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Wildlife Management in Scotland: Victorian to Present

Explore the Victorian, Edwardian, and present-day wildlife management practices in Scotland, focusing on species, seasons, methods, and government interventions. Learn about permits, licenses, hunting statistics, and the significant role of hunters and gamekeepers.

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Wildlife Management in Scotland: Victorian to Present

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  1. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN SCOTLAND Ally Macaskill Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a Státním rozpočtem ČR InoBio – CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0018

  2. HISTORY

  3. Victorian

  4. Edwardian

  5. Present

  6. OUTLINE • Context and scale • Species, seasons, methods, numbers • Permits, licences • Government intervention

  7. CONTEXT AND SCALE • Shooting influences management of 4.4Mha (55% of Scotland)

  8. West and North Scotland

  9. East and South Scotland

  10. Lowland Scotland

  11. CONTEXT AND SCALE • 100,000 – 200,000 people shoot/stalk (4%)

  12. HUNTERS • Professional game keepers/deer stalkers (private estates, FCS, SNH, NGOs): 2,000(?) • Recreational hunters: 100,000 – 200,000 (< 4% of population)

  13. Formal (driven) Shooting

  14. Informal (rough) Shooting

  15. CONTEXT AND SCALE • Worth 160 million euros (< 1% GDP )

  16. MAIN SPECIES

  17. Red Deer

  18. 1st July till 15th February

  19. 60,000 culled per year

  20. Roe Deer

  21. 1st April till 31st March

  22. 3,000 culled per year

  23. Fallow Deer

  24. 1st August till 30th April

  25. 2,000 culled per year

  26. Sika Deer

  27. 1st July till 15th February

  28. 7,000 culled per year

  29. Pheasant, Partridge and Duck

  30. 1st September till 1st February

  31. Grouse

  32. 12th August till December10th

  33. 500,000 per year ?

  34. Geese

  35. Woodcock

  36. Fishing • Salmon, seatrout and brown trout (native) • Rainbow trout (introduced)

  37. LICENCES, PERMITS • Shooting rights go with landownership – need landowner permission • Need firearm certificate / shotgun licence(70,000 & 50,000 in Scotland)

  38. GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION • ‘Light touch’, hunting allowed almost everywhere including protected areas • Protected species / close seasons / licenses can be issued • Cull returns (only for deer) • BestPracticeguidance (voluntary) • DeerCodeintroduces public benefitandresponsibility

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