UK's largest stag shot dead on Exmoor

[Matt.S]

correct me if i'm wrong but isnt venison a very lean and healthy meat to eat? i managed to get some off my g/f's mum who works for the occado staff shop, i've never had it before and it was fantastic stuff! shame about the price tag though

As mentioned earlier venison is usually either very expensive or very inexpensive. Get to know your local deerstalkers

 

[mick miller]

There's a very simple reason why bucks are shot during the rut. They're all together chasing the hinds, grouping them up and not solitary. It also gives the stalker a much better chance to identify aged or weak animals and cull them accordingly.

This 'Emperor' had already passed on its genes many times over, no need to run the risk of interbreeding with its offspring and thereby weakening the gene pool. It's called deer management for a good reason.

 

[robin wood]

There's a very simple reason why bucks are shot during the rut. They're all together chasing the hinds.

Never seen a buck chase a hind.

 

[mick miller]

Sorry I should have said stag not buck, bucks & does, stags & hinds. How remiss of me, tut.

The behaviour of both fallow and red during the rut is similar, dominant males chase and follow their successfully won females, younger males run around like maniacs trying to get their end away whilst the dominant male is distracted. Either way the whole lot are in close proximity for a short while allowing an overview of the local population and selective culling of weak or elderly individuals.

 

[robin wood]

Sorry I should have said stag not buck, bucks & does, stags & hinds. How remiss of me, tut.

apologies for the pointless pedantry, don't know what came over me.

 

[torc]

The Emperor is dead, long live the Emperor.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...pens-locals-claim-sighting-beast-village.html
Happy trails...torc.
P.s. I'm not a Daily Mail reader.

 

[Mojoracinguk]

WOW!!!...who'd have though it....there is more than one big deer out there....Holy cow Bat man!!!

Mojo

 

[Retired Member southey]

WOW!!!...who'd have though it....there is more than one big deer out there....Holy cow Bat man!!!

Mojo

Umm thats "Holy DEER Bat man" a cow is a very different animal in deed, although thousands of those are killed and no one bats and eyelid, bet some are massive,and they dont taste as good as the new Emperor burger comming soon to a fast food out let near you soon(if you live on exmoor) in a limited edition antler inlaid box, shoot down today and hunt one out!!!!!

 

[Bushwhacker]

I shot the UKs biggest rat last night and when I got home I squashed the UKs biggest spider with my boot ......................
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[TallMikeM]

I shot the UKs biggest rat last night ......................
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I think you'll find that shooting politicians is still, if not illegal per se, then at least frowned upon by the authorities.

 

[Mojoracinguk]

Umm thats "Holy DEER Bat man"

No it isn't...

meh, it's just a big cow with fancy horns really isn't it.

I refer you to locum76 and his very acurate description....Infact now i've reposted the quote...i've read it twice and believe there is more truth to it than the sighting of the not dead/dead big cow with fancy horns.....I'm confussed...is this cow dead or not...Maybe they just removed his fancy horns in the middle of the night and now he's joined a small dairy herd near Gloucester (kind of witness protection)

long live the fancy cow!

Mojo

 

[Retired Member southey]

I like the idea of a fancy cow, ive seen some fasion concious ones sporting long locks and horn in Scotland, and some in a 80s black and white color scheme, but neither were very fancy,

 

[Adze]

I like the idea of a fancy cow, ive seen some fasion concious ones sporting long locks and horn in Scotland, and some in a 80s black and white color scheme, but neither were very fancy,

Would that be an 1880's black and white colour scheme?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belted_Galloway

Bah humbug! I'll be trying very hard to get some belted galloway beef for Christmas this year

 

[Retired Member southey]

Haha the georgian period cow, it needs timber supports to break the pattern though, and a "Ye olde mooing tall pig" sign,

 

[Adze]

"Ye olde mooing tall pig"

Excellent!

 

[huffhuff]

Would that be an 1880's black and white colour scheme?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belted_Galloway

Bah humbug! I'll be trying very hard to get some belted galloway beef for Christmas this year

I have belted galloways in my field They are my favourite

 

[locum76]

You should get a rudolf novelty reindeer hat with fancy horns for them. You might be able to bait some red coated hooray henrys and henriettas.

 

[Martyn]

On the subject of giving away venison free to friends who are not an approved "Game Handling Establishment"...

Seems you can still give it away, but the hunter "Can only supply small quantities".

http://www.bestpracticeguides.org.uk/carcass_venisonSupply02.aspx

 

[stovie]

On the subject of giving away venison free to friends who are not an approved "Game Handling Establishment"...

Seems you can still give it away, but the hunter "Can only supply small quantities".

Does this qualify as a "small quantity"???

 

[Mojoracinguk]

Does this qualify as a "small quantity"???

The one on the right might

snack size!