CWD Distribution?

[Darkwoodecho]

In answer to the cohabitation, I have 5 of the 6 on my ground, I regularly see all 5 using the same racks on trail cams, I see Roe, CWD and Muntjac feeding in the same areas, last night I shot a CWD in preference to the 6 Roe not 100m away and had to wait for them to drift off before I could recover the CWD. I will quite often see Roe and Muntjac in close proximity, I believe they have learnt to co habit.
I don't have Sika so can't say how they react with other deer.

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

I’ve just had my last CWD cull day and seen 4 of the uk 6 this weekend, no fallow or sika here so they can cohabitate very well

 

[paul k]

CWD are now spreading onto arable land, the wetland/marshland where they once called home is long gone!

I know of cwd 20 miles from the nearest wetland

I have no great experience with CWD but where I have encountered them it has been nowhere near wetlands but they seem perfectly happy in big fields. I’m not aware of any confirmed CWD other than in Lincs., Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambs., Beds., Bucks. and Herts. There used to be reports of a population in Shropshire going back to the 60s but I’m not sure how accurate that was. I am sure that they will eventually expand their range but it would seem that any expansion will be slow.

 

[NoIDeer]

I saw 4 of the 6 last night, no red or sika. I hope you are right and they can co-habit.

 

[TringSaint]

Saw my first in the chilterns last week. South of Wendover. Never seen them
In the hills before, only in Aylesbury vale and north.

 

[TringSaint]

I saw 4 of the 6 last night, no red or sika. I hope you are right and they can co-habit.

I often see cwd, roe and muntjac together

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

I saw 4 of the 6 last night, no red or sika. I hope you are right and they can co-habit.

My bit here is 500 acres, the Roe were in three separate groups the muntjac, well they were just doing what muntjac do, the red they disappeared as quick as they appeared.

-I think you’re panicking over nothing but then again it is what it is the wild creatures they’ll come and go as they please

 

[ABL]

I saw 4 of the 6 last night, no red or sika. I hope you are right and they can co-habit.

I hope you are right too. The point that seems to get missed by some is, while people may well see all 4 species together, unless they are using entirely different forage, then the capacity for some will be reduced by the other. A big growth in CWD must come at the expense of something else; it would a great shame if this were the roe. Competition doesn't need to involve direct aggression, and usually doest between herbivores. The effect can be the same though and will often take time to be seen clearly.

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

I hope you are right too. The point that seems to get missed by some is, while people may well see all 4 species together, unless they are using entirely different forage, then the capacity for some will be reduced by the other. A big growth in CWD must come at the expense of something else; it would a great shame if this were the roe. Competition doesn't need to involve direct aggression, and usually doest between herbivores. The effect can be the same though and will often take time to be seen clearly.

Your thinking too much

 

[Nickb]

I’ve just had my last CWD cull day and seen 4 of the uk 6 this weekend, no fallow or sika here so they can cohabitate very well

Love to have ground with more than 1 species on it , only have the humble roe. Very lucky you are.

 

[Chris Richardson]

Anyone any ideas as to how far north into Lincolnshire they have travelled?

 

[TringSaint]

I hope you are right too. The point that seems to get missed by some is, while people may well see all 4 species together, unless they are using entirely different forage, then the capacity for some will be reduced by the other. A big growth in CWD must come at the expense of something else; it would a great shame if this were the roe. Competition doesn't need to involve direct aggression, and usually doest between herbivores. The effect can be the same though and will often take time to be seen clearly.

I have observed cwd, munty and roe all eating in the same field. They don’t party together, instead keep to themselves, but none of the deer seem bothered by the other’s presence.

The biggest mix I have seen this year was in a 5ac field where there were 5 roe, 6 cwd and 1 munty - all browsing and none looking out for the stealthy chap with the gun (aka, me!) that took 1 roe and 1 cwd!!!!

 

[Kalahari]

I was driving west on the A55 and there was a dead muntjac by the central reservation between the Post House exit and the Broughton exit.

David.

 

[Chris Richardson]

I was driving west on the A55 and there was a dead muntjac by the central reservation between the Post House exit and the Broughton exit.

David.

there’s plenty of munties round there

 

[T2662075]

@VSS has got a valid point on them not being too hardy, I own a farm in the Aylesbury Vale area and we do come across a few that look to have die of natural causes in the winter, with no sign of poaching or dog attacks. Last winter was particularly bad for them.

Im in Aylesbury and also shoot south of Oxford, plenty or Roe and Munties, but hardly ever seen any CWD's.

 

[TringSaint]

Im in Aylesbury and also shoot south of Oxford, plenty or Roe and Munties, but hardly ever seen any CWD's.

I have shot them as far west as Long Crendon, but not any further.
We are crawling with them on my patch, however.

 

[NullMac]

Are there CWD north of Bedford ??

 

[TringSaint]

Not seen any around northants - around Althorp area it’s roe and muntjac and park fallow but no cwd yet.

 

[WillG]

Anyone any ideas as to how far north into Lincolnshire they have travelled?

There are reports of them having swam across from Norfolk to Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve.

 

[mudman]

There are reports of them having swam across from Norfolk to Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve.

They were there us not too sure what affect the tidal surge about ten years ago had on them.