Rotwild

Question 1

What is the breeding season (Brunftzeit) for Red Deer (Rotwild)?

Answer 1

September – October

Question 2

What is the gestation period for Rotwild?

Answer 2

33-34 weeks

Question 3

When are Red Deer young normally born and how many?

Answer 3

May-June (normally one)

Question 4

How many permanent teeth does a mature Red Deer have and by what age?

Answer 4

34 teeth at 32 months

Question 5

What are the two eyeteeth in the upper jaw of Red Deer called?

Answer 5

Grandeln (trophy)

Question 6

What are the German names for male Red Deer?

Answer 6

Hirsch / Rothirsch

Question 7

What are the German names for female Red Deer?

Answer 7

Tier / Hirschkuh / Stuck

Question 8

What are the German names for young female and young male Red Deer?

Answer 8

Young female: Kalb; Young male: Hirschkalb

Question 9

What is the German term for a herd of Red Deer?

Answer 9

Rudel

Question 10

Which is the largest huntable game species in Germany?

Answer 10

Red Deer (Rotwild)

Question 11

What is the summer coat color (May-October) and winter coat color (November-April) of Rotwild?

Answer 11

Summer: reddish-brown; Winter: grayish-brown

Question 12

What is the long-hair collar around the neck of a stag called (only on males)?

Answer 12

Mähne or Brunftkragen

Question 13

Do female Red Deer have antlers? When are antlers shed?

Answer 13

No – only stags have antlers; shed annually

Question 14

What is a Kahlwildrudel and who leads it?

Answer 14

Herd of Rotwild females, calves and young stags led by the leading cow (Leittier)

Question 15

Average weight of a mature stag in Germany?

Answer 15

Up to 300 pounds (240 pounds in alpine areas)

Question 16

Average weight of a female Red Deer?

Answer 16

140 to 160 pounds

Question 17

At what age are female Red Deer considered mature?

Answer 17

15 months (first courtship)

Question 18

Birth weight of a Red Deer calf and weight at 1 year old?

Answer 18

Birth: 6-10 pounds; 1 year: 60-75 pounds

Question 19

At what age does a young male calf (Rotwild) develop the two low round stumps (Rosenstöcke)?

Answer 19

About 10 months old

Question 20

When does rotwild first grow antlers normally and what do they look like?

Answer 20

Start of second year – normally spikes without Rosen

Question 21

How are antlers with an uneven number of points named?

Answer 21

Side with most points added up and doubled (e.g. 5+4 = ungerader Zehner / uneven ten-pointer)

Question 22

Into which three age classes are stags divided?

Answer 22

Class III (young), Class II (middle age), Class I (mature)

Question 23

How are stags graded by antler quality?

Answer 23

“A” = normal/good development (Zukunftshirsche); “B” = poor/unwanted

Question 24

What is the period after velvet removal until the start of Brunftzeit called?

Answer 24

Feistzeit (stags feed and store fat/energy)

Question 25

What sound do fighting stags (red deer) make during Brunftzeit?

Answer 25

Röhren (bellowing)

Question 26

How many females can a strong mature Rothirsch normally service?

Answer 26

4 to 6

Question 27

When does the rutting season normally end (red deer)?

Answer 27

Middle of October (some activity until end of October)

Question 28

How do newborn calves hide in the first days?

Answer 28

Hidden in dense thickets, white spots for camouflage; mother returns at night to nurse

Question 29

Age characteristics of female Red Deer (Tier): Kalb?

Answer 29

Very small (½ size of Tier), small face

Question 30

Age characteristics of female Red Deer (Tier): Schmaltier?

Answer 30

Smaller body (⅔ size of Tier), thin body lines, narrow hips (use tail as indicator)

Question 31

Age characteristics of female Red Deer (Tier): Alttier?

Answer 31

Large body, elongated face, wide hips, rounded body lines, heavier belly

Question 32

Body characteristics of young Hirsch?

Answer 32

Comparatively thin neck, straight/thin body lines, thin Geweih, light thin mane, head carried high

Question 33

Body characteristics of older Hirsch?

Answer 33

Thick neck, muscled shoulders, visible belly, heavy Geweih, thick heavy mane, head carried lower

Question 34

Only accurate way to determine age of Red Deer?

Answer 34

Teeth – number and wear patterns on lower jaw

Question 35

What do Red Deer prefer for habitat?

Answer 35

Deep forests with watering places in hilly regions; protected open areas for grazing

Question 36

Why are winter fenced feeding stations (Wintergatter) used?

Answer 36

To prevent excessive bark damage to trees when natural food is scarce

Question 37

Why do Red Deer bathe in muddy water?

Answer 37

Protection against gnats and insects (heat regulation)

Question 38

Why is knowing body size and development important for hunters (Rotwild)?

Answer 38

Abschussplan requires harvest of all ages/sexes; judge age; select right animal in Rudel; avoid wrong species

Question 39

What are the four main deer species hunters must distinguish (even without antlers)?

Answer 39

Rotwild, Sikawild, Damwild, Rehwild

Question 40

Coat differences: stag mane, calf fur, seasonal molt?

Answer 40

Mane only on males (grows seasonally); calves furrier; summer coat thin/tight, winter dense/long; molt in spring

Question 41

Color of newborn rotwild Kalb?

Answer 41

Chestnut-brown with white spots that disappear before first winter