol
This set of woods has no evidence of deer presence at all, saw no poo or places where they had made beds and I was looking for such things. There are 3-4 well-walked paths in these woods and I saw dogshit, there is a footpath running along one side and obiously people walk through this wood all the time. This is why I chose to place my plants in one corner, there is a path 20 feet away but it's at the top of a small cliff/rocky slope and the plants are at the bottom, the trees hide the plants from the direction of the path, so as far as I'm concerned, the only risk of discovery in this spot is if the woodcutter returns and even so, he might not spot them as I think the trees will hide them pretty well once they are in leaf.
The problem with any kind of scent marking is the frequent rainfall, after everytime it rains, you have to replace the scent markers, and where I live, that would mean visiting the spots pretty much daily! In my other spots deeper in the forest, I will erect fences, but here in this small wood they would be too visible, sadly.
This set of woods has no evidence of deer presence at all, saw no poo or places where they had made beds and I was looking for such things. There are 3-4 well-walked paths in these woods and I saw dogshit, there is a footpath running along one side and obiously people walk through this wood all the time. This is why I chose to place my plants in one corner, there is a path 20 feet away but it's at the top of a small cliff/rocky slope and the plants are at the bottom, the trees hide the plants from the direction of the path, so as far as I'm concerned, the only risk of discovery in this spot is if the woodcutter returns and even so, he might not spot them as I think the trees will hide them pretty well once they are in leaf.
The problem with any kind of scent marking is the frequent rainfall, after everytime it rains, you have to replace the scent markers, and where I live, that would mean visiting the spots pretty much daily! In my other spots deeper in the forest, I will erect fences, but here in this small wood they would be too visible, sadly.