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Climate change and wild deer management

Introduction​
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The aim of this guidance is to provide an introduction to climate change and wild deer management. It considers the management of wild deer up to the processing of the venison. It aims to provide practical suggestions for deer managers wishing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions as a result of wild deer management. More research is being undertaken on this topic and it is anticipated that further guidance will be published in the future, as Best Practice Guidance, including the processing of wild venison.​
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What are greenhouse gas emissions?​
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The earth is surrounded by ‘greenhouse’ gases that trap heat from the sun. These greenhouse gases include:​
carbon dioxide.
Methane.
nitrous oxide.
Hydrofluorocarbons.
Perfluorocarbons.
sulphur hexafluoride.
Over the last 200 years, the concentrations of these greenhouse gases has increased, trapping more heat, and causing the Earth to warm up. This effect is known as 'global warming' or the `greenhouse effect'. The increasing global temperatures are now resulting in changes to our climate and we are seeing more extreme weather patterns in Scotland and across the world.
The concentrations of the greenhouse gases have risen as a result of people’s everyday behaviour. For example by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas to create energy to heat and light homes and to power transport. The Scottish Government recognises that climate change will have far reaching effects on Scotland's economy, its people and its environment and is determined to play its part in rising to this challenge. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 introduces ambitious, world-leading legislation to reduce emissions by at least 80% by 2050 from baselines in the 1990s.​
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Deer and greenhouse gas emissions​
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Wild deer emit methane as a result of enteric fermentation. Methane is also produced through the decomposition of manure. Wild deer may also cause the release of greenhouse gases through the trampling and erosion of carbon rich soils. Browsing and grazing by wild deer may prevent the growth of vegetation that could absorb greenhouse gases.
As well as considering how wild deer management can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, it is important to consider how the changes to climate may impact on wild deer. Warmer wetter weather could be linked to increases in tick and other diseases. Changes in vegetation may lead to changes in the productivity and health of wild deer.​
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Deer management and greenhouse gas emissions​
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Practical management of wild deer including, carcass extraction, carcass washing, skinning and gralloching, counting, fencing and habitat management produces greenhouse gas emissions in the following ways:​
Fuel use for vehicles and machinery, including the transport of carcasses to the processors.
Energy use in buildings, including cold storage in larders.
Management of waste, for example by sending waste to landfill rather than recycling it where possible.
Manufacturing of raw materials and equipment.
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Potential options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from wild deer management​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Reducing the use of helicopters for deer counting and using other methods such as ground counts if they enable the collation of robust information and are practical.
An energy audit can be undertaken to assess where energy is being used, identify any wasteful practices and maintenance issues and consider opportunities for savings.
Renewable energy generation could be installed, such as biomass, local wind generation, solar panels, ground source heat pumps and anaerobic digestion.
Emissions can be reduced from fuel use by using fuel efficient vehicles. Fuel efficient driving practices include driving smoothly and avoiding sharp baking and acceleration. Well maintained cars tend to run more efficiently.
Management of land for carbon sequestration includes the restoration and recreation of peatlands.
Improved waste management and resource efficiency.
Implementation of water efficiency measures.
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Deer Commission for Scotland​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]DCS has been taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the last few years. Emissions from offices and travel have been reduced. The use of helicopters to count deer is a major source of emissions. Alternative ways of counting deer are being considered where practical such as thermal imaging, remote sensing, dung and ground counts. The amount of carbon produced by DCS has reduced from 160,245kg in 2007/08 to 122,142kg in 2009/10.
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:cuckoo:

<bites tongue>

What's the source of that shi... I mean information? :confused:
 
