I know this is like asking the length of a piece of string hidden in a darkened cupboard in an unknown house at an unspecified location, but...
What would people with experience estimate the density of roe to be in the following conditions (just rough upper and lower limits):
600 acre farm in North Fife.
Mostly (70%) sheep/cow pasture - some improved (flat, lawn like), some not (tussocks and gorse thickets and patches of raggedy scrub). Some woodland (mix of 5-8 year old broadleaf and much older, unmanaged spruce).
Surrounded on 2 sides by dense forestry (spruce), one side by more cow pasture, and one side by arable.
No stalking carried out over previous 5 years.
Any thoughts very much appreciated.
What would people with experience estimate the density of roe to be in the following conditions (just rough upper and lower limits):
600 acre farm in North Fife.
Mostly (70%) sheep/cow pasture - some improved (flat, lawn like), some not (tussocks and gorse thickets and patches of raggedy scrub). Some woodland (mix of 5-8 year old broadleaf and much older, unmanaged spruce).
Surrounded on 2 sides by dense forestry (spruce), one side by more cow pasture, and one side by arable.
No stalking carried out over previous 5 years.
Any thoughts very much appreciated.