Rural Life
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. Derbyshire’s rural...
Deer
Rural Life
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 development from birth...
Rural Life
US TB trial delivering oral vaccine to wild deer
The United States Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services (USDA-WS) is evaluating the ability to deliver an oral bovine tuberculosis...
Environment
SLE expresses concern over Scottish deer management proposals
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has expressed concern around the creation of NatureScot’s Deer Management Nature Restoration Orders. The Scottish government...
Environment
Scottish gov launches managing deer for nature consultation
The Scottish government has today (Friday, January 5) launched a managing deer for climate and nature consultation. The consultation seeks...
Other
Scotland: More powers to land managers to cull deer
Land managers in Scotland have been given more power to help control the deer population, including the use of ‘night...
N.Ireland
Culling badgers not the answer warns UK consultant
Culling badgers will have “no meaningful impact” on campaigns designed to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB), according to a leading UK...
Environment
New study shows reindeer’s body clocks don’t need daylight
If you ever thought that Santa would have a hard time herding and foddering reindeer in the total winter darkness...
Rural Life
Two red deer found shot by poachers on protected lands
Two red deer were found shot on protected lands in Meath in the past week. One was shot dead and...
N.Ireland
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 was stopped as...
Rural Life
Farmer who shot 3 deer out of season says he was preventing TB being spread
A farmer, who previously pleaded guilty to two counts under the Wildlife Act, has claimed that he shot three deer...
Rural Life
Over 4,600 deer hunting licences issued to date
To date this year, 4,610 deer hunting licences have been issued by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs....
N.Ireland
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...
Rural Life
83% of farmers say they should be allowed to shoot deer without a licence
Some 83% of respondents to an Agriland poll have said that farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their...
Rural Life
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...
World News
World's smallest deer born in the US
Meet the world’s smallest deer, a Pudu fawn born at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Queens Zoo recently in New York....
