Sika deer in East Lothian and lower Tweed

[remmy243]

Not seen any only see roe here. I spoke to someone who reckoned the forestry had shot fallow and sika at Little Clyde.

Their was a fallow pricket shot a good few years ago at the back of crowfordjohn / leadhills area
Good wee population of them not far from Moffat

 

[remmy243]

red was shot at abington crawfordjohn 35 years ago had the shooting from fountain forestry

Would that be up in gilkerscleuch .?

 

[NickJ]

Their was a fallow pricket shot a good few years ago at the back of crowfordjohn / leadhills area
Good wee population of them not far from Moffat

Fallow all along that side, I think they escaped from Raehills when it was emparked

 

[griff]

Refer you to my post 60 and Wanlock head. That's when Derrick was keeper there before he went to Bowhill 20 or so years ago. Proves Sika were out with the Galloway Reds then.

Spot on there G , Derrick brought us Sika Hybrid that he shot at Wanlockhead around 1997/8 weighed exactly 100lbs, paid him £100 for it.

 

[Ratel]

Spot on there G , Derrick brought us Sika Hybrid that he shot at Wanlockhead around 1997/8 weighed exactly 100lbs, paid him £100 for it.

Blimey Griff, money was good then, I remember skinning it at the Smokehouse.
Trust you and yours are ok. I'm still scrobbling about after Fallow.

 

[Cheviot]

Derrick Goodwin went there to improve the grouse, never heard how it did. There are definitely Sika close to there, you could almost spit from Dawyck over St Mary's loch and they were as far as Phillipshaugh and Ettrick bridge 20 years ago. They went up the Manor valley and down to Innerleithen years ago.

these boys were not far from Innerleithen yesterday about 10

 

[Camdig]

these boys were not far from Innerleithen yesterday about 10

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Good stags those boys

 

[Mungo]

these boys were not far from Innerleithen yesterday about 10

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Chunky!

Bizarre seeing them in daylight…

 

[HonestJohn]

Chunky!

Bizarre seeing them in daylight…

I’m not sure - I’ve seen plenty in mid daylight - just not where there are stalking pressure or walkers

 

[slider]

these boys were not far from Innerleithen yesterday about 10

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Plenty Sika in that area, although nice to get close enough to photograph that group of stags.

 

[remmy243]

these boys were not far from Innerleithen yesterday about 10

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Some nice stags amongst them
and very relaxed looking and also close and in daylight are you sure their sika and not fancy cows

 

[Rake Aboot]

Crazy that they don’t make it over the hill towards Bowland

Specially by tomorrow morning

 

[slider]

If that's where I think it is it's a safe haven

these boys were not far from Innerleithen yesterday about 10

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[Cheviot]

If that's where I think it is it's a safe haven

in the grounds of a old house

 

[HonestJohn]

in the grounds of a old house

With gates locked since 1745?

 

[Cheviot]

With gates locked since 1745?

NO free to roam

 

[slider]

With gates locked since 1745?

No, a mansion house about 2 miles west. Still lived in but pretty ruinous.

 

[Rake Aboot]

Think I know where that is, Lovely to see, especially that many at once

 

[doric_prince]

With gates locked since 1745?

The smell of beer drawing them In perhaps?

 

[HonestJohn]

The smell of beer drawing them In perhaps?

I do like their beer myself!