Letter: Muntjac a la carte

Sir: Further to your informative article about muntjac deer ('Cute it is, Bambi it isn't', 4 October), I should like to counter the rather dismissive comments made about the culinary qualities of this animal. As an infrequent consumer, I can confirm that, if not overhung and well-cooked, it is superb. One haunch from a full-grown animal will provide ample helpings for six people. Field trials even indicate some aphrodisiacal powers. Try it.

Yours faithfully,

TONY HARMAN

Warden

Canterbury Nature Reserve

Field Study Centre

Canterbury, Kent

5 October

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