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Species................Sex.................Close Season

Red Deer ...........Stags..............1 May - 31 July

............................Hinds..............1 April - 31 October

Fallow Deer.......Bucks.............1 May - 31 July

............................Does...............1 April - 31 October

Sika Deer...........Stags..............1 May - 31 July

............................Hinds..............1 April - 31 October

Roe Deer............Bucks............1 November - 1 March

............................Does...............1 April - 31 October

CWD...................Bucks............ 1 April - 31 October

............................Does...............1 April - 31 October

 Note: No Close Season is specified for Muntjac which breed all year round. Chinese Water Deer which do have a normal seasonal breeding pattern but sexes are very hard to distinguish apart.. BDS recommends tha CWD are not shot between 1 March and 31 October to avoid the risk of orphaning dependant fawns.