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Local Deer – tell us your experiences?

WILD DEER existing almost on your doorstep – this is an endearing part (no pun intended!) of living within the Holderness area. But local and national media organisations have recently covered stories that the population of deer in some areas have grown to constitute a problem?

The Daily Mail reported that one species of deer alone has been responsible for causing 42,000 road traffic accidents a year with 20 deaths being recorded - including a 15-year-old boy who died in July after hitting a deer while cycling near Brough.

It is not being suggested here that deer have caused any problems locally – but it would be good to gauge from readers any experiences they have of living alongside the local deer population.

Let us know – give us your comments.

Deer at Saltend/Hull Docks?

Roe deer - a dock deer?

Roe deer - a dock deer?

Whilst travelling on the Hedon to Hull bus one morning in 2004 about 8am, a pair of deer leaped over a fence at Saltend (Hull Docks) and bounded across the main road (A1033) in front of the vehicle. The bus driver jammed on his brakes and traffic behind slowed to a standstill.

The animals, which I suspect were roe deer, seem unperterbed by the traffic as one chased the other to the far side of the road, then back again. They leaped back over the fence and back into the undergrowth.

The bus was fairly full and it caused a buzz of conversation. However, when I told Mrs Duff later that day she assumed I’d fallen asleep and imagined the whole thing! Grrr!

So…does any reader have any further information about wildlife at Hull Docks? Is there still a colony of deer thriving at Saltend? I’d love to know – please leave a comment.