Deer

The Deer Group works to promote sustainable deer management, particularly as part of the sustainable upland land use agenda.

The Deer Group has a number of active members, a full list is shown below.

 

Convener

Duncan Orr-Ewing

Vice-Convener

Mike Daniels

Staff liaison

Juliet Caldwell

The group includes LINK landowning organisations and is therefore both a deer management policy and operational forum, with links to both NatureScot and the private deer management sector.

Latest News

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LINK Deer Group welcomes consultation on reforming Scotland’s system of deer management

05 Jan 2024

LINK’s Deer Group welcomes the publication of a consultation seeking views on proposed changes to Scotland’s system of deer management. The consultation builds on previous legislative changes made in 2023 and recommendations made by the Deer Working Group in their 2020 report  The Management of Wild Deer in Scotland. Duncan Orr-Ewing, Convener of LINK Deer […]

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New beginnings in Scotland’s upland deer sector

03 Oct 2023

Organisations and individuals across the Highlands have come together to form The Common Ground Forum (CGF).  Initiated by the Association of Deer Management Groups and Scottish Environment LINK with the aim of setting aside long entrenched disagreements over some areas relating to deer management, the Forum includes deer stalkers, foresters, farmers, landowners, community representatives, nature […]

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LINK Deer Group Statement on vote for removal of season for male deer

28 Sep 2023

Duncan Orr-Ewing, Convener of Scottish Environment LINK’s Deer Group, said: “We welcome the overwhelming decision by the Scottish Parliament yesterday to approve secondary legislation to remove the season for male deer and to permit the use of night vision equipment to facilitate deer management. This is part of a package of measures recommended by the […]

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