Forest deer will avoid culls (From Daily Echo)
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Forest deer will avoid culls
12:30pm Saturday 9th March 2013 in News
Forest deer will avoid culls
EXTRA culls have been ruled out in the New Forest – despite a huge rise in the national deer population.
A report says Britain has more wild deer than at any time since the last Ice Age and says half the population should be shot each year to protect the countryside.
But the Forestry Commiss-ion says that target is already being achieved in the Forest, which is thought to contain at least 2,000 deer.
The commission’s most senior officer in the area, deputy surveyor Mike Seddon, said culls and road accidents killed about 1,000 deer each year.
But he agreed that Britain’s deer population was too high and called for a more co-ordinated approach to tackle the problem.
“Deer must be managed to keep them in balance with their habitat and prevent serious damage to trees, crops, gardens and other wildlife,” said Mr Seddon.
“Conservationists and foresters agree that deer populations are too high.
“There needs to be more co-ordinated deer management to reduce the damage they do, prevent traffic accidents and improve the health of the deer themselves. The animals can suffer when their numbers are too big for the habitat they’re living in.”
Mr Seddon said the commission employed professional keepers and wildlife rangers to manage deer in areas such as New Forest.
He added: “We make an annual census of deer numbers and use this information to calculate the cull required to maintain a healthy |population of deer that’s in balance with the forest habitat.”
The report was published by the University of East Anglia, which says 750,000 deer across the country should be shot each year.
Comments(16)
Foxesbrew
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6:32pm Sat 9 Mar 13
J.P.M
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6:55pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Brock_and_Roll
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7:11pm Sat 9 Mar 13
One thing though....there are a lot more than 2,000 deer in the Forest - I reckon there are well over 2,000 fallow deer alone. Roe & Muntjac deer are darn hard to count, but they are there in large numbers especially on the fringes.
geoff51
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8:34pm Sat 9 Mar 13
J.P.M wrote:TROLL!
They are fast though...my dog has to chase them for 15 minutes before they give up.
bobbyboy
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8:51pm Sat 9 Mar 13
What gives us Human Beings the right to chose what lives and what dies.
Also the question needs to be asked what happens to the profiteering that is done during the cull.
What governing body says there could be a cull here or a cull there or is just another toffs kill for fun in the name of a cull.
No i'm against culling i walk the forest quite alot plus my own patch and there is little to no damage done by any animal compared to the damage WE DO.Also how did a University Bod make up the total number with a slide rule or by getting out there and doing an actual count head for head i dont think so.
I know the method used you count the number in a square times it by a few more bobs your uncle you have 10x more than actual clever stuff realy i think not.
Are some of the deer farms going to wipe out there stock too.
J.P.M
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9:07pm Sat 9 Mar 13
geoff51
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9:24pm Sat 9 Mar 13
J.P.M wrote:TROLL!
gEOFF51 LOVES WILDLIFE - HE GOES TO THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
J.P.M
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10:08pm Sat 9 Mar 13
geoff51 wrote:gEOFF51 LOVES WILDLIFE - HE GOES TO THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE”
J.P.M wrote:TROLL!
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geoff51
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10:23pm Sat 9 Mar 13
J.P.M wrote:STUPID TROLL!
geoff51 wrote:gEOFF51 LOVES WILDLIFE - HE GOES TO THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE”
J.P.M wrote:TROLL!
gEOFF51 LOVES WILDLIFE - HE GOES TO THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
elvisimo
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10:47pm Sat 9 Mar 13
geoff51 wrote:Think you need to get a handle on what a troll actually is. Banded round too much. Can make people look a bit Cupid Stunt
J.P.M wrote:STUPID TROLL!
geoff51 wrote:gEOFF51 LOVES WILDLIFE - HE GOES TO THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE”
J.P.M wrote:TROLL!
gEOFF51 LOVES WILDLIFE - HE GOES TO THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
geoff51
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10:49pm Sat 9 Mar 13
elvisimo wrote:???
geoff51 wrote:Think you need to get a handle on what a troll actually is. Banded round too much. Can make people look a bit Cupid Stunt
J.P.M wrote:STUPID TROLL!
geoff51 wrote:gEOFF51 LOVES WILDLIFE - HE GOES TO THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE”
J.P.M wrote:TROLL!
gEOFF51 LOVES WILDLIFE - HE GOES TO THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
Higginz
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9:53am Sun 10 Mar 13
bazzeroz
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10:51am Sun 10 Mar 13
X Old Bill
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11:56am Sun 10 Mar 13
bazzeroz wrote:No, just as it is at present, it is sold on the open market - You can buy some yourself if you wish.
Is the meat going to be distributed amongst the population or is it just for the toffs?
X Old Bill
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11:59am Sun 10 Mar 13
What should be reported is that in the New Forest the deer population has been managed successfully for years and that others will now follow the example.
Huffter says...
2:56pm Sat 9 Mar 13