Tay Forest District
PARTICULARS OF DEER MANAGEMENT PERMISSION AREA –Dull
Area shown does not necessarily represent the exact permission boundary.
Tenders are invited for a Deer Management Permission for the DullForest block in TayForest District. Annualextensions to the agreement period may be granted, subject to the discretion of Forestry Commission Scotland, to a maximum of 5years. Forestry Commission Scotland reserves to hold the rights to review all technical and commercial aspects with the holder, at least three calendar months prior to the agreement terminating.
Description
The shooting rights, to be exercised for the stalking ofRed and Roe Deer,are offered over an area extending to approximately525hectares of, for an initialperiod from 01 April2015 to 31 March 2016. Subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of Forestry Commission Scotland the Permission will be reviewed on an annual basis. If the tenant is deemed satisfactory, an extension to the permission for a further year may be agreed. This procedure will continue, on an annual basis, to a maximum not totalling more than 5 years.Thereafter the permission may be re-advertised on the open market.
The permission areaof Dull is situated within the Appin of dull area between Weem and Keltneyburn, north on the B846. The only access to Dull is located from the B846 at NN798 487. The forest of Dull can be found on 1:50,000 Ordnance Survey Landranger Sheet 52.
The area is a mix of establishment, pre-thicket and conifer pole stage with felling and thinning coupes, rides, streamside’s at the Camserney Burn, powerlines broadleaf continuous cover and natural regeneration sites on the lower margins with scattered areas of open ground to the upper margins. This forest in the main is surrounded with a blend of intensively managed arable farmland with a mix of hill sheep farming and other livestock as well as a mix of broadleaf and conifer woodland. There are high sporting interests on the periphery with deer stalking and driven/walked up winged game. There is also very good access and a number of ATV tracks.
The Forestry Commission has an open access policy to tourism, education and healthy living. Members of the public who are using the forest on those terms must be dealt with sympathetically at all times. There are several scheduled ancient monuments, designated way marked routes and rights of way with riparian zones throughout the permission area.
Additional Information -
Culls will be set annually by Forestry Commission Scotland and will be at a level consistent with the Forest District’s deer management strategyand forest protection requirements. The purpose of the deer cull is to prevent and reduce damage to the forest environment, including tree crops.
The maximum number of deer controllers on this area is restricted to the Permit Holder and [5] authorised controller.
Permission Access – There is good access for both stalking and subsequent carcass extraction.
Deer culled within the Permission area by the Permit Holder or by the person named in part 3 of the schedule will become the property of the Permit Holder.
All deer culled will be the property of the Permission holder. Forestry Commission Scotland strongly encourages the permission holder to handle carcasses to Scottish Wild Venison Quality Assurance standards. Where an injured deer has to be despatched, safety and deer welfare must be the priorities, not carcass quality. Where carcasses are to be sold to a game dealer we would encourage sale to a SWVQAS game dealer. Details of the standards are available at this link:
Only the Permit Holder and those named on part 3 of the Schedule of the agreement are authorised to shoot in the Permission area.
Forestry Commission Scotland reserves the right to exercise concurrent shooting rights as referred to in clause 7.1 of the agreement and detailed arrangements will be discussed and outlined in the Pre-Commencement Meeting which the Permit Holder will be obliged to attend and agree to.
Guide Price = £4,500.00 per annum plus VAT
Forestry Commission Scotland Objectives, Protection Requirements & Historic Cull FiguresForest Management Objectives for this deer management unit are to ensure deer densities are at a level which show an acceptable level of browsing damage on restock sites.
Forestry Commission Scotland protection requirements are specifically to reduce the levels of browsing on all restock sites, and enable free growth of natural regeneration and ground vegetation in the hardwood areas. Also to maintain (and improve where required) favourable condition on conservation sites.
Culls achieved in the last 3 years are set in the table below.
If Night Shooting is required to minimise browsing, only Forestry Commission Scotland Staff will be authorised.
Only in extenuating circumstances will Forestry Commission Scotland authorise Out of Season shooting to the permission holder.
Culls achieved in the last 3 years are set out in the table below.
Dull– Average Culls 2012 - 2014
Male / Female / Calves
Red / 12 / 6 / 3
Roe / 3 / 3 / 0
Forestry Commission Scotland assessment of delivery of forest protection requirements:–
- Reduced impact levels to crops - browsing to leading shoots on vulnerable restocking sites measured by stocking density and nearest neighbour impact assessments
- Reduced impact levels to habitat - measured using a variety of methods including the woodland grazing toolbox. (
- Safety of forest users – measured against comments/feedback received from FC staff and members of the public.
- Achievement of the cull – will be measured against monthly cull reports.
Deer impact levels above the targets may result in concurrent rights being exercised.
The cull figures below are minimum targets that must be achieved.
Minimum Target Cull Necessaryto Achieve ForestryCommissionScotlandForest Protection
Requirements – 2015/16
Male / Female / CalvesRed / 10 / 10 / 5
Roe / 4 / 4 / 2