European fallow bucks Mesopotamian fallow sire, Hogan. European fallow deer have become fairly common in this country and are favored among outdoors people for their broad, sweeping, palmated antlers. Fallow deer originated in the Mediterranean region of the world, Iran, Iraq and their neighboring countries. Artwork from the 9th century BC shows fallow deer being farmed as domestic livestock. Today, fallow deer are found throughout Europe and North America.
Fallow deer fall into three main color classifications, white, chocolate and spotted.
Mesopotamian fallow deer, outside of Iran, are almost always found in private parks and zoos. This sub-species has less impressive antlers, but is 35 to 40 percent heavier than the European fallow. Fallow can be white, chocolate, or spotted. No, all fallow deer aren't spotted. In fact, they range in color from white to spotted, to deep dark brown, almost black.