Look out for signs left by rutting deer - roe deer rut in mid-summer; fallow, red and sika deer rut in autumn; and Reeves muntjac rut all-the-year-round.
References:
The History of British Mammals: Derek Yalden
Roe Deer: John K. Fawcett, British Deer Society
New Forest Roe Deer: John K. Fawcett
Deer Watch: Richard Prior
Mammals of Britain and Europe: David McDonald, Priscilla Barret
Field Guide to British Deer: F J Taylor Page
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