Sio (Visesio Siasau) was born in Tonga but is now living in New Zealand and is married to a wonderful Maori lady. He is a contemporary and traditional artist and bone carver working in a variety of mediums but specializing in bone and deer antler wearable art and necklaces.

The sika deer (Cervus nippon), also known as the northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world.

Sika deer are small members of the elk family that have a dark brown to black coat. Sikas tend to keep their white spots as adults which are more prominent during summer.

The Sika deer (Cervus nippon) is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. Its name comes from the Japanese word shika which means "deer".

The 19,000 acre Kildermorie Estate offers red and sika deer stalking according to season (listed below). Red deer are stalked on the open hill where the terrain ranges from rocky ridges and scree slopes through burns and peat hags to lush green pasture.

Sika deer are native to eastern Asia. They were brought to the UK to populate deer parks in the 19th century. Some escaped or were released and became established in the wild. They are …

Sika deer are a medium to large sized deer that stand at around 0.70 to 0.95m tall at the shoulder for males (stags) and 0.50 to 0.70m for females (hinds). Photo by: Paul Behan. Male sika deer are called stags, females hinds and the young calves. When fully grown stags weigh between 40 to 70kg and hinds 30 to 45kgs.

Sio (Visesio Siasau) was born in Tonga but is now living in New Zealand and is married to a wonderful Maori lady. He is a contemporary and traditional artist and bone carver working in a variety of mediums but specializing in bone and deer antler wearable art and necklaces.

There are four species of deer living wild in Ireland today, namely red deer, fallow deer, sika deer, [1] and the recently introduced Reeve's muntjac, which is becoming established. Recently, roe deer have been spotted in county Wicklow and county Armagh. [2]

The sika deer originates from Japan, Taiwan and the adjacent mainland of eastern Asia. It is intermediate in size between roe and red deer, with a white-spotted coat in summer. The tail is shorter than that of fallow. The sika deer was introduced into deer parks from 1860 onwards.