Muntjac feed

[Dafydd1983]

We’ve recently had sightings of muntjac in our woods, what do people suggest is a good feed for them so I can set up a trail cam to gauge potential numbers. We have the usually corn in blue barrels for the pheasants on the shoot, would something like a split maize be more attractive for them?

 

[pob]

(I'll go first). Use grain.

I feed mine 139 grains of RWS Evo Green, intravenously.

 

[shakey jake]

See it shoot it

 

[BenC]

If you are feeding pheasants the Muntjac will soon switch on to whatever you are feeding them. If I’m trying specifically for them I use split maize but that’s mainly because I’m in an area that grows a lot of maize and there aren’t any pheasant shoots in most of my woods.

 

[Dafydd1983]

Cheers for the quick replies, I understand when you say “see it shoot it”, but the odd one has been seen maybe 3-4 times in the passed couple of years , and only ever in the wood. I’d like to gauge a number so we can figure if it’s worth taking a few out in time.

 

[Oh6]

Cheers for the quick replies, I understand when you say “see it shoot it”, but the odd one has been seen maybe 3-4 times in the passed couple of years , and only ever in the wood. I’d like to gauge a number so we can figure if it’s worth taking a few out in time.

I had similar maybe 10 years ago, on a farm I shoot on very regularly. They started to be spotted maybe once every 18 months, then it got to being spotted a couple of times a year, then the next year I shot 10 and they just keep coming.

The last one I saw was fed a 150gr Interlock, which it must have liked, as it went down well.

Shoot on sight, as before long you will have lots of them.
Take a read of some of @Tim.243's posts about the numbers he is continually taking off small areas of land.

 

[75]

They’re pretty good on rare native flora of most species.

Shoot them don’t fed them.

 

[BenC]

I should have put the first time-the feeders I use are solely for shooting them on. Don’t worry about letting them get established, they will do that regardless.

 

[Grannysmith]

Having spent a lot of time burying peanuts in the countryside under stones etc I find the munties spend just as much time digging them up.

 

[EssexBigMac]

Place trail cameras up around hedgerow / woodland openings and obvious trail paths to catch them.
A shoot I’ve been on had established feeders and the roe and muntjac seemed to know where to go and sneak in and out of the wood to get it. However in my experience I’ve tried, apples, grain, corn, bread, salt licks and molasses. You’ll get every other species but the muntjac normally just keep walking.

 

[ofbiro]

(I'll go first). Use grain.

I feed mine 139 grains of RWS Evo Green, intravenously.

Maybe I am pedantic, but I am convinced that you inject them intramuscularly

 

[Mr Tree]

Just plant a hedge, or some saplings.

 

[sikamalc]

Pheasant feed areas are a magnet for Muntjac. If you are seeing a few each month, you have a lot. They are good at hiding away in dense cover. Keep shooting them, you will be surprised how many are really in the area.

 

[Tim.243]

We’ve recently had sightings of muntjac in our woods, what do people suggest is a good feed for them so I can set up a trail cam to gauge potential numbers. We have the usually corn in blue barrels for the pheasants on the shoot, would something like a split maize be more attractive for them?

Just shoot them, as like iceberg's most of it is hidden

 

[Ratcatcher]

I hear what people are saying but I would love to see even one where I live, edge of the peak district, there have allegedly been sightings a few miles away ( South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire) but nothing here, if you lot with tons of em were to accidentally " lose" a few up here it would be greatly appreciated

 

[jall55]

I hear what people are saying but I would love to see even one where I live, edge of the peak district, there have allegedly been sightings a few miles away ( South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire) but nothing here, if you lot with tons of em were to accidentally " lose" a few up here it would be greatly appreciated

They are here now - one was run over by Queens Park last year

 

[jamesey]

I believe they are fans of acorns
And I’ll second what sikamalc says
I have a permission in Norfolk and they are like rats. Happy hunting and enjoy the eating it’s my favourite venison meat especially the straps

 

[Tim.243]

I believe they are fans of acorns
And I’ll second what sikamalc says
I have a permission in Norfolk and they are like rats. Happy hunting and enjoy the eating it’s my favourite venison meat especially the straps

I posted last year of the consents of a muntjac was full of acorn, also a fallow full with sweet chestnut.

 

[Ratcatcher]

They are here now - one was run over by Queens Park last year

My mate picked up a dead deer near there for the council, I'm not sure if it's the same one but that was definitely a young fallow, no idea where that came from?

 

[EssexBigMac]

I hear what people are saying but I would love to see even one where I live, edge of the peak district, there have allegedly been sightings a few miles away ( South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire) but nothing here, if you lot with tons of em were to accidentally " lose" a few up here it would be greatly appreciated

Just get to centre parcs for a weekend. They can be hand fed