Suggested reading on Muntjak
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Fursty Ferret
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A good starting point would be the spelling
"Muntjac"
"Muntjac"
Siggy
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Cruel but rather funny...more constructively I can recommend Muntjac, Managing an Alien Species by Charles Smith Jones
Muntjac: Managing an Alien Species: Amazon.co.uk: Charles Smith-Jones, Ashley Boon: 9781904784029: Books
EMcC
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I must be one of the very clever one's because I knew what he meant regardless of the spelling
I must be one of the very clever one's because I knew what he meant regardless of the spelling
So must I...and Wikipedia ....
"The Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), also called red muntjac and barking deer, is a common muntjac deer species in South and Southeast Asia."
"Muntjacs, also known as barking deer and Mastreani deer, are small deer of the genus ... The present name is a borrowing of the Latinized form of the Dutch muntjak, which was borrowed from the Sundanese mencek (ᮙᮨᮔ᮪ᮎᮨᮊ᮪)."
However success is more likely if you stalk silently, rather than trying to make them jump by shouting Boo....
I second the "Muntjac: Managing an Alien Species book" I won my copy in the local BDS' group AGM raffle, great prize, good read.
Alan
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JabaliHunter
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Also Graham Downing's book 'Stalking Muntjac' https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Stalking-Muntjac-Graham-Downing/184689185X
Find a trail with some slots, put up a trail cam and wait a week, loads of info to be had from books.
However the info from a book will not be the same as your ground, also it depends on what time you can manage to get out to shoot as they may well have a different pattern ( at night ).
A few things I have learnt is with them being so small they are very rarely square on, they might look it but you get one out at 150 yards then it is hard to tell.
I have shot more of sticks than from high seats especially after harvest time as they will move across a field so being mobile you can take advantage of that, also picking a spot and getting tucked in works well. I have learnt over time to cover a bigger area on the outside of woods rather than moving through the ones I can shoot.
Good luck with your stalking....
Tim.243
However the info from a book will not be the same as your ground, also it depends on what time you can manage to get out to shoot as they may well have a different pattern ( at night ).
A few things I have learnt is with them being so small they are very rarely square on, they might look it but you get one out at 150 yards then it is hard to tell.
I have shot more of sticks than from high seats especially after harvest time as they will move across a field so being mobile you can take advantage of that, also picking a spot and getting tucked in works well. I have learnt over time to cover a bigger area on the outside of woods rather than moving through the ones I can shoot.
Good luck with your stalking....
Tim.243
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