DaveK Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Most of my deer shooting is for Roe in North Yorks. I've heard rumours of munties in North Links/Humberside but only rumours. Have these nice little BBQ candidates come this far north? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Thanks for the repies. Most informative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperman223 Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Hi Dave, I am fairly sure i have muntys on my ground, (north yorkshire) i have only seen their slots in soft ground though. What i do know is they are in west yorkshire, some have been shot as close as 7 miles from my stalking ground. Like your-self its mainly roe that i have, but some areas of the wood are very dence with a lot of bracken/bramble etc that makes finding deer very hard at times, its only a matter of time i think. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steyr Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Most of my deer shooting is for Roe in North Yorks. I've heard rumours of munties in North Links/Humberside but only rumours. Have these nice little BBQ candidates come this far north? Dave Cant help you with the northern lands but the munty population is spreading so I guess it is really just a matter of time before they appear. I guess I am lucky in that we have a burgening population of munts though I dont shoot them .......YET ! One shoot I go to, I regularly see a buck with a good head - I think this is a a medal carrying buck. He really isnt at all bothered by my presence even though I am holding a rifle. The land is shot by a lot of rimmies and shotguns so I guess he has become used to the volume of hunters and the sound signatures. Sadly, poachers got onto the land, shot 2 deer, part gralloched one and left the other rotting and poisioning a prize fish swim. The owners wife went ballistic, and as a result, nobody is allowed to lamp any more (rabbits - not deer). Rather an over-reaction as having people on your land you can trust at night is actually beneficial not a hazard. Their migration north is likely to be just a matter of time perhaps especially now we no longer have hard winters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deer308 Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 munties are in teesdale and also s.ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Thanks gents looks like they're playing hide and seek all over the place. Cooperman, very interesting. I shoot round Thirsk, where in N Yorks do you think they are? And where have they been seen in West Yorks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperman223 Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi Dave, PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxhunter Posted May 4, 2008 Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi , I have seen muntjac at Wynyard and Sedgefield in Co Durham. These were deliberate releases though not natural migration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Plenty of munties in Worcs! ft PS I went to school in Thirsk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5x55 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I am also curious about how fast they spread as soembody has been releasing them illegally here in Ireland (co Wicklow ) I am unsure if this is a good or bad thing alien species and all that . But they have been spotted a few miles from where I shoot and I wonder how long it might take for them to spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Hi 6x55 Your in a nice part of the world. My mate was a keeper on Balley Arthur Estate. If the Muntjac are left alone it will take a good few years to spread.If the the wood are thick with bramble and other cover they will fill them up and then start to moving out. I would leave them spread because you have no roe deer and they are not going to be any competition with the bigger deer like fallow and sika and they are good fun to stalk. It will take a good ten years for them to spread out before you have enought to shoot( I would only shoot bucks in the build up period). I know there are muntjac on the estate next to where I shoot and they have been there for about 4 years but they have not spread to use yet. It will give more people the chance to stalk as they spread . dogfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martin Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 All Munties are shot on sight on the syndicate in the New Forest,and,I do have quite a few round here as well(Somerset/Wilts border).................Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
between the eyes Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I'm in North Yorkshire too, non round me yet that I know of. Near Scarborough.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrek Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 They better hurry up and travel north, a couple in south west scotland wouldnt go amiss i think they would scare the locals up here tho, most old boys round me have never heard of them! hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilishdave Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Thanks gents looks like they're playing hide and seek all over the place. Cooperman, very interesting. I shoot round Thirsk, where in N Yorks do you think they are? And where have they been seen in West Yorks I work just outside Thirsk; I stopped the other day to take a phone call down there and saw a massive buck definately medal potentil. Good luck to you if he is on your patch. I have not seen muntjack up here though I have heard from 2 reliable sources of one beong shot by a friends dad and one being run over neer york. I guess they wont be to long before they are at thirsk. I have also heard of sightings neer scotch corner but I am sceptical, I spend a lot of time on the ground in that area and have net seen any or any signs. We still have stunning bluebell forrests as well! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I work just outside Thirsk; I stopped the other day to take a phone call down there and saw a massive buck definately medal potentil. Good luck to you if he is on your patch. Dave Depends where outside Thirsk. Mine is around Asenby/Dalton/Dishforth/Sessay. methinks I'll have to do a trawl a wee bit further East. Thanks for the info Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratwhiskers Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 A pal of mine has seen them in the Hull area but he says they're a bit thin on the ground yet. Shrek, be careful what you wish for mate if the little buggers got dug in on your patch they may take some movin' I have an invite to go south for a bash at the some time in the near future, it'll be fun to try for one agian..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
between the eyes Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 I would gladly have some on my patch. If anyone wants to trap some I'll have them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogern Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Me too, and any injured Roe that need nursing, our area shropshire has none of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinePMI Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Uhh..can someone please explain to this ignorant yank...what the heck is a "muntie"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest northernchris Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 There you go Marine,we have had a fair few the last several years these are just some of the better pics i have got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinePMI Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 LOL! Thanks Chris. ...They look tasty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampy Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 the guy in the top picture with the white trainers on. Is that Steve Thompson, the england hooker? if not it is his doppelganger? We have some reliable sightings right up to the humber of muntjac. steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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