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Got a mother and young one currently taking shelter in my garden. Anything I should be feeding them?
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I wouldn't buy them anything it'll be too deer.
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Think I'll put a few walnuts out for them. First noticed them last night when my security lights at the back of the house came on about midnight.Today they've rocked up in daylight and the mother is munching her way through various foliage in between sessions of licking the baby.Very cute but I worry for them in this cold weather.
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Muntjacs are browsers, and feed on ivy, bramble, coppice shoots, flowers and seeds, also fruit, nuts, dead leaves and fungi. They sometimes cause damage by stripping bark from trees. Unlike many other species of deer, Muntjacs are solitary, but small groups may sometimes gather at feeding areas.
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Get them slaughtered and in the freezer imo.
They'll feed you. |
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I shouldn't have said that. My silly sense of humour and no, of course I wouldn't.
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Too late m8. Kenny M got you in his sights.
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Respect ericster.Takes a big man to admit he's wrong.
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They're pests, with no statutory close season - they are the only deer allowed to be shot/culled all year round, unlike all other deer species resident here. Advice though is "when culling female Muntjac, it is recommended to choose immature or heavily pregnant does to avoid leaving dependent young". They are, I have to say absolutely delicious. Hth
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I love a haunch of venison mmmmm yum yum and the gravy is delicious.
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whats wrong with nibbling a few bushes, leave them alone
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I tried venison and didn't like it.
Maybe I didn't cook it in the correct way. |
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roasted in the oven but also a venison steak is good but stronger taste which some don't like
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I'm away for 10 days from tomorrow so I'll leave them to enjoy their green buffet.
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Yeah, strong-tasting was my lasting impression. Maybe it's what you cook it with that counts. Over the years I have acquired a taste for dried mixed herbs, maybe that would help.
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ericster - The key thing with venison is that it has virtually no fat, so drys out very quickly. You need to know exactly what bit of the deer you have, and whether it is on the bone or not. Simple advice, buy from a decent butcher who regularly does game. make sure you know what you have, then simply google for UK recipes. A venison steak wants cooking just like fresh tuna, hot, fast and rare. Venison Haunches need even less time than lamb, unless you are casseroling then you can slow cook but not for too long.
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Thanks blackbarn, I'll bear that in mind. I don't do rare though, must be well cooked for me.
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No bother Ericster. Try this!! It is a variant on what I do, but very similar. Do go to a proper butcher though!
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1935/succulent-braised-venison |
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They are completely out of control where I live. They have destroyed a number of plants in our garden, and every time I mend our fence they break back through. The Duke of Bedford should be sued by everybody that has had property damaged by these creatures.
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They are loons, but they are free, quality and pretty much organic, meat.
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