Ratepayers pay to remove deer parts

Last week the ‘MAIL’ reported on deer remains, including severed heads, found at Annaloiste Road in Lurgan and at Bannfoot.

Council paid £250 to have the latest mess cleared up. This included a payment of £160 to specialist removal company Lenergy. The rest of the costs covered the use of a tractor and lifting equipment necessary to get the remains out of a stream at Annaloiste Road.

A council spokesperson confirmed this was the third year in a row they have had to remove illegally dumped deer parts and each year it had cost £250.

It’s thought the illegal dumping is the work of poachers who do not have the proper equipment to render the unused deer parts.