Pigeon - Rabbit - Fox and Deer Problems ?
I have many years experience in shooting and country life and hold recognised qualifications such as the nationally recognised Deer Stalking Certificate (DSC2). I have appropriate insurance and I’m a member of British Association of Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the British Deer Society (BDS).
Rabbits and Foxes
As the saying goes, rabbits can breed at an incredible rate and without effective control can soon overrun an area causing serious damage to the ground structure, crops, trees and shrubs etc which in turn can cause a substantial financial loss.
Foxes tend to be more of an issue for organisations and people who have poultry as well as to game keepers and estates that rear birds for shoots.
Rabbit and Fox control is typically undertaken at night using a lamp and or night vision sights in conjunction with an appropriate calibre rifle fitted with a sound moderator.
Pigeons
Wood Pigeon numbers are increasing year on year and are seen as a serious pest and can cause substantial financial losses to farmers due to damage to crops such as rape, cabbage and peas etc. A large flock of pigeon can decimate a recently drilled field. I would typically liaise with farmer to find out when fields are to be drilled or when pigeons are causing particular problems so that we can agree a program to help minimise damage.
Pigeon control is normally carried out using a shot gun from hides on the effected fields or along the pigeon flight lines. Roost shooting when the pigeons are returning to the woods to roost can also be effective.
Deer
There are six main species of deer in the United Kingdom: Red, Roe, Sika, Fallow, Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer. And the numbers are typically increasing year on year to the level where in some areas they are now encroaching into urban areas as well as the countryside. It is estimated that in the UK there is around 74,000 vehicle accidents each year involving deer. Deer can cause large scale damage to trees and shrubs and are therefore a real problem in forestry areas. Left unmanaged deer numbers can increase within an area to a level where the ecology can no longer be sustained which in turn can have a negative effect on the overall health of the deer population. By managing deer numbers many of these issues can be minimized however I appreciate that deer culling can be an emotive subject and therefore it is always carried out as discreetly as possible
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