The deer population is now at its highest for many years – by some estimates around 1,000 years, which certainly qualifies as many in my book. There are thought to be two million deer in our countryside, and I certainly can’t see this figure getting any lower without some serious co-ordinated efforts, especially in the south.
The reasons for this are varied. Low deer carcass prices don’t help to encourage shooters to get out, and those who
