Decades ago Bill Robinson from Raroa Deer was told red deer don't have fawns they have calves - so he's sticking to it. Bill's been the manager at Raroa deer for more than 20 years and the first of November means one thing; it's calving time. Hinds plant their calves in the grass and the babies barely move, unless their mothers prompt them, until they are a week or more old. At first Bill, who was used to doing a lambing beat, would go into the paddock to check on the newborns. He soon stopped for fear of running one over.
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