Fallow Annandale /Lockerbie area?.

[Dax]

Can anyone advise me if there are any Fallow in the above areas or nearest place that they have been sighted

until now i have been advised of none

 

[Kjf]

I stalk 10 miles north of Lockerbie and haven't seen any fallow, another piece of land 40 miles north of Lockerbie holds Sika , but I haven't seen any fallow there either

kjf

 

[Ranger22]

St Anne’s bridge, lots of fallow there

 

[rph6.5]

Have stalked at Annandale estate-plenty of Fallow there.

 

[Stevie/P]

moffat area has fallow i was on rivox that held fallow and roe im now on ground at crawford that has sika and roe wrong side of the motorway for fallow.

 

[foxhunter]

Millhousebridge and Templand area there are fallow , used to stalk there.

 

[sinbad]

there are fallow above Loch ken.

 

[trucraft]

Lots of fallow on Ray Hills estate though that's a little up the road. But they are localised in the area but not widespread.

 

[User00025]

Used to be big numbers on Raehills at St Annes Bridge. They went as far down as Lochmaeben and as far up as Beattock summit but only on West side of 74.I shot several in the area.
Sika however crossed the 74 years ago and I have seen mature hybrid stags taken off quite close to A74 over ten years ago, which means that they have been out in the Galloway hills a fair time. I have often pondered on whether or not all recorded Reds in the Galloway FC larder are really reds.

 

[NickJ]

As touched on - the fallow are centred on Raehills (from where, I gather they escaped from the park some year back) near St Ann's and have spread in all directions from there apart from east (they haven't crossed the M74) so: yes in Annandale but only west of the M74 and no to Lockerbie.

As for the sika they are certainly more plentiful east of the M74 and are shot on sight on many lands west of it to try and protect the integrity of the red deer in Galloway. The FC set up a red deer conservation area to the east of the forest to try and further enforce that. The M74 helps for sure. I have seen sika and hybrids shot west of the big road over the past 25 years but it does seem to be diminishing in my experience.

From memory the study done towards the end of the last century proved that there was, indeed very few pure red deer in Scotland, the exception being on some of the more outlying Hebridean islands including Rum.

 

[jon2]

Raehills and area have been wiped out now. All gone.

 

[User00025]

Raehills and area have been wiped out now. All gone.

I would respectfully point out,that unless they have had some as yet unknown disease, it would be almost impossible to do so. There are still Fallow in the area if you know where to look.

 

[jon2]

Ha yes it's called lead poisoning - I meant in relative terms. They are no longer in large numbers there as they once used to be as the estate had a full on cull to eradicate them due to planned restock. There's a chance the odd one or two managed to evade the hail of lead.

Irrespective of the rationale for the large cull, they needed a good pasting as many were looking emaciated - any left will be in much better nick now for sure.

 

[Dax]

Thanks for all the info guys im on the wrong side of the 74. Cheers

 

[countrryboy]

Raehills and area have been wiped out now. All gone.

I wish.
Still far far too many of them

 

[Uncle Buck]

moffat area has fallow i was on rivox that held fallow and roe im now on ground at crawford that has sika and roe wrong side of the motorway for fallow.

From Greskine to just shy of Parkgate west side of motorway Fallow, whereas east side of motorway Sika with no Fallow (the motorway & railway acting as a natural barrier).

Rgds, Buck

 

[Rasputin]

Iv seen fallow in Dumfries so not a million miles away. Never saw much around Lockerbie but roe.