If they are visibly tagged is there then ownership issues with the vension or live deer?
Assuming there on someone elses land
I believe they are now wild and that the normal seasons apply. How did he TB test them?
Slightly off topic but regarding tb tests, I was speaking to a farmer and haulier about cattle to tests on Saturday...if they're subject to the same sanctions as cattle then they only need tb test of you're going to move them i.e sell them either through an auction or direct to another farm. If they're going direct to slaughter you don't need to test them before they go - I buy a deer from you, you test it, that test is valid for 60days, I then keep it for 12 months and take it straight to the abbatoir and no need for a test. You'd only need to test a straight to slaughter animal if the previous owner got a reactor and then for traceability the ministry contact you and ask you to test animal X.
If they are visibly tagged they are treated exactly the same as any other escaped livestock e.g. sheep or cattle, and even whilst they are on your land remain the property of their owner, in brief:-
You may detain the animal and if it is not claimed within 14 days you may sell it at public auction , the owner being liable for any damages caused
You may not kill the animal (criminal damage) without the permission of its owner
You may not keep the carcase (theft) again without the permission of its owner
Just because they have a tag on them doesn't mean that you can establish ownership without shooting them. I realise that you know who the owner is in this case but in general I suspect that it wouldn't be so easy? A tagged deer could have been living wild for a considerable length of time and be in a different county to it's original home!
I have shot tagged deer, it is very difficult to see the tag until it is on the deck. The last one was a hind, the tag was hidden inside the ear. The outer part of the tag wasn't there, if it had been there it may well of been easier to spot it was a tagged beast. The nearest deer farm was forty miles away, the owner was informed but he didn't want the carcass returned.
But 40 miles could have been over several years. In which case it's not very far at all! Even the fattest of us probably cover 40 miles in a year whilst stalking?40 miles? Wow that's some distance. Was that cross open hill ground?
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I bet the Pimpernel could cover three times that,in a day!!!But 40 miles could have been over several years. In which case it's not very far at all! Even the fattest of us probably cover 40 miles in a year whilst stalking?