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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