It has been an interesting few months on the deer front. We have put in the hours of effort necessary to meet the challenge we have accepted to carry out control, and always in a sustainable way.
It is tempting at certain times of year when the deer seem to have collectively agreed to stay in cover to conclude that your management is working and you can relax a little. My advice, gained from years managing roe deer, is do not succumb to that temptation as next month you will see them bouncing around all over your ground.
Fertile
Roe deer are very fertile, more so on ground where the deer population is controlled; one of the benefits to the species in reducing numbers is that there is ample food to go around. I have read that in some circumstances the roe population can double in a year. When I have
