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Deer need to be managed in the United Kingdom. They have no natural predators and if left to their own devices their numbers will escalate out of control and they will soon be considered vermin, just like rats are today.

The British Deer Society is a Charity, and works to enable the deer of the United Kingdom to exist and flourish in today's environment, in addition to ensuring that their future is secure for generations to come. The aim of the society is to be the premier organisation promoting deer welfare and best management principles in deer management.

The British Deer Society has seven full time employees, and over 6000 subscribing members.
Their in-house training department delivers a varied range of courses developed to ensure that whatever your interest in deer, you will receive the best quality training to develop your individual skills and knowledge.

The BDS undertake and fund research projects ensuring that deer, their issues and their threats are scientifically explored and understood and thus deliver workable solutions.
Their team of technical experts work to prime and influence governmental and public bodies. The BDS always seek to ensure that any relevant legislation or regulation is practical and sensible and has deer welfare as its primary objective.

The British Deer Society strives to ensure that there is a sustainable healthy population of deer in the UK that can exist in harmony with the environment and the people that live there, look after it, or visit it.

For more information on the British Deer Society, visit their website here.