Welsh Deer

[Craigsaun]

Good evening all , this is a question for the Welsh stalkers mainly, I have been stalking deer in the Carmarthenshire areas for the past 13 years and I have only ever seen fallow . I have seen trail cam footage with muntjac but I have never witnessed it with these eyes, I have also been told that there are Roe about but again, these eyes have never witnessed it . So the question my fellow stalkers is , have any of you seen with your eyes Roe or muntjac in the Carmarthenshire area Cheers Craig

 

[ashray]

good evening,i was part of a control release in the mid/late 1980,s. where we captured two roe and five roe does and they were transported and released onto a very large private estate in carmarthenshire. they were tagged and radio collared. they were wiped out in six weeks ! so no i dont think you will see roe down that way .poaching is still rife according to my friend <he is the butler at the big estate> but i really hope you see both muntjac and roe eventually.

 

[TringSaint]

It’s such a shame that poaching is so rife in Wales.
It’s the perfect environment for many deer species and could become a mini Scotland if managed correctly, but some seem dead set of screwing it up for everyone else.

 

[big ears]

Without sounding xenophobic what do you expect from the Welsh

 

[243varmint]

Roe and muntjac are spreading from the borders. Not sure about Carmarthenshire
Mid Wales would be cracking upland red and sika country but as said they wouldn't last long....

 

[Jon P]

Firearms ownership Is quite high in Wales, at least 5 firearms licensed owners within 100 yds. of my house, all farms are quite small so deer management is hard to achieve , unfortunately it is every one for themselves, deer will be shot when seen.

 

[User00040]

all farms are quite small so deer management is hard to achieve , unfortunately it is every one for themselves, deer will be shot when seen.

Some would argue this is a good thing!

 

[Taff]

, deer will be shot when seen.

Always worked for me in England,

 

[mike308]

There are roe and muntjac in Carmarthenshire and yes I have seen them. The problem is that they are shot at night as soon as they appear so they struggle to get a foothold. The same goes for the red deer we see a few crossing the farm but they never last long.

 

[Covert]

Some would argue this is a good thing!

Not by me.

 

[Howzat]

I recently visited a man in Merthyr who was adamant there were Roe in the area to the West of the area in the hills

 

[Craigsaun]

Without sounding xenophobic what do you expect from the Welsh

Not funny

 

[Cyffylog]

I've seen roe in Powys, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. No muntjac however.

 

[TringSaint]

Without sounding xenophobic what do you expect from the Welsh

I am Welsh!!

 

[User00057]

Ive have plenty of Fallow around my village and Roe Muntjac within 5 miles. Red are about but bit farther away.

 

[TringSaint]

It would be great if there were more deer in wales as I want to move to the Worcestershire/ Herefordshire/ Shropshire/ Powys area and buy another small holding and having deer in the vicinity would be great.

I know that there are deer in most of those counties but nothing like having them on your doorstep!!

 

[Dorsettaff]

There were sika deer in the Teifi Marshes in Ceredigion but alas they never gained a critical level to be able to spread....and when they did.....

"Ifor Williams" has tried on numerous occasions to reintroduce them but alas they all meet the same fate

 

[T-D Deer Management]

I got sent pictures of a roe buck last summer in Conwy

 

[pendle]

I have seen a roe buck at mostyn in Flintshire 18 yrs ago .
Munti have been caught on camera traps in Ruthin

 

[paul k]

There was a bronze medal sika from “Carmarthen in the 2023 CIC listing.