Question reference: S6W-16730
- Date lodged: 4 April 2023
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Current status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 April 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many deer have been culled under licence from NatureScot in each of the last three years.
Answer
Data from cull returns for the last three years is not yet complete, and in particular most of the data for the 2022-23 season is still outstanding. The following table is a snapshot of the latest position.
Section of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 | Season | Male | Female | Calves | Total |
10(4) - Emergency Measures | |||||
2020-21 | 23 | 105 | 66 | 194 | |
2021-22 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | |
2022-23 | 4 | 117 | 39 | 160 | |
18(2) - Night Shooting | |||||
2020-21 | 6467 | 7801 | 4418 | 18686 | |
2021-22 | 3479 | 4363 | 1881 | 6902 | |
2022-23 | 330 | 589 | 210 | 490 | |
5(6) - Specific Out of Season | |||||
2020-21 | 9781 | 4584 | 4301 | 18666 | |
2021-22 | 4044 | 1906 | 952 | 6902 | |
2022-23 | 257 | 149 | 84 | 490 | |
5(6)f - Specific Female Out of Season | |||||
2020-21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
2021-22 | 0 | 79 | 72 | 151 | |
2022-23 | Awaiting returns | Awaiting returns | Awaiting returns | ||
5(7) - Scientific Purposes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NatureScot regularly publish this data which can be found on their website.