There are three stag / deer hunts in the UK (The Tiverton Staghounds - Quantock Staghounds - Devon & Somerset Staghounds) and they are all in the South West of the country. They to can only flush out with two dogs and must be shot by a competent person.

Deer are often found in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from open moor to thick cover in conifer or deciduous woodland. The ideal habitat could be considered as coppice and pockets of deciduous woodland on land that is not intensely farmed, this linked by thick hedgerows and dotted with small copses.

There are different kinds of deer and stags whom all have different seasons. Some of the shooting seasons for stags / deer finish before the actual end of the hunting season. If you see a Red Hinds being shot after the 29th of February, this is then illegal. It should be reported to Hunt Watch so action can be taken.

Below is a list of the specie that can be shot and when the season is

Specie that can be shoot during;

Red Stags
England and Wales - Aug 1 - April 30

Red Hinds
England and Wales Nov 1 - Feb 28th/29th

Fallow
England and Wales
Bucks - Aug 1 - April 30
Does - Nov 1 - Feb 28/29th

Sika
England and Wales
Stags Aug 1 - April 30th
Hinds Nov 1st - Feb 28th/29th

Roe
England and Wales
Bucks - April 1st - Oct 31st
Does - Nov 1st - Feb 28th/29th

Chinese Water Deer
Chinese Water Deer no season applies but due to difficulties in identifying immature males and females the above culling period is followed.

Muntjac
Muntjac no season applies to this species but recommendations are that does only to be culled if pregnant or immature to reduce leaving dependent young.

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