ladystalker
Well-Known Member
In this weeks ST mag there is a letter about a fallow buck caught up in a rope hanging from a tree the article starts with the word “recently” it goes on to say that the ranger shot the rope to liberate the beast as it was ok to have the rope still attached because it would cast its antlers within a few days, now correct me if l am wrong but have the fallow just gone through their antler growing period and they will not cast for a good few months yet.
So this brings into question the welfare of the deer, if this incident did happen recently as the article suggests then a whole manner of things could happen to the beast like maybe tangle ling with another buck during the rut then another deer will be involved with even less chance of finding the unfortunate animals or maybe getting caught on a fence or similar.
Now l can understand the reader wanting to publicise the good Samaritan work done by the ranger or to let us know of an unusual incident and it does publicise one of the dangers that our wildlife faces, but if it was a recent incident then maybe ST should think more of what they publish and when they publish it.(or am l just ranting )
So this brings into question the welfare of the deer, if this incident did happen recently as the article suggests then a whole manner of things could happen to the beast like maybe tangle ling with another buck during the rut then another deer will be involved with even less chance of finding the unfortunate animals or maybe getting caught on a fence or similar.
Now l can understand the reader wanting to publicise the good Samaritan work done by the ranger or to let us know of an unusual incident and it does publicise one of the dangers that our wildlife faces, but if it was a recent incident then maybe ST should think more of what they publish and when they publish it.(or am l just ranting )