how far north have muntjac made it

[foxhunter]

they are around the sedgefield/darlington area in co durham.

Yes Ive seen them here , also at Wynyard !!

 

[foxhunter]

How do people catch deer (muntjac in this case) before moving them? Does it happen often?

Netted or caught with lurchers , happens quite a bit

 

[foxhunter]

hi 4 been shot at darlington this past yeat one at satley near tow law one at haltwhistle this is acording to the bds north east branch
atb tom

There will have been more than 4 taken near Darlington. I am doubtful about Satley ???

 

[richard griffith]

I wish they would make a visit to north wales!!!!!!

 

[leej]

Has anyone ever seen any in South Wales?

 

[harry243]

they are defenetly in sedgefield area and wynyard to we have shot one and seen lots but we have to meny dog men about they are nearly nocternel its so hard to get a shot at one ? but will keep trying

 

[tom308w]

foxhunter a good muntie head was at the bds agm in whalton and the owner said it was shot at satley also one at haltwhistle and i was talking to another member on here who saw 2 whilst beating on a shoot near pontop pike
atb tom

 

[Dan Gliballs]

2 were spotted in Spean Bridge just 10 miles from Fort William.

 

[nemo]

theyve a good foot hold in south durham now,i dont see them out and about like in norfolk but push them around on shoot days,I know they get a fair bit of stick from the dog lads so thats why there practically nocturnal,ive been led to beleive there using the bramble sidings on the east coast main line to spread their territories,seems feasible

 

[miffy]

The BDS are going to to do a new distribtion map this spring for all species, keep an eye out for it.

 

[bogtrotter]

I know of a captive pair that escaped from a walled enclosure when the wall was breached by a falling tree, they were never seen again did they die? this was about 12 years ago.

However changing the subject slightly its the guys on the ground who I would listen to not some organization
just saw in the paper yesterday the first recorded grass snake had been found in Scotland.

While maybe not common they have been here for a long time,seen a few over the years the first fifty years ago
saw a buzzard having difficulty with something last year on investigation found it to be a grass snake.
But they have just arrived up here, who are these so called experts!

 

[craigievarkiller]

Not that much colder ? .... we had a night at -19 degs C last winter and many nights at -10 to -14... dont think Engerlandshire gets weather like that much. Wee drop of snow ground England to a halt this week

Roe struggled with us this last 2 winters and we had quite a few yearlings not make it through so I reckon Mr Munty aint got much hope... his wee belly would be grounded on the snow for weeks

It's not that much colder up in Jockistan and munties came through the last two winters of severe weather down here very well so I can't see any reason at all why they wouldn't thrive up there. A great deal of their spread has been courtesy of the products of Mr Ifor Williams and I'm sure that they will make it up North sooner or later despite the best efforts of the kilted commissars.

 

[somerled333]

I've heard of some sightings at Novar at Evanton but I'd probably need to see them myself, but Muntjac live up here north of Inverness no bother at all and survive in the cold and snow fine. I used to have afew Muntjac up here and they did fine.

 

[Rake Aboot]

None in East Lothian, but then again, Fallow needed a helping hand, so who knows !!

If the moneys there !!

 

[Hornet 6]

I don't care how far north they get, I just want some in the Rochford and Southend area.

Neil.

 

[Heugal]

I saw one on Orkney but it was mounted and hanging in my mate's hall.

atb Heugal

 

[rh120]

none in west fife,none in clackmananshire and none near the crieff area,i reckon none seen in scotland if they were hear someone wold have shot one by now

 

[somerled333]

I heard that someone at Scatwell Estate shot my pet muntjac buck but would love to find out.

 

[JRoe]

I've heard of some sightings at Novar at Evanton but I'd probably need to see them myself, but Muntjac live up here north of Inverness no bother at all and survive in the cold and snow fine. I used to have afew Muntjac up here and they did fine.

Hello Somerled -- Do you think there are any left up here then? - - I have an acquantance who is adamant that he saw two crossing the road in front of him in my neck o' the woods - - near the Whiteness Road ( the old McDermotts site). He was very descriptive with what they looked like etc - - That was two years ago this month.
Strange that they have never been spotted again but I would love to see them here.

JR

 

[Paul at Fechan]

something I read said that a total of 6 muntjac in total have been reported missing (nicked or escaped) from private collections/parks in scotland since i think it was 89.

An ifor williams delivery from a friendly rescue centre is how it used to work to get sattelite populations established, very naughty