How many deer are on Blacka? They are wild and go where they wish. As free spirits they do not recognise boundaries and cross land and roads at will. Weeks pass by with no sign of them although we know there's much night time activity. Recently many tracks have become clear over the whole of the site. Stags have been seen in headlights on main roads and yet still no road signs warn of their presence (as with the sheep on Hathersage Road).
Most of my experience of deer has been in seeing small groups either of stags or hinds and occasionally a mixed group. Early mornings in spring can be a good time to see them but as usual getting close is not easy.
This morning there were many more than have been seen before. After a while one became restless sensing our presence even at a distance. He jumped the fence and was off, others followed, but the main group ran off in the opposite direction.
Most of my experience of deer has been in seeing small groups either of stags or hinds and occasionally a mixed group. Early mornings in spring can be a good time to see them but as usual getting close is not easy.
This morning there were many more than have been seen before. After a while one became restless sensing our presence even at a distance. He jumped the fence and was off, others followed, but the main group ran off in the opposite direction.
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