Deer stalking as a serious hobby
by Sam, 13 February, 2015, 2 comments
A few years ago I started deer stalking with my wife, Roxanna, for three reasons:-
we wanted to do something useful to help control the burgeoning deer population,
we like eating venison and
we wanted to do something active in the country side.
In the absence of the natural apex predators, such as Lynx, wolf and bear, deer are now threatening to become a serious nuisance in some parts of the country. Deer have co-evolved with predators which have now been eliminated, so the deer are at risk of 'eating the bottom out' of British Woodlands; preventing the natural regeneration of trees for future generations. This creates a need for culling of selected deer but it needs to be done in a way that is safe and humane Read more...
