According to the farmer, poachers are common in the area and are a danger to local livestock. "A lot of these guys are going around with night-vision scopes and silencers, they can shoot any amount of deer. A number of deer hunters also shoot legally in the area, and the farmer claims that illegal poachers are giving all hunters a bad name. They are 100pc above board, they come in and take maybe one or two deer and they are happy," he said. "But if this carnage continues, they are not going to be able to come in and get a shot.

Source: Irish Independent January 29, 2020 06:33 UTC