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harestonesdown Jan 16, 2014 19:28:52

Replying to tiompan

I know of a herd of Buffalo in Derbyshire. I used to maintain the owners garden. :)

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Evergreen Dazed Jan 16, 2014 19:47:35

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tiompan wrote:

Evergreen Dazed wrote:

I did a bit of a double take at 'Buffalo'!

http://www.georgegoldsmith.com/properties/pitcastle

Bison /Buffalo I think they are much the same .

The first time I saw them I didn't realise the estate had them ,I had simply jumped the fence as usual . They have elk too ,which are pretty impressive especially when you just are used to red deer , and not expwecting them .The gamekeepers are permanently armed ,for safety sake as much as stalking .

I would imagine unexpectedly encountering Buffalo raises the heart rate a bit!

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Howburn Digger Jan 18, 2014 15:02:53

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tiompan wrote:

http://www.georgegoldsmith.com/properties/pitcastle

Bison /Buffalo I think they are much the same .

The first time I saw them I didn't realise the estate had them ,I had simply jumped the fence as usual . They have elk too ,which are pretty impressive especially when you just are used to red deer , and not expwecting them .The gamekeepers are permanently armed ,for safety sake as much as stalking .

http://www.wild-scotland.org.uk/2013/01/the-wild-boar-of-glenloy/

My brother was forced to make an enormous detour on Skye a few years back. An estate had placed a herd of aggressive wild boar/ pigs in a glen long used as an access route to some of The Cuillin.