Deer problem

J.R.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40247885.html?fbclid=IwAR1AE6vW3A7lfEl7YRH2Kd3uyjSFUm7m_nZBjLanY8AsCX8V-WFCdeT3CF0

J.R.

J.R. wrote: »

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40247885.html?fbclid=IwAR1AE6vW3A7lfEl7YRH2Kd3uyjSFUm7m_nZBjLanY8AsCX8V-WFCdeT3CF0

If only there was a another way to stop these large animals getting onto your land, you know, apart from complete annihilation

wexfordman2

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If only there was a another way to stop these large animals getting onto your land, you know, apart from complete annihilation

The lock down has not helped to be honest, I wonder what the cull figures will look like this year.

meathstevie

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If only there was a another way to stop these large animals getting onto your land, you know, apart from complete annihilation

Nobody but a complete idiot would argue for the annihilation of all wild deer in Ireland. In some places there’s just too many to keep their impact on agriculture within what farmers and forestry owners would deem acceptable.

I can easily understand that getting your fences damaged on a regular basis and seeing ten or twenty deer munching away on your silage ground every second or third day is not only frustrating but also a substantial loss.

whelan2

wexfordman2 wrote: »

The lock down has not helped to be honest, I wonder what the cull figures will look like this year.

Can you still get a section 42 in lockdown?

cookimonster

whelan2 wrote: »

Can you still get a section 42 in lockdown?

Yes, in fact its probably the most legitimate way of getting out during quarantine for a stalk.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40247885.html?fbclid=IwAR1AE6vW3A7lfEl7YRH2Kd3uyjSFUm7m_nZBjLanY8AsCX8V-WFCdeT3CF0

Not exactly a riveting and ground breaking bit of writing there. A rehash of the same old claptrap they roll out every year or so. There are mechanisms of control in place - seasonal stalking and sec 42 culling.

Alarmist statements like...

Mr Nugent said he had also been made aware of instances of deer breaking through fencing in several areas, causing serious risk to people driving nearby.
(HEANEY 2021)

.... would have the general public thinking these wild animals are normally fenced in but are some how breaking out and causing accidents.

clivej

More sh!te written by people who do not know if it's a real problem or not.
Easy answer is get the farmers that are complaining to apply for a section 42 and allow hunters to reduce the deer population.

whelan2

Can they be shot now while they would be heavily pregnant or just stags atm

clivej

whelan2 wrote: »

Can they be shot now while they would be heavily pregnant or just stags atm

depends on the section 42, but yes both can be shot. Kill two birds with one stone!!

cookimonster

whelan2 wrote: »

Can they be shot now while they would be heavily pregnant or just stags atm

The rut or breeding season is generally October/ November so from that point most females are pregnant. If they are not covered during the traditional rut period they remain in estrous for many, many months. They may be covered late in the year or even into the new year with calves being born late into the summer.
Deer management for numbers relys on the culling of females more so than males so it is inevitable that through out the traditional seasonal months of November to February females culled are pregnant at various periods.
The more crucial ethical culling is to ensure dependent calves are not orphaned more so than culling pregnant animals.

transit260

I ferret rabbits down in that area ,and theres an orchard there, and it was getting hammered by deer ,they put up fencing and gates but nothing would keep them out ,at times youd see them walking on the main road in a small number,...they are definitely plentiful but as to them being in plagus numbers ....not sure about that...this season theyve had a free hand as not many if anyone hunted down that way at all due to the lockdown

JP22

clivej wrote: »

More sh!te written by people who do not know if it's a real problem or not.

Paper easiely takes ink, its like saying "criminal caught with four bullets".

All of us here who are educated in firearms know that anyone with four bullets, firearm or not, is no danger to anyone.

Too often media reporting/media reporters don't do proper research and write about topics they have no competency in.

Grizzly 45

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If only there was a another way to stop these large animals getting onto your land, you know, apart from complete annihilation

".

Google "Non-leathl deer repellant" Plenty of stuff available that is natural and safe to use on your trees or property line.

kunekunesika

A tall fence.