Niall Rowantree’s copper bullet choice for uplands and lowlands
14 January 2026
Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree has shot more deer than most people have had hot dinners – In this interview during the red hind cull
Deer expert Niall Rowantree has spent more than 35 years providing wildlife and deer management services to both the public and private sector. He made the popular Year in the Life of Red Deer and Year in the Life of Sika series for Fieldsports Channel. He led deer management for the Forestry Commission in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, across Argyll and Lochaber.
He managed the renowned Ardnamurchan deer herd for more than 20 years. A former board member of the Deer Commission for Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage Transitional Deer Panel, he consults and advises on deer management on a number of Scottish, US and European Estates. For more, see his websites West Highland Hunting and Deerman.co.uk
Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree has shot more deer than most people have had hot dinners – In this interview during the red hind cull
If Scotland doesn’t have a pig problem already, it’s not far off. Until recently Niall Rowantree had never seen a feral pig in the Highlands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njdzvn6ZsJc Why do people hunt trophy stags in Scotland? Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree explains that it’s not about ego — it’s about ecology. Hunters
Niall Rowantree knows there is a fast‑approaching feral pig crisis threatening Scotland. He travels to Germany to find out what a successful management plan looks
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
What kit does a professional deer manager take on every outing? Niall Rowantree goes through the contents of his Napier Roe Sack: gloves, knife, saw