A Quality Day

[Neil1]

I spent the day in the woods, first time for a while, it was great (took picture - see "members-pics").
Did some fire lighting, gathered some wild foods and did a bit of baking. Saw several Muntjacs and an old fox in its summer coat passed less than 20ft away. The rain held off, breaking just as I got back to the car.
Did anyone else have a quality day today?
Neil1

[ditchfield]

Sounds like a good day.

"members-pics"?

[bushwacker bob]

Top day by the sound of it :-) It never fails to amaze me how I manage to enjoy myself when I'm alone poodling about in the woods.Pleased to hear I'm definately not the only person who can enjoy the solitude :wink:

[Raz]

Where in Devon were you?

[Neil1]

North East of Exeter, not far from home, its my usual place for practising skills and only takes five five minutes to get there.
Neil1

[Raz]

I wasn't asking to pinch your spot :-D just I'm trying to keep track of where muntjac are!
Alot of people say they aren't in Devon & Cornwall. I've never seen any myself in the wild. But apparantly my neighbours house is next to a trail for a red buck, and a muntjac family. It was the first I heard of red deer down here. There are loads of woods surrounding us, but they are all for shoots, so little chance of going to find them

[Neil1]

I've not seen them often and never that close. We have a very large Roe deer population though (keeps the local poachers busy).
Neil1

[gb]

Ive seen a huge red stag cross the road near my mates house many a time, just north of launceston. Are red deer not very common down here? I dont think ive seen them anywhere else in the region either, other than deer farms.

cheers gb

[Raz]

Where about North of Launceston? Thats where I am, could be the same one!

[gb]

between ladycross and boyton. i have a mate who lives out that way so i drive along that road quite alot. loads of roe in the woods around boyton aswell

cheers gb