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Deer

New traceability rules for NI keepers of alpacas, llamas and deer

N.Ireland

1 month ago

New traceability rules for NI keepers of alpacas, llamas and deer

New rules are being introduced in Northern Ireland for the keeping of camelid and cervid animals, including alpacas, llamas and deer. 

Derbyshire: Men sentenced for using dogs to hunt deer

Rural Life

2 years ago

Derbyshire: Men sentenced for using dogs to hunt deer

Two men have been sentenced after being caught using dogs to hunt deer and hare in Morley, Derbyshire, in April of this year.

Sleeping habits of newborn deer are as individual as human infants – study

Rural Life

2 years ago

Sleeping habits of newborn deer are as individual as human infants – study

New research has revealed that newborn deer fawns differ both in sleeping patterns and the rate of...

US TB trial delivering oral vaccine to wild deer

Rural Life

2 years ago

US TB trial delivering oral vaccine to wild deer

The United States Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services (USDA-WS) is evaluating the...

SLE expresses concern over Scottish deer management proposals

Environment

2 years ago

SLE expresses concern over Scottish deer management proposals

Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has expressed concern around the creation of NatureScot's Deer...

Environment

2 years ago

Scottish gov launches managing deer for nature consultation

The Scottish government has today (Friday, January 5) launched a managing deer for climate and...

Scottish gov launches managing deer for nature consultation

Other

3 years ago

Scotland: More powers to land managers to cull deer

Scottish land managers have been given more power to control deer, including the use of 'night sights' to cull deer in the dark.

Scotland: More powers to land managers to cull deer

N.Ireland

3 years ago

Culling badgers not the answer warns UK consultant

Culling badgers will have “no meaningful impact” on campaigns designed to eradicate bovine...

Culling badgers not the answer warns UK consultant

Environment

7 years ago

New study shows reindeer’s body clocks don’t need daylight

If you thought Santa had a hard time herding and foddering reindeer in the total darkness of the Arctic, this may not be the case after all.

New study shows reindeer’s body clocks don’t need daylight

Rural Life

9 years ago

Two red deer found shot by poachers on protected lands

Red deer are a protected game species and may only be hunted with a licence from the National Parks and Wild Life Service (NPWS).

Two red deer found shot by poachers on protected lands

N.Ireland

10 years ago

Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped

Firearms and a deer carcass were seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland after a vehicle...

Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped

N.Ireland

10 years ago

Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped

Firearms and a deer carcass were seized after a vehicle was stopped as part of an operation with a partner agency in Tyrone on November 1.

Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped

Rural Life

10 years ago

Farmer who shot 3 deer out of season says he was preventing TB being spread

A farmer who appeared in court claimed he was merely shooting deer to prevent the spread of TB, the Donegal Daily reports.

Farmer who shot 3 deer out of season says he was preventing TB being spread

Rural Life

10 years ago

Over 4,600 deer hunting licences issued to date

To date this year, some 4,610 deer hunting licences have been issued by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Over 4,600 deer hunting licences issued to date

N.Ireland

10 years ago

Stag that was on the loose in Newry shot dead by police marksmen

A stag which was on the loose in Newry, Co. Down has been shot dead by specially trained firearms officers from the PSNI.

Stag that was on the loose in Newry shot dead by police marksmen

Rural Life

10 years ago

83% of farmers say they should be allowed to shoot deer without a licence

Some 83% of respondents to an Agriland poll said that farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their land without a licence.

83% of farmers say they should be allowed to shoot deer without a licence

Rural Life

10 years ago

Should farmers be allowed to shoot deer without a licence?

Farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their own lands, but only where deer are causing a menace to farmers, according to Cavan Fine Gael Councillor Winston Bennett.

Should farmers be allowed to shoot deer without a licence?

World News

11 years ago

World's smallest deer born in the US

Meet the worlds smallest deer, a Pudu fawn born at the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Queens Zoo recently in New York.

World's smallest deer born in the US

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