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Deer management

the ferret GLEN ETIVE, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 12:  Red deer graze following the end of the rutting season on November 12, 2014 in Glen Etive, Scotland. The rutting season sees the large red deer stags compete against each other for mating rights and can be heard
Deer management

Scottish Government spends over £130 million on red deer control

Should Scots be eating more venison? Should Scots be eating more venison?
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Hugh Webster: Could eating more venison help nature recovery in Scotland?

Loch Choire Estate in Sutherland allowed its deer population to reach such levels that in 2023, NatureScot stepped in to cull dozens of the ­animals Loch Choire Estate in Sutherland allowed its deer population to reach such levels that in 2023, NatureScot stepped in to cull dozens of the ­animals
THE FERRET
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Estate swallows £1.5m in public money despite deer failings

Compliance and enforcement has received minimal public scrutiny Compliance and enforcement has received minimal public scrutiny
Letters
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What have Scotland's 33 deer management groups been doing?

Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying in coniferous forest in spring. (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images). Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying in coniferous forest in spring. (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).
THE FERRET
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Deer must be culled to save capercaillie and protected forestland, groups say

Venison sausages will be among the deer-sourced products on the menu. Image: Rupert Shanks Venison sausages will be among the deer-sourced products on the menu. Image: Rupert Shanks
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‘Superlarder’ to supply wild Scottish venison to food banks

Ardgay Game has landed the deal for the deer culled by Forestry and Land Scotland Ardgay Game has landed the deal for the deer culled by Forestry and Land Scotland
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Highland firm lands £1.5 million deal for processing culled deer

The Scottish Government is bidding to drive down the number of deer in the country The Scottish Government is bidding to drive down the number of deer in the country
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Scottish Government to fund deer culls in bid to cut population by 50,000 a year

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