What’s the deer’s biggest enemy in the Highlands of Scotland? Man? Wolves? No – it’s the steam engine. In the first in his new series, A Year in the Life of Highland Sport, deer manager Niall Rowantree explains why the ‘Jacobite’ steam train is driving out deer from the Highlands and what can be done about it. Plus, meet Dr Cathy Mayne, ecologist and deerstalker, who helps with the science at Ardnamurchan. Back in the South of England, Roy Lupton tears himself away from his birds of prey to deal with foxes taking lambs. He is using thermal and lamp. There’s Hunting YouTube and David is on the News Stump in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain
Here are the links:
▶ Steam train
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To go deerstaking with Niall, visit WestHighland-Hunting.co.uk
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▶ Foxing
Roy uses a Foxpro caller and Silva Fox mouth call, Pulsar thermal scope and Pulsar thermal spotter
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31 May 2019 – 1 June 2019 Cluny Country Guns, Fife. Book at Bit.ly/clunyday
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2-3 July 2019 Swillington Shooting Supplies, held at Coniston Shooting Ground, Skipton. Book at Bit.ly/swillingtonsday
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