Gamekeepers say they have been spared the mental torment of shooting pregnant red deer at times when they are close to giving ...

and fallow and sika. The deer shooting season for hinds - female deer - runs from late October to February. FLS said culling out-of-season in September was widely practised by land managers and ...

Agriculture minister Jim Fairlie has decided against recommendations to extend the season for culling female deer.

Members of the rural community said the proposals to change the female deer cull season presented animal welfare issues and ...