Do Muntjac bark?

[Tursiops]

I was out listening to nightingales in Pin Mill Woods on Monday when I heard what sounded like a Roe deer barking in the undergrowth (didn't manage to see it). I've never seen Roe around here but I frequently see Muntjac. Do Muntjac bark like Roe?
Tursiops

[nightshade]

Yes they are known as the barking deer they also scream never seen on from the front as they always seem to be heading for cover

[henrya]

Muntjac tend to bark every five seconds (when they are barking!). They also stamp their feet, and make a starnge chittering sound that I'm not sure how they produce.

henrya

[Mark43]

We heard one scream in Holkham Woods in Norfolk the other week.

Made me jump out of my skin..........it's quite a blood curdling sound.

Didn't realise what it was until we saw a couple later.

[JM]

Hear them on occasions in the Orchard next door, Actually wake me up some nights!

[Tursiops]

Originally Posted by nightshade

they always seem to be heading for cover

Ain't that the truth! Actually, the first one I ever saw was right out in the open, trotting across the mudflats at low tide. I think it had just swum the river.
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[WildinWalsall]

I think Muntjac were the speciesi that realy got me into wildlifer watching. Back where I gre up (villages south east of Coventry) we have a large population of Muntjacs that have been there since at least the 70s.

I saw them last week on a return visit to my parents.

They are lovely species and not too hard to see.

[jennyb]

This thread has probably answered my question about what I hear barking in the woods at night sometimes. I know it is not dogs but I assumed it was foxes. (Do foxes bark?). I had no idea that deer bark. How can I tell whether it is roe or muntjac? We get both around here but more roe than muntjac.

Jenny

[Scarlettvegetable]

Originally Posted by WildinWalsall

They are lovely species and not too hard to see.

I see absolutely loads of Muntjac here! We go out for a drive most nights, as we dont go to bed till late/early, we see some every night.

I have seen a couple of Roe, but not too many, and certainly not as many as I have Muntjac!

Never heard them bark though, usually because we are in the car i guess!

[henrya]

Roe Deer are occasional barkers - but Muntjac are definitely serial barkers - once every five seconds when they get into it.

henrya