European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August in 1978 the stars and stripes Page 25 Brian Mcwilliams n age a european Roebuck is a very in though difficult task. As most experienced Hunter Stan attest it takes a Sham land a lot of Hunting experience to come even close � " � Sharp 0�1 a a West Jyoung or old by Herbert Krebs. It is published by f Stoa yer lag of Munich. The Cost is minimal in relation to the information obtained when identifying Roe Deer and Bucks in particular our main problem is to determine her the Buck is Young about one to three years Middle aged about fou Ortive isor old five years or older Only when we know the approximate age can we a considering the local conditions the past Winter etc., be relatively Correct in judg i the horns of the Buck inquest on. Whether if conforms to what can be expected . To the question of How old this or that Buck May be. A proper answer  several conspicuous characteristics in the behaviour As Well As the appear. Ance erf the care observed. 1ehavior the Middle aged and or old Buck is More suspicious and accordingly cautious Stealthy than the Young one. As a result he usually Steps out of cow a the Hunting season later than the rest of the . On the other hand he frely comes out for a Short period of time around the noon hour. This is Bis foolish u1. He also checks the surrounding area More often and longer than the Young Stilton ceded Buck. His appearance is More belligerent he does not tolerate another knew him. Frame the body of an older Buck is More Stocky and muscular than that of a Young us neck is thicker and therefore seems Shorter. The old Buck does not hold up his Jas smartly As a Young Buck on whom everything appears More Graceful Fawn like immature. Only the very old Bock again has a thin neck and often too. A Haggard e Frame. Expression of the face the face of the Young Buck looks Youthful if Fawn like of a Middle aged and even More so of an old Buck of suspicions and quite often Al s As unreliable As an identification based solely an the coast Tola of the hams1 be just As revealing May be a look at the hams when considered and indeed in con a with other characteristics. As a general Rule the Yunag Hunter Mbonu get  la identifying an animal by its general impression without prejudice and withe of i details from the very Start of us Hunting practice As the general impression Tern misleading. Normally the horns but increase in size from year la year until flare reached their fund Mem which takes place at approximately half of the Buck so Faun ote Span. However the continuity of snob development is frequently intermit a result of a bad whiter or Sease for instance intestinal Worms a watching a Buck through binoculars from close Range or even better from an i Hunter s icat a Boutta look at the formations Al lie base of the Boms Rosen argue clue a to age. Rosen lying Low a the Sikau Short bases indicate an old a Aughta decay