Red Deer bugling during rutting season, northern Scotland.

Recorded October 1, 2024 at 2000 hrs from window of Rhiconich Hotel, Rhiconich, Scotland.

Latitude: 58° 31’ 28” N Longitude 4° 13’ 26” W

Red Deer stags bugling during rutting season. Closest stag approximately 20 meters from recording location along Rhiconich River above Loch Inchard. Distant stags were approximately 1-2 kilometres away.

Recorded on Sony M10 with LOM MicroUsi pair, bubblebees, AB stereo, 50 cm separation, 24bit/96K. The sound of the Rhiconich River was reduced using spectral de-noise in Izotope RX10. Cuts and fades in/out in Izotope RX10.

Attribution: Robert Crosley and freesound.org. Thankyou!