The Joker Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 What do they do with the culled deer? Sell the meat for food? I'd love to try some venison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkley0 Mum Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 One thing I would warn against and that’s assuming any large organisation ‘must have a good reason for doing something’. Think Rotherham and CSE, think HSBC. The safeguard should always be transparency and a healthy public scepticism. In this case the RSPB did not want this to be public knowledge. And I return to my original post here. Only when all else has been tried and the situation has become intolerable should a wildlife charity then consider taking up guns and shooting wildlife. That cannot be the case when they were insistently saying in 2013 that there were nowhere enough deer on the Eastern Moors. People get things wrong and in this case I think they have. There’s a countryside culture of shooting wildlife and conservation charities should not be playing into it. Otherwise how do you maintain a consistent position on badgers and birds of prey? I would like to return to your OP too. I think it would be helpful (certainly to me) if you included citations for the source of the statements you make and are you speaking as a member or representative of any organisation that opposes or competes with the RSPB or other wildlife organisations in any way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 What do they do with the culled deer? Sell the meat for food? I'd love to try some venison There's quite a few Venison farms around Sheffield, you can often see the Deer running around the fields when you drive up the M1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALAN 58 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Four hours ago walked from Fox House over to White Edge and Big Moor, seen plenty of deer no notices or anything to bring this to our attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurtle Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 I would like to return to your OP too. I think it would be helpful (certainly to me) if you included citations for the source of the statements you make and are you speaking as a member or representative of any organisation that opposes or competes with the RSPB or other wildlife organisations in any way? Hello. Yes, I'm a member of Friends of Blackamoor and we have been enjoying the experience of having wild red deer on Blacka for about 12 years now. They are really beautiful creatures and the hinds have a wonderful relationship with their young which can continue for 2 years. When they are 'culled' the practice is to shoot the young first and then the mother hinds. Briefly, we are concerned because the deer wander over a large area of moorland and are unpredictable. The decision by RSPB is not subject to robust public scrutiny and we believe that the count was made when a disproportionate number had gathered on Bigmoor. They usually spread in smaller groups across a large area. We think the decision to shoot about a quarter of the total population is not properly thought out and will impact on numbers across the whole of the moors. It's an issue that has been discussed on this site: http://theblackamoorsite.blogspot.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 There's quite a few Venison farms around Sheffield, you can often see the Deer running around the fields when you drive up the M1. Thank you geared, I'll check them out! (the farms, not the deer roaming the fields) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thank you geared, I'll check them out! (the farms, not the deer roaming the fields) Morrisons do diced venison, 300g for £3, mine will be sat in the red wine tonight marinating for tomorrow night. http://www.highlandgame.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Morrisons do diced venison, 300g for £3, mine will be sat in the red wine tonight marinating for tomorrow night. http://www.highlandgame.com/ Thank you but I'd like to try as fresh as possible, ie, killed that same morning (and I don't entirely trust Morrisons' meat counter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Thank you but I'd like to try as fresh as possible, ie, killed that same morning (and I don't entirely trust Morrisons' meat counter) You could try here http://www.roundgreenfarm.co.uk/ Fresh venison is not recommended, it needs hanging. http://www.coolgameuk.com/catalogue/hanging_deer.php Edited March 12, 2015 by Blackbeard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Fresh venison is not recommended, it needs hanging. http://www.coolgameuk.com/catalogue/hanging_deer.php Thanks Blackbeard! I think I will try a local supermarket after all. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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