Catching up with a breeding machine
Dec 29, 2021
4 minutes
December marks a challenging time in the deerstalking calendar. The difficulty is not from the weather or short days, but because of Christmas. Office Christmas parties, family gatherings and large quantities of alcohol distract most of us from the woodland and hills. There is so much going on that it can be hard to find time to properly manage deer. In fact, some of the common deer management issues arise from the fact most of us aren’t culling enough does in winter.
The management of roe deer is at its critical stage at this time of year. Roe does are only on the menu for five months of the year against seven months for bucks. To complicate matters, doe
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