by Ross | Oct 11, 2016 | Deer Management, Roe
As someone that enjoys many different aspects of shooting, I find managing my time very difficult, especially with a family of young children. I am lucky enough to have my own ground with Roe and Muntjac, but i find it difficult to give the ground the attention it...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Chinese Water Deer, Deer Species
Common name – Chinese water deer Latin name – Hydropotes inermis History Estimates suggest the UK’s population of Chinese water deer represents some 10% of the world’s total of this small, primitive deer with bucks having tusks, rather than antlers. Introduced to...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Deer Species, Muntjac
Common name – Muntjac deer Latin name – Muntiacus reevesi History Named in 1812 after John Reeves of the British East India Company, Muntjac were introduced to Woburn Park, Bedfordshire by the Duke of Bedford in the early 20th century. Some subsequently escaped – or...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Deer Species, Roe
Common name – Roe Deer Latin name – Capreolus capreolus History Native to Britain since the Mesolithic Period (6,000 to 10,000 years ago), they became extinct in England by 1800 due to over-hunting and forest clearances, but held on in Scotland. Since their...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Deer Species, Sika
Common name – Sika Deer Latin name – Cervus nippon History Sika deer were mid-19th century imports from the Far East into some UK estates. The majority came from Japan and a combination of releases into the wild and park escapees have resulted in growing feral Sika...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Deer Species, Fallow
Common name – Fallow Deer Latin name – Dama dama History This medium sized deer was brought to England in sustainable numbers by the Normans, although the Romans had also imported them well before that. They have long been associated with Parks for hunting and they...
by admin | Oct 10, 2016 | Deer species UK, Red
Common name – Red Deer Latin name – Cervus elaphus History – using the former land bridge the species arrived in Britain from mainland Europe some 11,000 years ago. Since Saxon days various laws have sought to restrict the hunting of red deer and thus preserve...
by Ross | Aug 11, 2016 | Deer Species
Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes Inermis) History, distribution & habitat Chinese water deer were first kept at London Zoo in 1873 but escaped from Whipsnade Zoo in 1929. Numbers increased through introductions into deer parks and subsequent escapes and releases and...
by admin | Aug 1, 2016 | Deer Species, Deer species UK, Red
The red deer is the fourth-largest deer species behind moose, elk and sambar deer. It is a ruminant, eating its food in two stages and having an even number of toes on each hoof, like camels, goats and cattle. European red deer have a relatively long tail compared to...
by Ross | Mar 21, 2016 | Deer species UK, Sika
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) Sika are becoming regarded as a pest in areas of conflict since the damage that they cause is serious and the rate of hybridisation with red deer alarming. Hybridisation appears to be most pronounced at the edges of population...
by admin | Mar 21, 2016 | Chinese Water Deer, Deer species UK
Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes Inermis) Chinese Water Deer are a non-native species introduced from Chinese populations along the Yangtze River where they are on the IUCN ‘red list’ as a vulnerable species. They are said to be the most primitive living member of the...
