We are a small, fully qualified and insured, deer management group operating across the south of England and Wales.
Please contact us to discuss any concerns you have regarding deer numbers on your land. We will happily meet to discuss your needs, undertake a deer census, and create and deliver a comprehensive deer management plan (DMP). Typically, this would focus on maintaining a sustainable number of animals relative to the size of the land, the agricultural impact, and the requirements for protecting and enhancing local flora and fauna.
We aim to preserve deer as a country-side asset, while managing the amount of deer on the land to reduce crop damage, woodland damage, RTA’s and the possible Bovine TB transfer from deer to cattle. Evidence of deer management is an integral part of a number of Countryside Stewardship Schemes, we will be able to assist with professional DMP, surveys and cull records.
We do not charge for our services, do not take out paying clients and are not interested in trophy hunting. Our aim is providing professional and sustainable deer management, to meet the individual requirements of landowners. At the same time, we - and the landowners we work with - benefit from a ready supply of healthy, ethically sourced, and delicious venison.
Southern Deer Services: responsible and committed deer management
Distinctive deer
Deer are graceful, enigmatic and a much loved addition to our countryside. A healthy and balanced population is desirable, but a population explosion is having a detrimental impact on deer, diversity and humans.
Deer damage
The sheer numbers of deer in the UK does increasingly result in significant localised damage. Crops, young trees, and natural biodiversity can all suffer if deer numbers are too high. While an overpopulation of deer can be a significant cause of road traffic accidents, and sadly, fatalities.
Delicious venison
Venison is delicious, sustainable, ethically sourced and exceedingly healthy. We benefit from a ready supply of venison, as do landowners we work with. We are fully qualified to certify wild meat as fit for human consumption.