Hinckley Times
10th Feb 2012
DOG walkers and others wanting to enjoy the picturesquely frosty scenes on Burbage Common can now do so without fear of a big cat attack.
The mystery surrounding how a muntjac deer’s head ended up in a tree has been solved - by the person who put it there.
Paul Weddle, from Hinckley, was out taking his eight-month-old German wirehaired pointer Meg out for a walk on January 21 when she came across the gruesome find. He tried to find a ranger to remove it but had no luck so he put it up the tree out of the way of other furry friends.
“At first we thought she had a bird, which is what she normally finds but as she went past we noticed it was a muntjac,” he said.
“It took about 25 minutes for us to get the head off Meg because she’s only a puppy.
“Once we managed to get the head off her, I popped it into the branches of a young tree to stop other dogs from running around with it, thinking the rangers would find it and dispose of it.”
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10th Feb 2012
DOG walkers and others wanting to enjoy the picturesquely frosty scenes on Burbage Common can now do so without fear of a big cat attack.
The mystery surrounding how a muntjac deer’s head ended up in a tree has been solved - by the person who put it there.
Paul Weddle, from Hinckley, was out taking his eight-month-old German wirehaired pointer Meg out for a walk on January 21 when she came across the gruesome find. He tried to find a ranger to remove it but had no luck so he put it up the tree out of the way of other furry friends.
“At first we thought she had a bird, which is what she normally finds but as she went past we noticed it was a muntjac,” he said.
“It had obviously been poached because it was a clean cut.
“It took about 25 minutes for us to get the head off Meg because she’s only a puppy.
“Once we managed to get the head off her, I popped it into the branches of a young tree to stop other dogs from running around with it, thinking the rangers would find it and dispose of it.”
If you have any news on this item please let us know by leaving a comment or email bcib@btopenworld.com Please report any sightings at http://www.bigcatsinbritain.org/localreportform.htm If you wish to comment on any of the items please click the header of the story.
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