muntjac damage

welsummer

here is a couple of pictures take a couple of years ago of muntjac damage done in a wood neat grathan waters in england. the area was only fenced of a couple of years previous to see what damage the muntjac are doing to the under growth vegetation of our natural woodland. it was taken about the 18th of march just as the new growth was starting to sprout.
i did my little bit to help out.

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Steyr243Hunter

There smaller than i thought. Any more sightings in Ireland lads?

J. Ramone

Check out this paper, in particular regarding confirmed reports, also check out the map;
http://invasives.biodiversityireland.ie/deer-distribution/

There seems to be more reports from 'official' sources than whats doing the rounds. The big question mark is the cull returns from licences which indicate several animals shot in several counties. You might ask who would in their right mind make up porkies on their cull return to become the focus of official scrutiny. As far as I know the NPWS have not commented publicly on the extent of verification of cull returns.

The hard weather might have curtailed them a bit as they don't cope very well with harsh weather.

bibio

There was a post up by Fergal As Luimenach recently about a Muntjac shot recently in west wicklow. However personally without a photograph, I'm completely sceptical.

welsummer

yes.. i shoot in that area and heard nothing about a muntjac been shot.
without a photo i dont belive any story.

poulo6.5

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well done they are cute little things. are they hard to spot

tiny-nioclas

welsummer wrote: »

yes.. i shoot in that area and heard nothing about a muntjac been shot.
without a photo i dont belive any story.

This was on the Wild deer Ireland facebook a few weeks ago, looks pretty legit coming from those lads does it?

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31105&id=125121684177148&ref=mf

djflawless

I heard there was 2 spotted somewhere in connemara,wouldnt say its from a definite source.havnt heard anything about the fella in wicklow

Birdnuts

Great:mad: - As if our native woodlands aren't under enough pressure from invaders like Grey Squirrles, rhododendrons. knotweed etc.:(