Also no mention that most raptor species (apart from kestral i think) numbers are at the highest number in living memory and rising (considering many farmland/song bird species are in freefall). Also that around 50 goldens were translocated to ireland, then they wonder why eagles aren't doing as well as they should. It balanced up a wee bit but very leading or misleading. Wonder why BASC or SGA or even GWCT weren't involved
Also quite ironic that the 2 'model estates' mar lodge and abernethy are both reguardedas complete failures
Mar lodge as been mentioned on here numerous times slaughtering large no's of deer for little/neglible regen
Abernethy where by all accounts has little black cock or caper left and is a sink for nieghbouring sporting estates birds
I cannot remeber wot the original langholm moor was like when it was a viable grouse moor but it also used to carry around 4 pair of harrier which generally fedged young each year. I do know it after the 26 pair ate everything they could and left it totally barren with very little bird life, funnily enough harriers numbers returned to the original 4 pair which didnae always fledge and 5 keepers lost there jobs as well as the loss of revinue to local businesses. I know wot i prefer, dinae be to quick to jump on the band wagon.
Just a fact, Abernethy have nearly 100 lekking Blackcock, Caper numbers are fluctuating but it still has the highest density/ number in the country and the Maylers [ex owners] have a 5yr walked up average of 189 brace.
Peter Fraser is the vice Chair of the SGA
I thought there were some inaccuracies ,but it wasn't too bad.
Duncan Orr-Ewing did get a fair bit of air time , but did hit the nail in the head, as I have shouted before, it's not the keepers who are driving this, it's the spineless owners and greedy clients!
Jamie Williamson was excellent and as always , a great ambasador.
Davie Dick, Dick by name , **** by nature!
No doubt this will stir things up, but I didn't see anything beyond the truth, a small minority are f****** it up for us