Recently I’ve visited the Knepp Estate to witness the fallow deer rut. I wanted to experience it this year to write about it for the book I’m writing, Dusk Night Dawn.
I went with my partner, Kevin, and we were in luck, stumbling on a rutting stand with a few males with magnificient antlers paralell walking. Then the fighting began. My photos came out blurred because of the dim, dusk light, but they’ve caught the primal energy! :)
![The Fallow Deer Rut at Knepp](https://www.alexifrancisillustrations.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Knepp-deer-rut-5500.jpg)
![Rutting Deer at Knepp](https://www.alexifrancisillustrations.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Knepp-deer-rut.jpg)
![Rutting Deer at Knepp](https://www.alexifrancisillustrations.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Knepp-deer-rut-1.jpg)