Clause 6 - Deer
Hunting Bill
3:15 pm
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire, Conservative)
The truth is that there is significant over-population of red deer in Scotland. One has only to drive through the highlands to see large numbers being killed on the road. That is because stalking has declined in the past 10 or so years because it is so expensive. There is vast over-population of red deer and a similar thing might happen in the west country were it not for stalking and hunting.