Deer hunitng: How to stalk a wild deer

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Professional deerstalker Chris Howard says that a natural predator of deer no longer exists so it is up to man to manage the population as he takes the Telegraph on a hunt [Warning: Contains graphic content] Despite claims of cruelty, supporters say that stalking, which involves tracking the animal through the countryside on foot before shooting it, is one of the best ways of controlling wild deer. Britain's deer population has doubled to more than 1.4 million in the past 25 years. Professional deerstalker Chris Howard, said other than man, carnivorous predators of adult deer have long been hunted to extinction in Britain, so it is up to man to manage the population. In most cases the objective is to maintain a stable and healthy population of deer and to achieve this will require a cull of about 30 per cent of the population each year. "If deer are managed properly, it is a it is sustainable, natural, drug free product," he said. "But they have got to be managed in a way that that fit in with the rest of the environment." Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=telegraphtv Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/telegraph.co.uk Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/telegraph Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/102891355072777008500/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.