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walking dogs in mountains

alan40 · 2014-05-17 21:01:57

Dogs should be kept on leads or have muzzles as i witnessed a dog attack and kill a dear in the wicklow mountains

17-05-2014 9:01pm

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Dogs should be kept on leads or have muzzles as i witnessed a dog attack and kill a dear in the wicklow mountains

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#2 17-05-2014 9:13pm

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Was it a Fallow deer, they are protected under the Wildlife Act.

http://www.wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie/fallowdeer.html

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#3 17-05-2014 9:16pm

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I think it was a sika dear but not sure

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#4 17-05-2014 9:22pm

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Sika deer are protected under the Wildlife Act.

http://www.wicklowmountainsnationalpark.ie/SikaDeer.html

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#5 17-05-2014 9:26pm

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What that means is even if you find an injured deer, you are asked to please report it to your nearest Wildlife Ranger (NPWS) or Garda station. This also implies that you report this attack you witnessed.

Local NPWS Wildlife Ranger

http://www.npws.ie/media/npws/images/Regional%20contacts%20Sept.2013.pdf

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#6 17-05-2014 9:33pm

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Reported it to the authorities when i had coverage on my phone

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#7 17-05-2014 9:40pm

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alan40 wrote: »

Reported it to the authorities when i had coverage on my phone

Were they hunting it or did dog go on a solo run?

Have trouble here with the hiace club hunting deer with dogs at night, especially during moonlit winters nights.

Shot a deer I found caught up in silage twine in local wood last year. Poor ****3r was distressed. I was on on mtb bike at time.

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#8 17-05-2014 9:48pm

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Dog just attacked the dear they were out for a hike just walking there dogs

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#9 17-05-2014 9:55pm

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alan40 wrote: »

Dog just attacked the dear they were out for a hike just walking there dogs

Taste of blood now. I'd be putting that dog down if he was mine. Sheep next

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#10 18-05-2014 9:12am

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You would have your dog killed for it hunting one deer? Personally, I would simply keep it on lead in the woods if it were a danger to deer... But, hey, that's just me.

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#11 18-05-2014 11:00am

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No Forestry content whatsoever in this thread.

alan40: Perhaps the Animals & Pet Issues or Nature & Bird Watching forums might suit your question better, but please read the charters there before posting.

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