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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Farnboro John" data-source="post: 1428576" data-attributes="member: 36432">Well that's me told!  Thank you for your level response to my provocation.I believe the big cull in Scotland was a move to "bite the bullet" over deer population.  Trouble is not all estates participated and also, apparently, some deer take steps to avoid being shot.  This is a problem across the UK and I gather many BDS and other responsible estate management shooters have some difficulty reaching their annual targets for culling.  Targets are set as a result of detailed management planning.Apex predators would solve some of the problem though probably not all of it.John</blockquote>