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Fascinating episode haapened yesterday as I was riding out 3rd lot in the covered ride. On the hill behind the ride, I saw something crashing through the undergrowth followed by a fair bit of yelping. As I left the ride, there appeared a full-grown Muntjac male (he lives in my garden hedge) galloping flat out towards me. To one side retreating hastily towards her owners garden was a black Saluki bitch who regularly catches or maims most of the cats/chickens/wildlife around here & is intent on the Muntjac becoming her next victim. The small deer had quite obviousy turned on her in mid chase and given her a hefty clout from his antlers as she was quite distressed by the time we walked back past her. Salukis are pretty blood thirsty killers once locked on to their prey and I have never seen a deer turn on a dog before. It didn't dent her enthusiasm though - she returned this morning & was back after him today.

<blockquote data-quote="jinnyj" data-source="post: 2037229" data-attributes="member: 65066"><p>Fascinating episode haapened yesterday as I was riding out 3rd lot in the covered ride.&nbsp; On the hill behind the ride, I saw something crashing through the undergrowth followed by a fair bit of yelping.&nbsp; As I left the ride, there appeared a full-grown Muntjac male (he lives in my garden hedge) galloping flat out towards me.&nbsp; To one side retreating hastily towards her owners garden was a black Saluki bitch who regularly catches or maims most of the cats/chickens/wildlife around here &amp; is intent on the Muntjac becoming her next victim.&nbsp; The small deer had quite obviousy turned on her in mid chase and given her a hefty clout from his antlers as she was quite distressed by the time we walked back past her.&nbsp; Salukis are pretty blood thirsty killers once locked on to their prey and I have never seen a deer turn on a dog before.&nbsp; It didn&#039;t dent her enthusiasm though - she returned this morning &amp; was back after him today.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="jinnyj, post: 2037229, member: 65066"] Fascinating episode haapened yesterday as I was riding out 3rd lot in the covered ride. On the hill behind the ride, I saw something crashing through the undergrowth followed by a fair bit of yelping. As I left the ride, there appeared a full-grown Muntjac male (he lives in my garden hedge) galloping flat out towards me. To one side retreating hastily towards her owners garden was a black Saluki bitch who regularly catches or maims most of the cats/chickens/wildlife around here & is intent on the Muntjac becoming her next victim. The small deer had quite obviousy turned on her in mid chase and given her a hefty clout from his antlers as she was quite distressed by the time we walked back past her. Salukis are pretty blood thirsty killers once locked on to their prey and I have never seen a deer turn on a dog before. It didn't dent her enthusiasm though - she returned this morning & was back after him today. [/QUOTE]

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