Night shooting deer under CL55 - Police Notifications

[shakey jake]

Things won’t improve the only way you’re gonna control their numbers is my shooting all female Deer on sight, just like muntjac!

Before anybody gives me the dependent spiel, nobody seems to care about muntjac do they?

Shooting pregnant munties gives my dogs another meal, all good from my point

 

[Mr. Gain]

For any new members or new to shooting Muntjac can you post your ways to identify if a doe has a follower.

I wouldn't say it's an infallible guide, but my own thinking goes a bit like this:
1. Doe + round-bellied = pregnant (shoot)
2. Doe + slender + small = immature (shoot). I never leave a small doe to grow into a bigger one.
3. Doe + slender + full-grown = wait and double-check for follower (thermal helps).
I always wait after shooting: if there's an unseen follower (or a buck) about, there's a good chance it will seek the doe.
FWIW, I think overlooking a follower matters less on ground with plentiful foxes, as Charlie will quickly take any unguarded muntjac fawns.

 

[Tim.243]

I wouldn't say it's an infallible guide, but my own thinking goes a bit like this:
1. Doe + round-bellied = pregnant (shoot)
2. Doe + slender + small = immature (shoot). I never leave a small doe to grow into a bigger one.
3. Doe + slender + full-grown = wait and double-check for follower (thermal helps).
I always wait after shooting: if there's an unseen follower (or a buck) about, there's a good chance it will seek the doe.
FWIW, I think overlooking a follower matters less on ground with plentiful foxes, as Charlie will quickly take any unguarded muntjac fawns.

Which one had a follower ?
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B
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D

 

[Cris]

Mutjac doe and follower. Have this as a video but can’t for the life me upload it.

 

[Tim.243]

Mutjac doe and follower. Have this as a video but can’t for the life me upload it.
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@Mr. Gain