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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
RANDAL WILSON
Chair
West Ross Deer Management Group
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
WRDMG Area:
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134,300 Ha
12,500 Deer
9.33 deer per sq km
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Environmental
Designations
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NSA
SACs
SPAs
SSSIs
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
WRDMG Members
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Stalkers visited by
Chair and Secretary
Stalkers’ annual
meeting reinstated
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
900
800
700
Deer Culls
600
500
Calves out of
season
Calves in season
400
300
Hinds out of
season
Hinds in season
200
100
2010/11
2009/10
2008/09
2007/08
2006/07
2005/06
2004/05
2003/04
2002/03
2001/02
0
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Culls will be better
informed following
spring count
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Deer Management Plan:
• Information collected from
each estate and now have draft
plan to go to this year’s AGM
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Habitat Monitoring
• Discussion regarding
sites
• Recent training days
were well attended
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Habitat Monitoring
• Split group into 3 areas
• 30 plots per area
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Deer Management Plan:
• Information collected is for our
own Deer Group’s use
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Deer density per sq km
SNH count
March 2009
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Public Access:
• Routes and Munros
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Deer Vehicle
Collisions
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DEER MANAGEMENT GROUP
RANDAL WILSON
Chair
West Ross Deer Management Group