Climate change and wild deer management

Introduction​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
The aim of this guidance is to provide an introduction to climate change and wild deer management. It considers the management of wild deer up to the processing of the venison. It aims to provide practical suggestions for deer managers wishing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions as a result of wild deer management. More research is being undertaken on this topic and it is anticipated that further guidance will be published in the future, as Best Practice Guidance, including the processing of wild venison.​
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What are greenhouse gas emissions?​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
The earth is surrounded by ‘greenhouse’ gases that trap heat from the sun. These greenhouse gases include:​
carbon dioxide.
Methane.
nitrous oxide.
Hydrofluorocarbons.
Perfluorocarbons.
sulphur hexafluoride.
Over the last 200 years, the concentrations of these greenhouse gases has increased, trapping more heat, and causing the Earth to warm up. This effect is known as 'global warming' or the `greenhouse effect'. The increasing global temperatures are now resulting in changes to our climate and we are seeing more extreme weather patterns in Scotland and across the world.
The concentrations of the greenhouse gases have risen as a result of people’s everyday behaviour. For example by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas to create energy to heat and light homes and to power transport. The Scottish Government recognises that climate change will have far reaching effects on Scotland's economy, its people and its environment and is determined to play its part in rising to this challenge. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 introduces ambitious, world-leading legislation to reduce emissions by at least 80% by 2050 from baselines in the 1990s.​
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Deer and greenhouse gas emissions​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
Wild deer emit methane as a result of enteric fermentation. Methane is also produced through the decomposition of manure. Wild deer may also cause the release of greenhouse gases through the trampling and erosion of carbon rich soils. Browsing and grazing by wild deer may prevent the growth of vegetation that could absorb greenhouse gases.
As well as considering how wild deer management can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, it is important to consider how the changes to climate may impact on wild deer. Warmer wetter weather could be linked to increases in tick and other diseases. Changes in vegetation may lead to changes in the productivity and health of wild deer.​
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Deer management and greenhouse gas emissions​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
Practical management of wild deer including, carcass extraction, carcass washing, skinning and gralloching, counting, fencing and habitat management produces greenhouse gas emissions in the following ways:​
Fuel use for vehicles and machinery, including the transport of carcasses to the processors.
Energy use in buildings, including cold storage in larders.
Management of waste, for example by sending waste to landfill rather than recycling it where possible.
Manufacturing of raw materials and equipment.
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Potential options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from wild deer management​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Reducing the use of helicopters for deer counting and using other methods such as ground counts if they enable the collation of robust information and are practical.
An energy audit can be undertaken to assess where energy is being used, identify any wasteful practices and maintenance issues and consider opportunities for savings.
Renewable energy generation could be installed, such as biomass, local wind generation, solar panels, ground source heat pumps and anaerobic digestion.
Emissions can be reduced from fuel use by using fuel efficient vehicles. Fuel efficient driving practices include driving smoothly and avoiding sharp baking and acceleration. Well maintained cars tend to run more efficiently.
Management of land for carbon sequestration includes the restoration and recreation of peatlands.
Improved waste management and resource efficiency.
Implementation of water efficiency measures.
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Deer Commission for Scotland​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]DCS has been taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the last few years. Emissions from offices and travel have been reduced. The use of helicopters to count deer is a major source of emissions. Alternative ways of counting deer are being considered where practical such as thermal imaging, remote sensing, dung and ground counts. The amount of carbon produced by DCS has reduced from 160,245kg in 2007/08 to 122,142kg in 2009/10.
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:cuckoo:
How much could we reduce emmisions if D.C.S was disbanded:coat:
 
A scientist friend said and I quote 'you could get funding to study anything provided climate change is in the proposal'

to quote a great scotsman on here..... pish:drool:
 
Climate change and wild deer management

Introduction​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
The aim of this guidance is to provide an introduction to climate change and wild deer management. It considers the management of wild deer up to the processing of the venison. It aims to provide practical suggestions for deer managers wishing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions as a result of wild deer management. More research is being undertaken on this topic and it is anticipated that further guidance will be published in the future, as Best Practice Guidance, including the processing of wild venison.​
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What are greenhouse gas emissions?​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
The earth is surrounded by ‘greenhouse’ gases that trap heat from the sun. These greenhouse gases include:​
carbon dioxide.
Methane.
nitrous oxide.
Hydrofluorocarbons.
Perfluorocarbons.
sulphur hexafluoride.
Over the last 200 years, the concentrations of these greenhouse gases has increased, trapping more heat, and causing the Earth to warm up. This effect is known as 'global warming' or the `greenhouse effect'. The increasing global temperatures are now resulting in changes to our climate and we are seeing more extreme weather patterns in Scotland and across the world.
The concentrations of the greenhouse gases have risen as a result of people’s everyday behaviour. For example by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas to create energy to heat and light homes and to power transport. The Scottish Government recognises that climate change will have far reaching effects on Scotland's economy, its people and its environment and is determined to play its part in rising to this challenge. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 introduces ambitious, world-leading legislation to reduce emissions by at least 80% by 2050 from baselines in the 1990s.​
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Deer and greenhouse gas emissions​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
Wild deer emit methane as a result of enteric fermentation. Methane is also produced through the decomposition of manure. Wild deer may also cause the release of greenhouse gases through the trampling and erosion of carbon rich soils. Browsing and grazing by wild deer may prevent the growth of vegetation that could absorb greenhouse gases.
As well as considering how wild deer management can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, it is important to consider how the changes to climate may impact on wild deer. Warmer wetter weather could be linked to increases in tick and other diseases. Changes in vegetation may lead to changes in the productivity and health of wild deer.​
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Deer management and greenhouse gas emissions​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
Practical management of wild deer including, carcass extraction, carcass washing, skinning and gralloching, counting, fencing and habitat management produces greenhouse gas emissions in the following ways:​
Fuel use for vehicles and machinery, including the transport of carcasses to the processors.
Energy use in buildings, including cold storage in larders.
Management of waste, for example by sending waste to landfill rather than recycling it where possible.
Manufacturing of raw materials and equipment.
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Potential options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from wild deer management​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Reducing the use of helicopters for deer counting and using other methods such as ground counts if they enable the collation of robust information and are practical.
An energy audit can be undertaken to assess where energy is being used, identify any wasteful practices and maintenance issues and consider opportunities for savings.
Renewable energy generation could be installed, such as biomass, local wind generation, solar panels, ground source heat pumps and anaerobic digestion.
Emissions can be reduced from fuel use by using fuel efficient vehicles. Fuel efficient driving practices include driving smoothly and avoiding sharp baking and acceleration. Well maintained cars tend to run more efficiently.
Management of land for carbon sequestration includes the restoration and recreation of peatlands.
Improved waste management and resource efficiency.
Implementation of water efficiency measures.
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Deer Commission for Scotland​
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]DCS has been taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the last few years. Emissions from offices and travel have been reduced. The use of helicopters to count deer is a major source of emissions. Alternative ways of counting deer are being considered where practical such as thermal imaging, remote sensing, dung and ground counts. The amount of carbon produced by DCS has reduced from 160,245kg in 2007/08 to 122,142kg in 2009/10.
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What a load of shite:rofl:
There is more gas expanded by those who put that crap together, I was reading an article the other day on a similar topic in respect to methane gases that cows gave off the next thing we will be nor allowed to fart any more there will be signs going up farting in public prohibited and we will all have to dodge the fart police:rofl:
 
