Got out for a short walk this morning away from the normal tourist paths. Picture a scene - was it a werewolf film with the mist on the moors somewhere?
Anyway, the mist was down and I found myself walking on compass bearings to my intended brew stop (artsy pictures will be attached) when I stumbled across half a dozen deer - I must have had my softly softly boots on as I could have easily hit any one of them with a well placed stone. Before I could whip out my camera they'd bounced off in to the mist. The ones I saw, I would guess at a couple of years old (still quite small). It's the one I didn't see that I need some advice on!!
There must have been a male about as shortly after they had disappeared in to the mist the barking began. I made a very large arc around their last known position to avoid them however I got the distinct impression that the male (or more) followed me for a mile or more as the barking (every 30 seconds or so) seemed to keep pace with me.
I said !! More than once I picked out a tree that would offer refuge should some angry deer poke its head out of the mist !
Question: I know deer are normally shy of us lumbering humans but what are the chances of a male taking it upon itself to show me who owned the fell I was walking on (if say it had young deer present) - despite me trying to keep out of their way?
Good day despite the beast in the mist...
Anyway, the mist was down and I found myself walking on compass bearings to my intended brew stop (artsy pictures will be attached) when I stumbled across half a dozen deer - I must have had my softly softly boots on as I could have easily hit any one of them with a well placed stone. Before I could whip out my camera they'd bounced off in to the mist. The ones I saw, I would guess at a couple of years old (still quite small). It's the one I didn't see that I need some advice on!!
There must have been a male about as shortly after they had disappeared in to the mist the barking began. I made a very large arc around their last known position to avoid them however I got the distinct impression that the male (or more) followed me for a mile or more as the barking (every 30 seconds or so) seemed to keep pace with me.
I said !! More than once I picked out a tree that would offer refuge should some angry deer poke its head out of the mist !Question: I know deer are normally shy of us lumbering humans but what are the chances of a male taking it upon itself to show me who owned the fell I was walking on (if say it had young deer present) - despite me trying to keep out of their way?
Good day despite the beast in the mist...
