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RANDAL WILSONChair
West Ross Deer Management Group
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WRDMG Area:
•134,300 Ha•12,500 Deer•9.33 deer per sq km
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Environmental Designations
•NSA•SACs•SPAs•SSSIs
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WRDMG Members
•Stalkers visited by Chair and Secretary•Stalkers’ annual meeting reinstated
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Deer Culls
•Culls will be better informed following spring count
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Deer Management Plan:
•Information collected from each estate and now have draft plan to go to this year’s AGM
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Habitat Monitoring
•Discussion regarding sites•Recent training days were well attended
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Habitat Monitoring
•Split group into 3 areas
•30 plots per area
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Deer Management Plan:
•Information collected is for our own Deer Group’s use
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Deer density per sq km
SNH countMarch 2009
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Public Access: •Routes and Munros
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Deer Vehicle Collisions
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RANDAL WILSONChair
West Ross Deer Management Group
