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THE BDS SOUTH EAST SCOTLAND BRANCH

Information on the British Deer Society (BDS) South East Scotland branch including events, news, and contacts.

BRANCH AREA AND COMMITTEE

BRANCH CONTACTS

Chair	Nick Morrall	chairsoutheastscotland@bds.org.uk
Secretary	John Campbell-Smith	southeastscotland@bds.org.uk

BRANCH AREAS

Postcode	Area
EH	Edinburgh
TD	Galashiels

EVENTS

Date

Events

8th October 2024 at 7pm

Gun Design and Development from 1770 to 1900

5th November 2024 at 7pm

Deer Management & predator reintroduction

3rd December 2024 at 7pm

A Deer health topic

NEXT BDS NATIONAL EVENT

No upcoming events, please check back soon.

NEWS

Branch Updates

More information on upcoming events:

Date and time	Event	Presenter	Venue
08-Oct-24 at 7pm	Gun Design and Development from 1770 to 1900	Bryden Ritchie	Balerno & Currie RC
05-Nov-24 at 7pm	Deer Management & predator reintroduction	Alan Tweedie	Glencorse Centre
03-Dec-24 at 7pm	A deer health topic	Jimmy Simpson	Glencorse Centre

On Thursday 27 June, Bisley at Braidwood hosted BDS branch members to shoot in their annual clay pigeon shoot. Weather conditions were challenging with a very strong wind playing havoc with the 50 sporting clays we each got to shoot at.
Results
1^st Nick Morrall – set of glasses
2^nd Jim Burnett – set of glasses
3^rd Noreen Laurenson – set of glasses
4^th John Campbell-Smith
5^th Calum Abernethy
On Saturday 22 June 2024 in ideal weather conditions at Lothian & Borders Rifle Club, BDS SE Scotland members shot for the Wilf Cross Trophy. Targets were shot at 100m and 200m from a variety of positions to simulate field use of a stalking rifle.

Results

1^st Tony Manktelow – Wilf Cross Trophy

2^nd John Campbell-Smith

3^rd David Field – Moe Morris Shield for best factory rifle score

4^th Steve Baldry

On 21st May, Ben Harrower gave an exceptionally interesting presentation on the use of drones to observe deer and other wildlife.
On 5th March, Jimmy Simpson gave a fascinating presentation on deer health and illustrated some of the issues that may occasionally be found. Jimmy agreed to come back again in the future to talk further on deer health.

Can any branch members requiring butchery training please contact the Secretary for details of a trainer who can provide 1:1 or 1:2 sessions on demand?
Can any suggestions for events be forwarded to the Secretary?
Can any potential venues in the SE Scotland branch area be highlighted to the Secretary?

Many Thanks,

John Campbell-Smith

Secretary BDS SE Scotland Branch

southeastscotland@bds.org.uk

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