Tag: Deer Management
Posted on July 18, 2018
by Megan
Leave a Comment
Reforesting Scotland Land Revival Tour – Cairngorms, 28th-29th of June I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Reforesting Scotland Land Revival Tour, but I knew it would be an interesting experience whatever happened. As you will know, if you’ve been following this blog,… Continue Reading “Reforesting Scotland Land Revival Tour”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Conservation, Crofting, Deer, Forestry, Land and Wildlife Management, UncategorizedTags: Cairngorms, Cattle, CNPA, Collaboration, Community, Croft, Crofting, Deer, Deer Management, Deer stalking, Environment, Farming, Flerd, Forestry, GIS, Glenfeshie, High Nature Value farming, Highland Cattle, Hunting, Land, Mob Grazing, Montane Scrub, Mountain Hares, Native Breeds, Native Woodland, Nature, Peatland, Public Access, Reforesting, Rewilding, Riparian, River Management, Roe Deer, Rural, Scotland, Sheep, Soil Regeneration, Tourism, Training, Trees, Uplands, Wild, Wildland, Wildlife, Wildlife Management, Woodland, Woodland Pasture
Posted on December 31, 2017
by Megan
Leave a Comment
Last one of these for this year, I swear… October By October the stag season was in full swing. It was thoroughly enjoyable, despite the weather, which as decidedly dreich (despite the sunny photo below!). Stalking in Storm Ophelia was kind of exciting… At… Continue Reading “Looking Back on 2017 – October, November, and December”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Deer, Land and Wildlife ManagementTags: 2018, BASC Scotland, British Deer Society, Deer, Deer Calf, Deer Health, Deer Management, Deer stalker, Deer stalking, Fallow Deer, Field to Fork, Hunting, Jagd, Landseer, Monarch of the Glen, Red deer, Reptile, Scottish Deer Centre, Sika Deer, SNH, Stags, Underrated Ungulate, Ungulate
Posted on December 30, 2017
by Megan
Leave a Comment
Quite frankly a bit amazed that you’re still following to this point… July This was a busy month! More roebuck stalking in July, more nest checks and camera trapping. Our areas’ Deer Management Group partnered up with SNH to run a Herbivore Impact Assessment… Continue Reading “Looking Back on 2017 – July, August, and September”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Conservation, Deer, Forestry, Land and Wildlife ManagementTags: 2017, Aspen, Books, David Petersen, Deer, Deer Management, Deer stalking, DMG, Environment, Forestry Commission Scotland, Herbivore Impact Assessment, Herpetology, HIA, Hunting, Merlin, Raptors, Reading, Reptile, Roe Deer, Roebuck, Slow Worm, SNH, Summer, Training, Upskill
Posted on December 28, 2017
by Megan
Leave a Comment
In the spirit of originality, I thought I’d do a wee review and look back over the best bits of 2017 in the days leading up to the New Year… It’s been a interesting, varied, and challenging year. It’s cliche to say it, but… Continue Reading “Looking back on 2017 – January, February & March”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Deer, Land and Wildlife Management, Nature, TravelTags: 2017, Austria, Deer, Deer Counting, Deer Management, Deer stalking, DMG, Flow Country, Hungary, Hunting, Lifestyle, Red deer, SNH, Travel
Posted on December 9, 2017
by Megan
1 Comment
*Disclaimer* So I wanted to write a post about something I came across yesterday when out hunting, but before you read further, you should be aware that this post contains photographs of a shot deer, various images of the carcass, and of the postmortem… Continue Reading “Deer Health – Jaw Compaction and Body Condition”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Conservation, Deer, Land and Wildlife Management, Nature, UncategorizedTags: Biology, Biosecurity, Deer, Deer Health, Deer Management, Deer stalking, Dentition, Ecology, Food, Grazing Management, Habitat management, Health, Highlands, Hunting, Integrated Land Management, Jagd, Land management, QDMA, Red deer, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Scottish Wildlife, Subsistence Hunting, Venison, Wildlife, Wildlife Management
Posted on June 12, 2017
by Megan
1 Comment
Last Friday I attended a peatland restoration demonstration day at Lairg; hosted by Forestry Commission Scotland, and organised by Flows to the Future. Firstly, a big thanks to you both, it was a very interesting and informative day, providing a lot of food for… Continue Reading “Peatland Restoration”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Conservation, Forestry, Land and Wildlife Management, NatureTags: Blanket Bog, Bunding, Dalchork, Deer, Deer Management, Ecology, Ecosystem, Environment, FCS, Flow Country, Flows to the Future, Forestry, Forestry Commission Scotland, Grazing Management, Harvesting, Hydrology, Integrated Land Management, Lairg, Land management, Moorland, Mulching, Natural, Nature, Peat, Peat Dam, Peatland, Peatland restoration, Policy, RSPB Scotland, SNH, Timber, Trench Bund
Posted on April 7, 2017
by Megan
Leave a Comment
It’s been another interesting and busy couple of weeks. First up… ILUC17 The 30th and 31st of March saw the sixth annual Integrated Land Use Conference take place at Carrbridge. This years theme was ‘Balancing the Benefits of Woodland Expansion’. An interesting couple of… Continue Reading “Spring Update”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Conservation, Land and Wildlife Management, NatureTags: Deer, Deer Management, Ecology, Environment, ERI, Forestry, Fungi, Heather, Heather Trust, Highlands, Hunting, ILUC, ILUC17, Jagd, Lichens, Nature, Outdoors, Peat, Roe Deer, Roe doe, Roebuck, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Spider, Spring, UHI, Uplands, Wildlife Management, Woodland
Posted on March 22, 2017
by Megan
1 Comment
We’ve had a busy couple of days so far this week with our Deer Management Groups’ deer count. Finally grabbing a couple of days of decent – but still pretty choppy and snowy – flying weather, deer stalkers from within the management group gathered… Continue Reading “High Flying and Deer Counting”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Conservation, Land and Wildlife Management, NatureTags: ADMG, Culling, Deer, Deer Management, Deer stalker, Deer stalking, DMG, Ecology, Environment, Flying, Habitat Impact Assessment, Habitat management, Helicopter, Highlands, Hinds, Hunting, Nature, Outdoors, Red deer, Scotland, SNH, Stags, Surveying
Wayfaring and Wandering 