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Not just aquatic - all invertebrates. Not helped be blanket treatment and no environmental studies

NOt likely, Schmallenberg usually gives distorted foetuses with stiff, bent joints. rather than weird stuff like this. Pity the vet that had to get that out!

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Thanks for your thought folks, can we keep any further suggestions to non lethal deterrents please

I deliberately hadn’t given the location

I think there is hair in that so this is either a late abortion or more likely an abnormal presentation and it's died. Remarkable what animals can tolerate

Thanks, It became a problem last year when only half the normal crop was taken. They rest in a wood we can't shoot in and pop out as and when they like.

That's probably the case, although there's lots of lovely trees to eat!

That's what I thought, but night licence out of season only covers items in section 8. Natural England have already told me they don't issue licences for section 7.

Because I don't want the hassle of a complaint against me. The area has a lot of walkers

Monday's job!

Sorry, missing data - no gun! I think if they did, there would be no issue with using section 7. Me coming in, even though allowed as agent, might be more of a problem.

I've done a bit of a trawl here and asked some reliable sources but I am wondering what options are open to a farmer whose hay crop is being reduced by stags. They don't have any firearms. We've tried scaring with shots and dogs, but they tend to just look back with a "feck off" expression. I...

Indeed, no dangling poo bags.

Not heard of it, have you a link?