Nationally the deer population is growing ever more rapidly.  Deer numbers are estimated to be at their highest in the UK at any point in  the past 800 years.

In the absence of natural predators, the reduction of deer numbers, along with other wildlife, is becoming increasingly vital to protect new and existing  woodlands, agricultural crops, environmental assets, conservation habitats and reduce the instances of road traffic collisions.

At DIS we look at every case individually, objectively and in conjunction with the land owner or manager to assess deer and other wildlife numbers, the impact they are causing and how best to go about damage limitation & population reduction in a safe, discreet and humane
manner.

Importantly we deliver levels of control to meet the landowners’ objectives rather than maintaining deer numbers to ensure a harvestable surplus, a situation which is commonplace with many “deer managers” offering their services to landowners.

Currently many landowners and managers are putting land into various schemes for which considerable grants are available.  With payments for Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Land Management, Farm Clusters, native woodland & forestry establishment, coppicing of natural woodland, encouraging natural regeneration of various habitats and hedge planting & laying, this all means it has probably never been more important to have a realistic and deliverable  plan in place for protecting these potential and future assets along with the initial financial investment from damage.