mathspete wrote:I've just been talking to a landowner who is having problems with roe deer, but he is convinced he cannot give me permission to shoot them as " they belong to the neighbouring estate, who rear and shoot them to sell as venison" I said that all deer are wild by law and that if they come onto your land you are free to shoot them, and I know I have read this somewhere. Was it on the BASC website or where , can anyone remember so that I can print it off as proof for him. Thanks in advance. Pete.
There is no clear definition of farmed deer, but deer which carry tags which include the agricultural holding number, or which are listed as part of a farm enterprise, are
regarded as domestic livestock and therefore as property.
mathspete wrote:Thanks for all the replies lads, these deer are not farmed or tagged or enclosed. The neighbouring estate just culls them for sale in their farm shop, they are free to roam over the other neighbouring estate and all the local farms. I have printed page 1 of the deer initiative about legislation and will take it with me when I go to try and persuade him to give me the permission. I wa just out foraging in the hedgerows for damsons and medlars and thought I'd have a go and knocked on his door, wish me luck
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