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.

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 ...

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 ...

BUSHY PARK, England -- They call it the Beast of Bushy. For the past week, this massive, short-tempered stag has been charging into British headlines, goring a man in the middle of a picnic and ...

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 ...