TREES AND DEER: HOW TO COPE WITH DEER IN FOREST, FIELD AND GARDEN. By Richard Prior.

1983 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp208. B/w photographs, maps, drawings by Jeppe Edrup, bibliography. Brown & yellow speckled boards.

"For the forester, Richard Prior's 'Trees and deer' is a necessity." Arthur Cadman. The book is divided into four sections which cover: Forestry and deer damage - basic facts, damage investigation, minimising damage, protection; Deer control - planning, stalker efficiency, forest design for deer control, clearings and feeding areas, versatility in stalking techniques, equipment for the stalker; Deer management - aims and priorities, letting stalking, problems affecting certain species, poaching and its suppression, local control and management societies, major diseases and parasites. The Reference Section contains chapters on; Deer and the law; Deer distribution maps; Crops, shrubs and trees for deer; Draft five-day roe stalking licence and application form; Woodland deerstalking - suggested heads of agreement for a block let; Stalker's job specification; Draft heads of agreement for game keeper's tender; Deer management records.