Unless you think standing still and staring at the deer for ten minutes is any use?
Wasn’t there some suggestion about introducing Lynx or something a while back?
I’ve yet to see a sika deer that died from being licked to death…..
Serious question, is there actually a sika problem? I enjoy clay shooting and target shooting with a .22 but I’ve been led to believe its actually quite difficult to get a license for the larger caliber and licemse to hunt deer as there are very strict quotas per season?
It’s on my bucket list to do at least 1 deer hunt in my time.
If they partner up with some labradors they might have a chance.
Beagles would work better. And they could use their ears to fly around the country too, it’d be mad handy
No, but try Irish Wolfhounds.
Nah get a Lab or Golden Retriever they’re bread for that.
Or we could just shoot some of them.
Sika Deer are protected species and can only be hunted to control population and you cannot use dogs to do so
*”Sika are protected under the Wildlife Act 1976 and may be hunted under a section 29 licence granted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Stags may be hunted from September 1st to December 31st and Hinds from November 1st to February 28th, between the hours of, 1 hour before official sunrise and 1 hour after sunset. It is illegal to hunt deer at night or with the use of dogs.”* [Source](http://irishdeercommission.ie/sika-deer/)
Domestic dogs can’t live in the wild I’m pretty sure
It’s all about reducing emissions now.
I don’t think introducing predators is a good idea, a cull every few years would do and not be a risk to general public.
They are the worlds stupidest dogs.
So no.
Also the pure idiocy of fostering packs of wild dogs to solve any kind of problem is beyond my comprehension.
And then once the dogs become a problem, we release wave after wave of snakes to deal with them.
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As someone who has one, no.
Unless you think standing still and staring at the deer for ten minutes is any use?
Wasn’t there some suggestion about introducing Lynx or something a while back?
I’ve yet to see a sika deer that died from being licked to death…..
Serious question, is there actually a sika problem? I enjoy clay shooting and target shooting with a .22 but I’ve been led to believe its actually quite difficult to get a license for the larger caliber and licemse to hunt deer as there are very strict quotas per season?
It’s on my bucket list to do at least 1 deer hunt in my time.
If they partner up with some labradors they might have a chance.
Beagles would work better. And they could use their ears to fly around the country too, it’d be mad handy
No, but try Irish Wolfhounds.
Nah get a Lab or Golden Retriever they’re bread for that.
Or we could just shoot some of them.
Sika Deer are protected species and can only be hunted to control population and you cannot use dogs to do so
*”Sika are protected under the Wildlife Act 1976 and may be hunted under a section 29 licence granted by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Stags may be hunted from September 1st to December 31st and Hinds from November 1st to February 28th, between the hours of, 1 hour before official sunrise and 1 hour after sunset. It is illegal to hunt deer at night or with the use of dogs.”* [Source](http://irishdeercommission.ie/sika-deer/)
Domestic dogs can’t live in the wild I’m pretty sure
It’s all about reducing emissions now.
I don’t think introducing predators is a good idea, a cull every few years would do and not be a risk to general public.
They are the worlds stupidest dogs.
So no.
Also the pure idiocy of fostering packs of wild dogs to solve any kind of problem is beyond my comprehension.
And then once the dogs become a problem, we release wave after wave of snakes to deal with them.
Are the sika deer at it again?
Looking very proud there