Avoiding issues that arise in association with deer via non-lethal methods, are not a long term solutions. Their numbers are ever increasing. Instead of demonizing shooting folk in the UK, we should be promoting them, bringing new members into deer stalking, promoting more local venison, shooting more deer and praising those that keep a balance for all our wildlife on a daily basis. We should be educating the next generations on responsible countryside management, closing the disconnect in today’s society.
Between species who thrive beyond natural numbers (such as foxes, corvids, pigeons, rabbits…) and those who have a hard time adapting in the modern sculpture of our landscape (like ground nesting birds, pollinators, red squirrels, butterflies…), deer are somewhere in the middle for the most part. They tend to thrive in most of our countryside and the estimated deer population of the UK is the highest it has ever been at any point before, as it is in many other countries and continents.
Deer stalking (or deer hunting for any non UK English speakers) is a thrilling experience and in our core we share the very same emotions, goosebumps, respect and gratitude as our earliest ancestors had. The fact of the matter is being part of this cycle and eating what we have hunted ourselves is such a fulfilling sensation. We know exactly where our food comes from. An article in 3 parts
Discover the last part of our set of article about the deer in the U.K. We have 6 different species of deer in the UK : Fallow deer, Red deer, Sika deer, Muntjac, Chinese water deer and roe deer. Discover more about them, the role of the population management for a sustainable ecosystem of the wildlife and the importance of the genetic problems they face - Read more…
We are lucky to have 6 different species of deer in the UK, this article focuses on the Roe deer and the Muntjac. In this set of article, discover the deer of Britain, some natives and some aliens - Sika deer, Red deer, Chinese water deer, Muntjac, Fallow deer and Roe deer - Read more…
We are lucky to have 6 different species of deer in the UK, some natives and some aliens - Fallow deer, Red deer, Sika deer, Muntjac, Chinese water deer and roe deer. Discover more about them, from the Red deer, iconic mascot of the Scottish Highlands to the magical and discret Muntjac, the role of the population management for a sustainable ecosystem of the wildlife and the importance of the genetic problems they face - Read more…
