Closest sika population to Sussex

[SussexSteve]

I have heard of them in the blackboys area, apparently some got out of the park there in 87 storm and stayed pretty local...

Heard reports of them around Blackboys/Halland too. None around Wadhurst. There are some south of Ashford but that's Kent that were let out a park quite a few years back

 

[sikamalc]

Shot a Sika hind a few years back now just south east of my main estate in West Sussex. Or rather a client I was guiding did.

Manchurian Hind. Rumour in the area was that some had escaped from Leonards Lee? It was with a herd of Fallow doe's.

 

[DaveW1]

They have been wild in the Erridge area for 15-20 years

Would you think they are park escapees? I know they essentially all are but do you think they had got out then shot within a couple of weeks? Or do you think there is a breeding population wild?

 

[Firefly]

Heard reports of them around Blackboys/Halland too. None around Wadhurst. There are some south of Ashford but that's Kent that were let out a park quite a few years back

Sadly a man was killed a few years back when a sika pricket went through his windscreen at Blackboys. This one was Framfield nasty leg entrapment.

 

[Pickles]

Sadly a man was killed a few years back when a sika pricket went through his windscreen at Blackboys. This one was Framfield nasty leg entrapment.View attachment 254316

I remember the accident happening, tragic. Very dangerous road for deer collisions.

 

[nickjackson]

@Jelen do you still do guided sika stalking in the New Forest Mike?

 

[JTO]

There's a foreign chap, Polish I think, with a lot of Sika ground around the Poole Harbour area, about 50 high seats, I was told.

 

[Andy seatrout]

There are Sika in the Wild in Sussex, in the Erridge and Wadhurst areas for certain, I have a couple in my freezer!

Probably not very sporting to offer them to shoot frozen ……

 

[Jelen]

@Jelen do you still do guided sika stalking in the New Forest Mike?

Hi. I'm not that Jelen. You want Jelen Deer Services and I don't think they do, they're more Hampshire way.

 

[nickjackson]

Hi. I'm not that Jelen. You want Jelen Deer Services and I don't think they do, they're more Hampshire way.

New Forest is In Hampshire! They used to

 

[NickJ]

New Forest is In Hampshire! They used to

@Jelendeer

 

[IBD]

There's a foreign chap, Polish I think, with a lot of Sika ground around the Poole Harbour area, about 50 high seats, I was told.

Bloke on here helps him with his stalking and does trips for capreolus club/ county deer stalking . Not sure if same ground but it is same guy. Think he’s a boat salesman from Poole.

 

[308tikka]

With taking all 6 species in mind I would be interested to hear of the closest 'reliable' population of sika to Sussex. I know we have pockets of them here and there, but would like to go somewhere they are plentiful and you have a good chance of seeing some!

Eridge Park