Motorists warned about sex-mad deer on the loose

Motorists are being warned that approximately 20 sex-mad deer are on the loose just miles from the Somerset border after escaping from a venison farm in Uffculme.

The animals jumped a fence at a Devon property where they are bred for their meat and as they are about to enter mating season they could become aggressive. Both the stags and hinds have been spotted more than four miles away from the farm that sits just the other side of the Somerset/Devon border.



The animals, thought to be either red deer or Sika, are causing worry to drivers due to the farm's proximity to the M5. One driver came upon a hind while on the B3440 Uffculme Straight on Sunday morning. "It was very large, frightened and moved extremely quickly," he said.

"Fortunately there weren't many other vehicles around and we were able to see it carefully onto some nearby farmland." On Tuesday a stag believed to be from the escaped herd was seen at the Willand end of the Uffculme Straight. The animal made aggressive noises towards a motorcyclist before jumping a five-bar fence.