ROE Deer(capreolus capreolus). The roe deer are native to the UNITED KINGDOM and have given sportsman great sport for a many years.

• The biological structure of the Roe deer is as follows.
• The male Roe deer is known as a BUCK.
• The female Roe deer is know as a DOE.
• The young Roe deer are know as fawns or kids.
• The Roe deer buck stand on average 1 metre in size and is a gingery brown in colour. The buck being the male is the only member of this species to grow antlers upon his head.
• The Roe deer is much like a family and stick together for the majority of the year.
• The Roe doe will give birth to her new born fawn or kids around SPRING time each year and this can be from a single fawn or as many as triplets.
• Each year the buck will shed his antlers and produce a new set. The process as the antler is growing is known as being in velvet.(picture in the middle shows a buck in velvet).

• Below is a list of the shooting seasons for Roe deer in the UNITED KINGDOM.
• ENGLAND Roe bucks.1 APRIL-31 OCTOBER.
• SCOTLAND Roe bucks.1 MAY-20 OCTOBER.
• ENGLAND Roe does.21 OCTOBER-28/29 FEBRUARY.
• SCOTLAND Roe does.1 NOVEMBER-28/29 FEBRUARY.

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