DEER: LAW AND LIABILITIES. By Charlie Parkes and John Thornley.

2000 1st edition. 8vo paperback (155 x 233mm). Ppx,210. B/w vignette illustrations, bibliography. Foward by the Duke of Westminster.

Deer "have increased in numbers and now range throughout the country... Management issues increasingly focus on the legal implications of the welfare of deer, public safety and maintaining a balance between economic activities and environmental conservation. This book deals with the law and liabilities relating to deer in the United Kingdom. In addition one chapter deals with Europe in terms of visitors to and from the Continent. ...The text is a mixture of factual law and interpretation with its roots firmly set in practicality". Chapters include: Deer - legal status and ownership; Conservation and protection in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Conservation and protection in Scotland; Crop protection; Dealing in venison; The use of firearms for deer; Stalking liabilities; Trespass and deer; Poaching; Poaching prevention; List of statutes; List of cases.