from reports it seems that someone payed to shoot it, aside from the (rather dubious) arguements that estates need to raise money it seems to me that this is a waste.
As an aside I was once mountain biking on Dartmoor early one morning in the woods and came around a bend to see just such a mighty creature as this, standing across the path, sweating and steaming away. Didn't move and I couldn't figure out why, until I saw its rather large gentlemans thingy hanging down - seems that it was just catching its breath after an early morning work out. It waited until I managed to get out my camera and then just disapeared into the woods before I could get a shot.
As an aside I was once mountain biking on Dartmoor early one morning in the woods and came around a bend to see just such a mighty creature as this, standing across the path, sweating and steaming away. Didn't move and I couldn't figure out why, until I saw its rather large gentlemans thingy hanging down - seems that it was just catching its breath after an early morning work out. It waited until I managed to get out my camera and then just disapeared into the woods before I could get a shot.