Publications

Scotland's Wild Deer - A National Approach
Scotland's Wild Deer - A National Approach
Corporate Planning
DCS: Annual Plan 2009-2010	[20KB]
DCS: Annual Plan 2008-2009	[80KB]
DCS: Corporate Plan 2008-2011	[109KB]
DCS: Corporate Plan (2001)	[78KB]
DCS Corporate Plan: 2005 -2008	[147KB]
Consultations
Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill - DCS briefing	[80KB]
close seasons: summary of responses report	[910KB]
DCS: Close Seasons	[1.2MB]
close seasons questionnaire	[45KB]
research summary appendices	[1.6MB] nb: The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of DCS
Annual Reports
Annual Report 2008-2009
Annual Report 2008-2009 : cull data	[392KB]
Annual Report 2007-2008	[1MB]
Annual Report 2007-2008 : cull data	[252KB]
Annual Report 2006-2007	[part 1: 1.9MB] [part 2: 2.6MB]
Annual Report 2006-2007 : cull data	[194KB]
Annual Report 2005-2006	[part 1: 1MB] [part 2: 1MB] [part 3: 1MB]
Annual Report 2005/2006 Cull Data	[133KB]
Annual Report 2004-2005	[1.7MB]
Annual Report 2004-2005 : cull data	[194KB]
Annual Report 2003-2004	[2MB]
Annual Report 2002-2003	[1.5MB]
Annual Report 2001-2002	[851KB]
Annual Report 2000-2001	[1MB]
Policy And Legislation
DCS Climate Change Report	[23.23KB]
DCS Advice to the Minster re Review of Legislation Jan 2009	[133KB]
DCS Environmental Policy April 2009	[42KB]
Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
SEERAD Submission (amalgamated pdf)	[189KB]
Joint Agency Agreement on Deer Management	[32KB]
Fencing Policy	[220KB]
DCS Reply to Minister	[52KB]
Members Code of Conduct	[99KB]
Complaints about Maladministration	[33KB]
Freedom of Information - Publication Scheme	[69KB]
new Food Hygiene regulations	[913KB]

Welfare: Reports on Competence
C1.1.1:	A report on the limitations and costs of current methods to assess competence	(annex)
C2.1.1:	A draft definition of competence
C3.1.1:	A Review of options used to assess competence in other countries
C4.1.1:	A Review of systems used to monitor competence in other countries
C4.1.2:	A review of systems, based on new and existing ideas, which could be used to monitor in Scotland
Welfare: Data
UD 1.1.1	A Report on limitations of data currently collected
UD 1.1.2	An estimate of numbers of deer shot that do not go through game dealers ('domestic consumption')
UD 2.1.1	A Report on the data requirements of a unified system
UD 3.1.1	A review of different options available for collecting and reporting cull data	(appendix)
Welfare: Responsibility
ROC1.1.1a	A report on the current perception, legal status and expectations with regard to wild deer welfare in Scotland
ROC1.1.1b	A report on current perception, legal status and expectation with respect to deer welfare in other countries
ROC1.1.2	A Report on a review of females culled in close season
ROC1.1.3	A review on data on natural mortality of red and roe deer populations	(tables)

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