Probably good eating.....and a nice change from venison.
Pete
Bison in the UK
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Deer Stalking… reliable word of mouth recommendation from someone you know has undertaken such stalking being offered by a specific syndicate is best. Like other walks of life, stalking has its scammers. E.G., make sure there is deer, of the species sought, on the land being made available; that appropriate insurance is in place; that there is recourse for recompense if it all goes wrong. In addition, obtain and understand terms and conditions; consider the implications of allowing a syndicate leader to be a FAC mentor; make sure ‘coaches’ are suitably qualified; consider the quality of deer management, the construction & execution of a shooting plan and safety; determine if the land is over-shot.
If in doubt, contact BASC or similar.
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Anyone considered to be a scammer will be banned without warning.
"The Dromia Rule"
Deer Stalking… reliable word of mouth recommendation from someone you know has undertaken such stalking being offered by a specific syndicate is best. Like other walks of life, stalking has its scammers. E.G., make sure there is deer, of the species sought, on the land being made available; that appropriate insurance is in place; that there is recourse for recompense if it all goes wrong. In addition, obtain and understand terms and conditions; consider the implications of allowing a syndicate leader to be a FAC mentor; make sure ‘coaches’ are suitably qualified; consider the quality of deer management, the construction & execution of a shooting plan and safety; determine if the land is over-shot.
If in doubt, contact BASC or similar.
http://www.basc.org.uk/
Anyone considered to be a scammer will be banned without warning.
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Tel you what, I'll shoot it and you can drag it.
Come on Bambi get some
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OK....but you can cook it....
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On this subject, there was a piece this morning on "Farming Today" about a Scottish gov initiative, "Community Stalking", whereby locals would be offered training to enable them get a licence and permission to stalk deer in certain areas.
Sounds to me like a very good idea, unusual for a government initiative. A surfeit of deer is obviously a big problem in the highlands, one which evidently isn't being addressed by wealthy blokes in 4x4's....
And anything that gets more people eating the stuff can't be all bad, it's delicious...(we had a couple of slow-cooked New Forest shanks yesterday.)
Pete
Sounds to me like a very good idea, unusual for a government initiative. A surfeit of deer is obviously a big problem in the highlands, one which evidently isn't being addressed by wealthy blokes in 4x4's....
And anything that gets more people eating the stuff can't be all bad, it's delicious...(we had a couple of slow-cooked New Forest shanks yesterday.)
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The problem is that the estates refuse to spend money on managing their asset.
Locals who want to shoot deer in the Highlands do so regardless of the false need for "training" or licenses. Ok I perhaps see that if you are putting it into the commercial food chain then some level of processing awareness could be of benefit. The problem is that training nowadays serves only the purpose of avoiding liability rather than imparting meaningful knowledge, skills and effectively checking that learning has actually taken place.
If you seriously want to tackle the issue of red deer over population then it should be made a statutory duty on land owners to mange their land, fauna and flora in a sustainable way.
Regarding the deer that means sustained management on culling over a period of 5-10 years, not start stop, headline grabbing "initiatives" that will fail as much as the last "idea". Coupled with the still ever increasing red deer numbers.
Locals who want to shoot deer in the Highlands do so regardless of the false need for "training" or licenses. Ok I perhaps see that if you are putting it into the commercial food chain then some level of processing awareness could be of benefit. The problem is that training nowadays serves only the purpose of avoiding liability rather than imparting meaningful knowledge, skills and effectively checking that learning has actually taken place.
If you seriously want to tackle the issue of red deer over population then it should be made a statutory duty on land owners to mange their land, fauna and flora in a sustainable way.
Regarding the deer that means sustained management on culling over a period of 5-10 years, not start stop, headline grabbing "initiatives" that will fail as much as the last "idea". Coupled with the still ever increasing red deer numbers.
Come on Bambi get some
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Direct quote from Google.The European bison is not native to Britain, but its close relative the globally extinct forest bison Bison schoetensacki was here, at least during the Pleistocene. The surviving European bison is a suitable surrogate for this extinct species.
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