A KEY item was missed in the article by The Ferret on Sunday, November 9 (Deer must be culled to save capercaillie and protect forestland, groups say). What about any review of the statutory plans drawn up by deer management groups?
Following the passage of the Land Reform Act 2016, the 33 deer management groups were funded to present regular deer management plans.
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I would suggest that compliance and any necessary enforcement has received minimal public scrutiny. Barring the Loch Choire compulsory cull, what is going on?
How can ecological diversity and climate challenges be met without transparent and urgent action by government agencies spurred on by MSPs?
Rob Gibson
Brodick
TO reduce numbers, culling has to be concentrated on hinds. One stag can serve many hinds, so while culling stags is necessary for welfare reasons it won’t do much to reduce overall numbers. It's hind numbers that have to be seriously controlled.
Graham Hewitt
via thenational.scot
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