Does anyone on here have any information you might be able to give me on Reeve's Muntjac management? Are there many properties in Europe that raise Muntjac on estates for hunting? Can you give me information like acreage, animal densities, preferred food, reproduction, etc....? I'd really appreciate it. The reason I ask is because I've always loved Reeve's Muntjac and my family will probably be purchasing a ranch here in Texas in the near future and we might want to devote part of the property to Muntjac. There are a few ranches here that have Muntjac but I'm not sure on what scale. Any info would be helpful. Thanks ahead of time.

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Reeve's Muntjac

go for the Saola Giant Muntjac (Vu Quang Ox. I know, I know, they are endangered supposedly! Since we just found them in 1994, maybe in the future.




May I ask why you would focus on such as species for a ranch? You could always go for a exotic wapiti called the Thorold's deer.

clipped quote: Along with Indian Blackbuck, Nilgai and many other exotic deer and antelope many from Africa, there are also Barasingha now found living in the wild in Texas, USA on lands managed as Hunting Ranches. Barasingha were brought to USA almost a 100 year back to be introduced in the wild on land which is managed for sport hunting. Hunters for whom bagging a stag with huge antlers with as many points as possible is a novelty, pay about $4000 as trophy fees for hunting a Barasingha, 10% of which is supposed to go back to India to preserve it and its habitat in its true home range where it is close to extinction. It is a USA Government policy now that 10% of trophy fees for Hunting an exotic species found on Hunting Ranches in USA should be sent back for the preservation of that species and its original habitat.

ES,

The muntie can reach very high densities in places and its trait of the Does always being pregnant means that population expansion can be very rapid.

This Book is very recent and is said to be one of the best references for informationon the species. I personally don't have access to any large numbers of these so my knowledge is limited. Many in the UK look down on this little deer but I think it is an underated quarry, that many turn their nose up on because of it's size and little value at the game dealers.

Rgds,
FB

Thanks Fallow Buck.