Between October and early November the clatters of antlers and the roars of the stags can be heard for miles in the mountains all over the world. And the atmosphere in the mountains is totally different now than any other time. Not only has a hill walker got the normal dangers of climbing and scrambling up the mountains in the mist and rain and possibly snow, but he or she now has to deal with the fact that the deer are gone psycho! Its mating season!! The antlers are fully grown, they have being growing all year for the battles with other stags for stature and mating rights. And any person stupid enough to get too close to watch this show normally becomes part of it. If a stag sees you and with a female deer close by.... you become the competition! Its never happened to me yet and I hope it never does but it is something that is always a danger because you don`t know whats around the next corner or on the other side of the hill until you get there. But the rut is an amazing show... Its pure nature, its something everyone should try to witness first hand at least once. It can be a bit scary the first time, and you might think that they will automatically charge at the first person they see but as long as you are far enough away for them to realise that your not a threat.... you`ll be fine! It`s nature`s politics on show and you have to respect that.
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