I was fortunate to get hold of a 1000ish acres, due to my job commitments, I am not on there as often as I would like to be, but on the flip side of that, there are not many bucks/stags on there so it's not much of an issue at the moment. Over the winter, I was up every weekend, looking about and juggling figures around to try and come up with the best plan for the place.
There is a public footpath that runs up one side of the ground so the ground on that side is reasonably well disturbed especially over the summer months with dog walkers and cyclists. The other end is good and over the winter, I saw some good Sika Stags and Hinds, with the occasional Red thrown in also. There are Roe throughout but mainly Does with dependants. I know there are 4 bucks on there, fighting for the ground, I saw new proof of that last week when I was up, fraying etc.
Would I manage 500 Hectares correctly, with my present circumstances, no, if I was home every day and able to go on at leisure, I'd hope to manage it properly, however, I would also seek advice from professional deer managers or those on here with vastly more knowledge than me.
TJ