FALLOW DEER - Dama dama (Cervus dama) - Daim - Damhirsch - Gamo - Damwild

Hunting season is open: 1 Oct.– 31 Dec.
Culling bucks can be also hunted until 31st January.

Hunting style:

• Individual – from hide, stalking

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Suggested calibers: .270 W, 7x57, .308, .30-06 or similar

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Description

Origin
The Fallow Deer belongs to its own genus, Dama, which differs from other deer in that the antlers are palmated. There are thought to be two subspecies of fallow deer, the Mesopotamian Fallow Deer and the European Fallow Deer. The Mesopotamian Fallow deer has almost been hunted to extinction in its native middle east. The European Fallow Deer occurs throughout Europe and is numerous. The European Fallow Deer originally occurred throughout Europe before the last ice age, but retreated towards the Mediterranean and North Africa as the ice advanced. It was re-introduced back into Northern and Western Europe by the Romans. Further introductions were carried out in the middle ages. The Fallow Deer is a popular parkland animal, and has been kept and bred for many centuries. Through selective breeding a number of different colour types have been produced, these include black, white and red forms. The Fallow Deer seems to have evolved from the Sika Deer.

Physical Description
Weight: 35-100kg
Body length: 130-160cm
Height: 95cm

Fallow deer are chestnut brown with distinctive white spots.
What are most noticeable about the fallow deer are it's large palmated antlers, and their distinctive spotted coats. The Fallow Deer is smaller than the Red Deer. They have a long head, large eyes, prominent ears and good all round senses. They have a characteristic black and white rump. The Fallow Deer looks most impressive after the moult, which occurs in summer in June; at this time of year the coat is glossy shiny and clean. During the winter the coat is thicker, rougher and has a thicker undercoat.

Behavior and Habitat
The Rutting season is later than for Red Deer and usually occurs in November. The bucks' antlers have finished growing by September and are not cast until May. Pregnancy lasts 7 or 8 months and the fawns are born in mid-June. Fallow Deer have a life span of 20-30 years.

Fallow Deer are a common parkland deer, being kept by many stately homes, however wild herds do occur. Fallow Deer prefer to live in habitats with glades and open woodland. In parklands they often produce characteristic 'browse lines' on trees, by eating all the branches they can reach. Overall, the Fallow Deer has many of the ways of other deer.