Muntjac Southwest England

[2130martin]

Shot some with a client on the Quantocks - heads sent to Norma Chapman for her research but I can't remember if there were any results from it. Personally seen a couple on Haldon Hill when stalking that area in the 90s.

What was she researching Orion?

 

[Orion]

If you google 'Norma Chapman muntjac' it'll throw up more leads than I could possibly link to.
I've no don't that these were isolated introductions rather than part of the general spread, but still interesting to see when you're not expecting them.

 

[2130martin]

Not reached Devon yet then.

 

[monty]

West Somerset. they moved in about 2 years ago, but not many in our area and haven't seen any more now for 6 months.

Hi Dave, where in west Somerset did you see them, Curious as haven't seen any also from west Somerset.

 

[Ronny]

Saw a muntjac killed on A35 at Bodmin last year. Trashed the Ford Focus that whacked it!

 

[2130martin]

Saw a muntjac killed on A35 at Bodmin last year. Trashed the Ford Focus that whacked it!

Was it travelling in an Ifor Williams at the time??

 

[User00035]

Seen one for the first time near Blandford, Dorset about two years ago. Sporadic sightings (two or three) in the same area since.

 

[rosco]

Found slot marks last week for the first time not far from crediton, since then the landowner has seen dozens of slots marks, will be putting a high seat in the area at the weekend, no confirmed sighting yet but by the size of the slots it would have to be muntjack

 

[pheasant sniper 1]

I replied to a thread similar to this sometime ago and was shouted down for saying they are right here on the South Coast of Dorset.. The was until a kind fella posted a picture up of one he shot next door to Arne...

 

[paul k]

Apparently the odd one near Exeter, i saw one near Manaton 2 years ago.
Cheers
Richard

I saw one from a train just a few minutes out of Tiverton Parkway.

 

[greenhillstairs]

Apologies, slightly off topic, sighted by a very reliable source has far North as just outside Lockerbie Scotland only the other week ! Surely that must have been released? I've never heard of them previous anywhere near there, I know the Keeper well there though and have no reason to doubt his word.

 

[2130martin]

Apologies, slightly off topic, sighted by a very reliable source has far North as just outside Lockerbie Scotland only the other week ! Surely that must have been released? I've never heard of them previous anywhere near there, I know the Keeper well there though and have no reason to doubt his word.

Oi,go and start yer own thread,bledy Cuckoo's early this year!!

 

[greenhillstairs]

Oi,go and start yer own thread,bledy Cuckoo's early this year!!

Shut thi mouth ya big girl

 

[Orion]

I saw one from a train just a few minutes out of Tiverton Parkway.

Are you sure - those rats get awfully fat on on the crisp packets and KitKats falling under the platforms.

 

[Stumack]

Seen a few central Somerset

 

[Dirk Lems]

seen two of them in Askerswell, Bridport, 5 years ago but they have been shot both. None seen afterwards.

 

[2130martin]

Shut thi mouth ya big girl

 

[big ears]

You after another free muntie stalk then?

 

[2130martin]

You after another free muntie stalk then?

 

[Heym SR20]

I spend quite a lot of my life sitting on a train gazing out of the window on the East Coast mainline. It is a very muntjacky corridor of scrubby woodland that runs uninterrupted from the heart of London to Edinburgh, and right through the middle of prime Muntjac real estate. Given muntjac population growth, muntjac will find that getting a peaceful place to live will be increasingly hard so will spread up along the railway lines and motorways. I doubt individuals travel that far in their lifetime, but when young are looking for new territories they will go where fewer muntjac are - i.e. northwards. So we will be seeing them regularly up here before too long.