Bob i do know were i am from and i do know were my taxes go but what happens to them after that is a mistery. But if mike and his team want to get support from the government in my opinion they should make the BP days available to as many people as possible. To have them all in the middle of nowhere were only the very wealthy or the ones that get paid to go can get there with out feeling the finacial hurt is just out of order. I know the commited will go Bob but are we not trying to encourage people in to the sport passtime career of deer stalking and promote its qualitys. Well why preach to the converted we already know its a great passion.
PS Its only an opinion
Granted Davie public money ,it is yours mine and even those that don't shoot, it is a large public purse which isn't used wisely in some cases IE methadone drug addicts, I don't think I need go on there some how,just how much money is wasted in your own area alone ,empty factories, money being put out to companies other factories being built for there purpose the older ones still laying empty ,now that is wasting public funds where's the shouting about that .
The best practice days are held geographically throughout Scotland ,as you know mainly a red deer subject reason they are in the out laying areas that hold mass amounts of red deer .
Due to your interjection IE( ****ed them off big time )with the Deer Commission through Jamie Hammond and Alistair McGugain. They held a excellent peri urban deer management work shop bringing the roe deer side of Scotland's deer to the fore for those within the Glasgow lanarkshire area .
In the middle of no where , are always very well subscribed to,extremely well fact being that they are full ,which tell us all, there is a huge interest in the subjects being spoken about on the day ,the areas have interest to the subjects being deer forests " estates" which may have a large turn over of population of deer , habitat assessment etc which can all be specific to the best practice within those areas .
Education is the root to successful and sustained deer management no matter it's geographical location we all have to learn even those on the islands ,that's not opinion that's fact .