And while red deer are hunted legally on Exmoor to control numbers, the Devon and Somerset Staghounds only kill about 250 a year. While it is illegal to shoot deer at night, prosecutions for ...

The farmer, Raymond Davey, enjoys seeing red deer, so Lyshwell is a likely spot to find some of Exmoor’s herd of 4,000 of these beautiful creatures, native to Britain since shortly after the ...

A former royal hunting ground, Exmoor is popular with local hunters and wealthy outsiders, who jet in to stalk red deer -- Britain’s largest land animal. The Emperor was a big representative of ...

Animals like the Emperor of Exmoor, a red deer shot dead in Devon, should be protected, according to a group of MPs. The stag, which stood more than 9ft (2.75m) tall, was thought to have been the ...

Farmers in Exmoor fear a haven for red deer is becoming a breeding ground for bovine TB, says Jonny Beardsall TB threat: there is a high risk of transmitting the disease to cattle, badgers and ...

3,000 red deer are believed to live on Exmoor -the largest herd in England. The hinds are 20% heavier than those living wild in Scotland 10,600 people live in Exmoor National Park which covers ...

Red deer stags are the largest wild native animals ... Members of the group identified the Exmoor Emperor’s large head of antlers as it was being taken away, the eye-witness said.

He said they have seen a particular increase in information coming in about poaching in Devon and on Exmoor - which has the largest population of red deer in England. "While there is a huge ...

The mature red deer stag was filmed raiding a suburban garden on the edge of Exmoor, Somerset by biologist Dr Jochen Langbein. Mr Langbein, who has followed the deer for two years, said ...

Emperor is thought to have been about 12 years old Animals like the Emperor of Exmoor, a red deer shot dead in Devon, should be protected, according to a group of MPs. The stag, which stood more ...