Have we really got to the stage where we must account for gases released due to 'trampling'?
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:cuckoo:

I doubt it would amount to more than the total carbon emissions of, say, John Prescott. :D
 
Is this really from the DCS Best Practice? This is a f##king joke isn't it? I feel the need to verbally abuse someone in a certain quango. A parcel o' rogues in the nation indeed :(
 
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]"Management of waste, for example by sending waste to landfill rather than recycling it where possible."

OK so landfill bad, recycling good? In which case, why do I expend even more energy, (sweating and farting), digging a hole for the gralloch (landfill?) when I could give it to the badgers and foxes (recycling)? Someone's not joining up the 'best practice' dots. :)
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OK so landfill bad, recycling good? In which case, why do I expend even more energy, (sweating and farting), digging a hole for the gralloch (landfill?) when I could give it to the badgers and foxes (recycling)? Someone's not joining up the 'best practice' dots. :)

:tiphat:

But if we follow their stalking bible, and bury our gralloch - doesnt that mean the birdies wont eat it, meaning that I dont have to use Barnes Triple price or whatever theyre called?

Maybe if the RSPB follwed that comic book they wouldnt be killing birdies either?:rolleyes:


atb

Sam
 
Well some one is doing the studys and some one is getting payed plenty of or money to do it and the joke,s i am afraid are on us. They will keep thinking up ideas to keep them selves in job,s .
 
This belongs as a sticky in the jokes section me thinks,what unbelievable b@llocks are they going to dream up next,deer farts that puts a whole new perspective on why i have to go stalking,i feel like a super hero now saving the world from the great deer fart threat.:scared::rofl::rofl:
 
so from that study i conclude that:

deer should be shot because they trample the peat and fart alot( i can now think of several people who cause global warming! )

BUT! neither are we alowed to shoot them because our hill machiens and larders cause emissions.

in my opinion there is more emissions come out of the people who think this rubbish up than from the deer!
 
It seems that, by their own figures, if we were rid of DCS, that would save 122 tonnes of carbon being produced. I imagine that would be quite a lot of deer farts!
 
Latest scientific knowledge states that the Earth has cooled by .3deg C since the year 2000.

When interviewed on radio recently a pro global warning scientist agreed that that was correct but the problem was that the earth was now storing more energy.

SO IF THE EARTH IS GETTING COLDER HOW CAN THERE BE GLOBAL WARMING
 
i did some reasearch regarding global environmental footprints and discovered a reasearch project by a post grad that basically stated that walking to your local shop - a 3 mile journey would produce more of a carbon footprint than if you had driven there in a range rover. the thinking behind it being that in order to sustain the calorific needs of the 3mile journey on foot, the person walking would have to consume X ammount of food. the food and its production costs / food miles far out weigh the ammount of carbon that was produced to build the range rover, fuel it and run it to the shops and back. very interesting.. but PISH all the same.

Skipp.
 
i did some reasearch regarding global environmental footprints and discovered a reasearch project by a post grad that basically stated that walking to your local shop - a 3 mile journey would produce more of a carbon footprint than if you had driven there in a range rover. the thinking behind it being that in order to sustain the calorific needs of the 3mile journey on foot, the person walking would have to consume X ammount of food. the food and its production costs / food miles far out weigh the ammount of carbon that was produced to build the range rover, fuel it and run it to the shops and back. very interesting.. but PISH all the same.

Skipp.Top argument if like me you are a Rangey fan!:cool:
 
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