Impressive antlers may be the most eye-catching attribute of the male red deer, but it's the quality of a stag's mating call that attracts the female of the species, according to a new study.

IT is a beautiful Scottish image, captured by generations of artists such as Sir Edwin Landseer. The noble red stag, truly the monarch of the glen, effortlessly exercising dominion over groups of ...

From the clashing of their antlers to their extraordinary bellowing roars, the stand-off between two rutting stags is one of the greatest spectacles of the countryside. For anyone unlucky enough to ...

Culling female deer in the Scottish Highlands is the best way of preserving the environment and maintaining a healthy population of stags for commercial shooting, scientists said yesterday. Female red ...

IT was traditionally a role carried out by men. But deer hunting is attracting an increasing number of women who aren’t afraid to hunt and kill. Part of his velvet-covered antler was broken when he ...