January 2020 - The British Deer Society

Deer Management in Scotland

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has published reports on assessing progress in deer management in Scotland, which has been prepared for the Scottish Government.

Deer Winter 2019/20 Edition – Out Now

The latest edition of Deer, The Journal of The British Deer Society is out now.

Muntjac Symposium – Initiating Collaborative Working

The one-day muntjac symposium organised by the British Deer Society working in partnership with The Woodland Trust and sponsored by Galbraith was a resounding success.

BDS Members and Branch Photographic Competitions 2019/20

For all our members who are keen wildlife photographers, a reminder that this year’s current members competition will be closing at the end of March 2020.

Changes to Firearms Law

Members should be aware that new measures regarding firearms and deactivated firearms have become effective from 12 December 2019.

Deer Faecal Sampling for Postgrad Project

A Bristol University Science Student is asking South West and West BDS branch members for help with a project, Sam says:

The Group was appointed as an independent working group to review the existing statutory and non-statutory arrangements for the management of wild deer in Scotland, taking account of the position with each of the four species of wild deer in Scotland and the varying circumstances across Scotland.