[Oliver]

Does anyone have experience of Muntjacs (not the kind that build bean frames)? We have one(?) patrolling the allotments - I have seen its footprints. It has inspected the winter lettuce, the emerging broad beans and the leeks - it obviously does not like any of these because it has not eaten them (yet).  I am told they love sweetcorn and runner beans. So - what should I do?

I propose putting stout Plasnet around my corn, but what else might it eat? Or how else might I deter them? Lion poo? Flashing CDs?

I look forward to your replies with interest.
Oliver

[Sadgit]

put deer netting round the whole plot?

[Oliver]

put deer netting round the whole plot?

The thought had crossed our minds .. but our pockets are not that deep! Thanks for the thought

[Rampant_Weasel]

shoot and bbq it for you and the other plotholders

[george007]

did you know muntjac are a chinese delicacy
they originally came from china .
but are very rare there now as they keep getting eaten when found.

[Oliver]

shoot and bbq it for you and the other plotholders

unfortunately one is not allowed to use a weapon in a residential area - and as we border a recreation ground/children's playground, chances are we would shoot a kid and then where would we be

[Oliver]

[it seems to me that Munjac eat anything young so I shall just have to hope for the best and be sad if the best is not to be

[RichardA]

I am told if you can get lion or tiger excreta or urine froma local zoo that is a good deterrent. !! Perhaps someone has some to swap on this forum.Even human urine will repel some animals. Long shot perhaps
R

[madcat]

shoot and bbq it for you and the other plotholders

chances are we would shoot a kid and then where would we be?

I believe bbq'ed goat is very tasty!   

[blackcat]

I can just imagine watching the news and seeing someone shot a kid by mistake because they were trying to save there veggies from a muntjac!!   

[philskin]

I think i must be stupid but what is a muntjac

[peapod]

Just a reminder to everyone that there are many animal lovers on this forum, so please keep the shooting posts out of this thread
Thanks

[Parsnip]

I think i must be stupid but what is a muntjac

It's a very small deer, we get lots in the woods where I walk Poo. There are mums with babies at the moment, which are very tiny and very cute.

Oliver, they are small but quite heavy. I know because I stopped to help one a few weeks ago that was staggering along the side of the road, whilst everyone else drove by..   Sadly he died, but I lifted him off the road as best can, he wasn't half a lump...so you're going to need to put something fairly substantial up to stop them I'd have thought ..

[sunshineband]

[it seems to me that Munjac eat anything young so I shall just have to hope for the best and be sad if the best is not to be

  I hope they don't come to school .. that could be difficult to explain to parents at the end of the day  --- Ooops your child was eaten by a muntjac.

(Sorry couldn't resist  )

[blackcat]

Hopefully the shooting comment was said in jest  :blink:

I was just reading in one of the gardening magazines you can get something called 'Grazers' which stops animals going near the crops - have no idea if it works though