Gamekeeper Paul Childerley is used to shooting problem foxes out in the countryside. Now a local poultry owner wants him to take out a chicken run on the edge of a town. Paul moves in the latest thermal kit plus a .22 rifle to do the job quietly, so as not to disturb the neighbours.
Professor Rory Putman and deer expert Niall Rowantree discuss Scotland’s next big deer problem: sika. The Scottish government has successfully wiped out large numbers of
youtu.be/1gSl6iHEEyM Deerstalker and wildlife manager Niall Rowantree talks to deer biologist Professor Rory Putman about the remarkable sika deer, as part of our filming of
Sika deer have become firmly established in the UK following escapes from private collections, but due to their secretive nature their success has largely gone