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The management of wild deer in Scotland: Deer Working Group report
The final report of the Deer Working Group.
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Annex 8
| Year | Cull returns for red deer | Venison dealer returns for red deer | Difference between cull returns and venison returns | % difference of cull returns from venison returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 24,273 | 24,782 | -509 | -2 |
| 1974 | 25,225 | 26,842 | -1,617 | -6 |
| 1975 | 28,674 | 29,138 | -464 | -1 |
| 1976 | 31,777 | 30,293 | 1,484 | +4 |
| 1977 | 36,667 | 40,149 | -3,482 | -9 |
| 1978 | 35,447 | 39,694 | -4,247 | -12 |
| 1979 | 34,127 | 38,125 | -3,998 | -12 |
| 1980 | 31,165 | 35,085 | -3,920 | -13 |
| 1981 | 33,688 | 37,788 | -4,100 | -12 |
| 1982 | 35,445 | 38,131 | -2,686 | -8 |
| 1983 | 37,566 | 39,469 | -1,903 | -5 |
| 1984 | 32,609 | 31,329 | 1,280 | +4 |
| 1985 | 34,790 | 35,572 | -782 | -2 |
| 1986 | 36,705 | 37,500 | -795 | -2 |
| 1987 | 37,619 | 35,784 | 1,835 | +5 |
| 1988 | 41,184 | 39,784 | 1,400 | +3 |
| 1989 | 45,324 | 46,409 | -1,085 | -2 |
| 1990 | 47,041 | 45,385 | 1,656 | +4 |
| 1991 | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | 57,575 | 48,711 | 8,864 | +15 |
| 1996 | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | 53,950 | 52,157 | 1,793 | +3 |
| 1998 | 59,894 | 51,353 | 8,541 | +14 |
| 1999 | 71,536 | 61,687 | 9,849 | +14 |
| 2000 | 70,962 | 62,070 | 8,892 | +13 |
| 2001 | 66,931 | 54,449 | 12,449 | +19 |
| 2002 | 67,282 | 58,649 | 8,633 | +13 |
| 2003 | 57,363 | 46,404 | 10,959 | +19 |
| 2004 | 61,957 | 42,224 | 18,733 | +30 |
| 2005 | 68,610 | 53,741 | 14,869 | +22 |
| 2006 | 63,611 | 39,552 | 24,059 | +38 |
| 2007 | 62,563 | 46,364 | 16,199 | +26 |
| 2008 | 62,414 | 39,837 | 22,577 | +36 |
| 2009 | 61,458 | 41,961 | 19,497 | +32 |
Sources: RDC Annual Reports, 1973-89, in Callander & MacKenzie (1991); RDC Annual Reports 1990 and 1995; 1997-2009 in M. Daniels ‘Estimate of number of deer shot that do not go through game dealers’ (DCS, 2007) and ‘Scottish Venison: An Industry Review’ (2010).
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