Practical deer management. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Charles Smith-Jones.
• Authors: Smith-Jones, Charles
• Contents: Intro; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Ray Mears; Preface; 1 Why Manage Deer?; Increase and spread; The impact on man; The impact on the environment; The impact on deer; Interactions; Deer welfare; Myths and misunderstandings; An ethical approach; 2 British Deer; Appearance; Distribution; Habitat and feeding; Behaviour; Breeding; Issues associated with muntjac; Chinese water deer (CWD) Hydropotes inermis; Roe deer Capreolus capreolus; Fallow deer Dama dama; Sika Cervus nippon; Red deer Cervus elaphus; 3 Management: Passive or Active?; Identifying the culprit Passive Approaches: ExclusionIndividual plant protection; Hedging; The 'dead hedge'; The ha-ha; Passive Approaches: Deterrents and Repellents; Repellents; Haymaking casualties; Passive Approaches: Deer-resistant Plants for Gardens; Passive Approaches: Planting and Feeding; Deer lawns; Supplementary feeding; Mineral licks; Feeding deer in gardens etc; Deer and roads; Active Approaches; The rifle; The shotgun; Handguns and captive bolt devices; Bows and arrows...; A non-lethal alternative?; 4 Active Management: Planning and Preparation; Woodland design for deer management; Building relationships PermissionNeighbours; Reconnaissance; Risk assessments; Insurance; Grant aid; Training; Covering costs; Reporting; 5 High Seats and Other Infrastructure; Seats, high and low; Seats and the law; Building a lean-to high seat: a step-by-step guide; Building a free-standing high seat; Building a low seat (doe box); Trail cameras; Night vision; Tracking dogs; Carcase extraction; Deer larders; 6 The Census; Why and when to census?; A need for caution; Identifying and ageing deer; The rolling census; Direct counts: vantage point; Direct counts: observation point; Direct counts: thermal imaging Direct counts: spotlightingDirect counts: moved counts; Direct counts: other methods; Indirect counts: dung counting; Indirect counts: environmental surveys and impact assessments; 7 Cull Planning; Selective control; Management objectives; Carrying capacity; The Cull Plan -- Factors Involved; Fecundity; Mortality; Immigration and emigration; Special local considerations; The unseen percentage; The Hoffman Pyramid; A simple model for cull planning; Draft cull plan; 8 Miscellaneous Matters; Other land users; Urban considerations; Dealing with the general public; Night shooting; Getting help Stalking leasesStalking guests; Deer management groups; Co-operative/group culls; Poaching; Animal activists; Humane animal despatch; 9 Health and Disease; The lymph nodes; Notifiable diseases; Major diseases of deer; External Parasites; Internal parasites; Suspect health -- next steps; Human health; A few oddities; 10 The Law and Deer; Primary deer legislation; Statutory bodies; Ownership; Liability; Seasons; Time of day; Public holidays; Legal calibres; Damage prevention; Firearms legislation; Capturing, moving and releasing deer; Unlawful weapons; Vehicles; Dogs and deer
• Publisher Details: Shrewsbury : Quiller
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 635/.0496965; Deer -- Control; GARDENING / Essays; GARDENING / Reference; GARDENING / Vegetables; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846893100; 1846893100
• Related ISBNs: 9781846892998
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 30, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.