red deer

.james1984

hi there. is there anywhere that you can buy red deer for releasing and if so where and whats the legal side of it

meathstevie

Farmed red deer shouldn't be that hard to trace, there's a few estates that do some captive breeding. As for releasing you may want to consult the NPWS on licencing etc etc because you can't just release animals into the wild.

.james1984

thats what i was thinking. had this debate with a guy last night and he said it shouldnt be a prob if the land belonged to me..

stoeger2000

.james1984 wrote: »

thats what i was thinking. had this debate with a guy last night and he said it shouldnt be a prob if the land belonged to me..

yeah, thats all well and good, but try keeping the deer on your land only.

.james1984

your right

daithi55

well if your going to do it... then do it right... release some wild boar to

.james1984

no. not fond of the boar

TriggerPL

daithi55 wrote: »

well if your going to do it... then do it right... release some wild boar to

I'd perfer some cape buffalo getting bad in the eye sight

Grizzly 45

Hope you got some serious handling facilities to transport said deer and keep them enclosed.
Normal cattle facilities and fencing wil not cut it.
Nor do deer really take kindly to being moved about like cattle either.
A cattle box load of mad bullocks is nothing compared to a fully mature red stag rubbed up the wrong way.:eek:

meathstevie

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Hope you got some serious handling facilities to transport said deer and keep them enclosed.
Normal cattle facilities and fencing wil not cut it.
Nor do deer really take kindly to being moved about like cattle either.
A cattle box load of mad bullocks is nothing compared to a fully mature red stag rubbed up the wrong way.:eek:

And that's why most farmed deer ( I'm refering to semi captive heards on estates ) will reach the food chain as "game" so they can be shot on site and processed as game. It's one thing dealing with small stuff like roe deer but I wouldn't want to be the one wrestling a big continental strain red deer into a cattle trailer...

.james1984

this boy is after has 250 acres of wood thats planted about ten years and he was wondering would it be possible to get some reds into it.

meathstevie

.james1984 wrote: »

this boy is after has 250 acres of wood thats planted about ten years and he was wondering would it be possible to get some reds into it.

If there's any deer in the area entice them in, salt licks, apples, molasses, plant a bit of tasty stuff in relatively clear areas etc etc...

.james1984

meathstevie wrote: »

And that's why most farmed deer ( I'm refering to semi captive heards on estates ) will reach the food chain as "game" so they can be shot on site and processed as game. It's one thing dealing with small stuff like roe deer but I wouldn't want to be the one wrestling a big continental strain red deer into a cattle trailer...

your not wrong there. bad enough wrestling with them when you have them shot:D:D:D

Glensman

Sam Bell can get you as many as required.
PM me if you want his number...

Grizzly 45

.james1984 wrote: »

this boy is after has 250 acres of wood thats planted about ten years and he was wondering would it be possible to get some reds into it.

What kind of "wood" is it?If it is dense pak sitka spruce,they wont go near it.As it is literally lifeless on the ground level.If it is broad leaf/mixed there is a better chance.Although ten years of age they can still run amuck in a plantation that age.

TriggerPL

Don't forget to post up where you letting them out so we can keep a close eye on them .

Glensman

TriggerPL wrote: »

Don't forget to post up where you letting them out so we can keep a close eye on them .

owelfisherman

Glensman wrote: »

TriggerPL wrote: »

Don't forget to post up where you letting them out so we can keep a close eye on them .

Would they not damage trees?

badshot

TriggerPL wrote: »

Don't forget to post up where you letting them out so we can keep a close eye on them .

classic

Deerspotter

A lad I knew let some reds out in to a plantation area like that and was sorry he did. It was a job to get them there in the first place, but they ruined the trees. Once the trees were ruined the deer were not too happy and paced the fence, which is depressing to see. Even though they had LOADS of room.
Eventually they all made their way in to the food chain and the big stag is mounted on his wall.
It was not the best project and I would advise your mate to think twice.

.james1984

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

What kind of "wood" is it?If it is dense pak sitka spruce,they wont go near it.As it is literally lifeless on the ground level.If it is broad leaf/mixed there is a better chance.Although ten years of age they can still run amuck in a plantation that age.

its all broad leaves. there is some reds in it already but he was thinking of adding a few more " little ladies " as he put it.

.james1984

owelfisherman wrote: »

Would they not damage trees?

thats what i said. but he said for all they damage they would do it be be grand to have a few roaming around in there

.james1984

TriggerPL wrote: »

Don't forget to post up where you letting them out so we can keep a close eye on them .

im sure i will. hehe
:D:D:D:D:D:D

Grizzly 45

.james1984 wrote: »

its all broad leaves. there is some reds in it already but he was thinking of adding a few more " little ladies " as he put it.

Just make sure he balances it right with a herd size as you can over pouplate the area too,and that will benefit neither deer or plantation.
They will over browse the forest and if enclosed start to stress out and start starving.