JDFrain Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 just wondering if anyone has introduced Muntjac onto there land or heard of it being done, and success rates etc. and are there any suppliers. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Pretty certain its illegal to do so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFrain Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 that had crossed my mind what with Defra and all that. but sure i heard last year of someone buying a couple to release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 How far North do you find Muntjack? That'd be the first thing to establish, if they have now made it countrywide then it would just be a case of you'll have to wait till you get your own naturally! Dam things are a pest around me, two farms l shoot have at least 15-20 on, shot some and they taste lovely but they wreck fencing/young trees/and do untold damage to my prospects of getting any Roe! I suppose living not to far from Woburn (30miles ish) should expect some CWD's but never seen any! T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFrain Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 there are reports of them in the area not to far from my land, so guess i will just have to see if they wander over, mind they could get the bus....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhunt Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 relocating an alien non indiginous animal is illegal , if you look on the bds website of deer distribution in the uk you will see large gaps in the locations of the muntjac, you would assume an even spread northwards from the southern counties, this does'nt seem the case,so black ops might be going on, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullbore Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 relocating an alien non indiginous animal is illegal , if you look on the bds website of deer distribution in the uk you will see large gaps in the locations of the muntjac, you would assume an even spread northwards from the southern counties, this does'nt seem the case,so black ops might be going on, It is not just alien non indiginous animal, it is illegal to transpot any live animal without the necessary licences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 And, I'm pretty sure if neighboring farms could prove you introduced muntjac that did damage to there estates, you might have a lawsuit on your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Muntjac have spread naturally up about as far as the Humber but are only really in numbers from roughly Lincoln south. Further north there have been some illegal introductions, I guess a few animals in the back of a transit kind of thing, which has led to a very patchy distribution and I think none of these isolated northern populations have reached a particularly high density unlike down south. Also in years past you could buy live Muntjac (probably still can?) and no doubt some of these animals bought for private collections were turned loose or escaped. I would be very interested to hear from people who have actually seen, with their own eyes, muntjac in northern England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 A muntjac was "alledgedly"shot near hexham in northumberland last year ! Which i find hard to believe unless it was put there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 quote name='scolopax' date='Jan 28 2009, 11:26 AM' post='668121'] Muntjac have spread naturally up about as far as the Humber but are only really in numbers from roughly Lincoln south. Further north there have been some illegal introductions, I guess a few animals in the back of a transit kind of thing, which has led to a very patchy distribution and I think none of these isolated northern populations have reached a particularly high density unlike down south. Also in years past you could buy live Muntjac (probably still can?) and no doubt some of these animals bought for private collections were turned loose or escaped. I would be very interested to hear from people who have actually seen, with their own eyes, muntjac in northern England. munty[ This was last november Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea Fowl Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 You can have them if you really want them, but it would cost you allot of money for a proper game fence and the necessary permits, thats if you have adequate land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogey Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi Me and a mate do some vermin control near Corbridge and have seen on two occasions 1 muntjac both times in the same field near a wood we are not allowed in. Hogey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren_mc Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 been one seen on a shoot near me john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 The range of muntac is spreading by 1km per year in every direction according to the BDS. I am fairly sure also that it is illegal to release them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFrain Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 cheers lads for the responses quite intresting really seems there are a few knocking about up north. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lister1 Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 hop this helps its a map of munty distribution. click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 So we know what Green and Blue are, what is Lilac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Perhaps it means, "There might be mubtjac around here but we couldn't be ***** to check" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea Fowl Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 There are not any near me, Somebody got a van?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Perhaps it means, "There might be mubtjac around here but we couldn't be ***** to check" might be muntjack who can swim well as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 dont know how accurate this map is, it shows the north suffolk/south norfolk area as mostly green but there are thousands of them around here, go into any wood and you will see them, they lay dead on every road withat least 1 carcase for every mile of reasonably busy road, mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerzone Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Muntjac should be shot on sight, they will end up almost as bad as rabbits......any clown who releases them should be charged(if it can be proven). Same applies to Sika, Boar, Fallow, Red ect ect ect that are released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 An unusual way of transporting them, this buck survived, believe it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 That map might be a bit out of date as the eastern countes are overrun with Muntjac. And yes it is illegal to release any non native species into the wild. Mind you it's a bit late for most things now as we see allsorts around here. What I'd like to know is if it's illegal how come NE & RSPB get to release non native species. We see many free living non native birds that have probably come from such places as Minsmere & Dunwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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