Chairmans Blog


April 10th

After attending various area meetings it has been good to meet up with old and new friends.

March 11th

I drove up to Old Meldrum in Aberdeenshire on Friday for an area meeting at the Lochter Centre.

February 20th

Let me start with a date for your diary – The SGA AGM is on the 1st March 2013 at Perth Racecourse, registration 9am.

Best practice

WANE Bill - summary of changes

The Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill passed by Scottish Parliament in March 2011, contains changes that will affect members in different ways. We've attached a summary below, outlining the main changes.

Deer management best practice

There is currently a wealth of deer management best practice information on the steering group page of the SNH Deer Management site. The SGA contributes to the steering group. You can use the link below to go directly to the best practice index:

 http://www.bestpracticeguides.org.uk/siteindex.aspx

 December 2012 snaring guide

The 2012 snaring guide, which takes into account current legislation, can be downloaded  from the attachment list below

Good Shooting Practice

This 2008 document sets out guidance on good shooting practice. It can be downloaded  from the attachment list below

AttachmentSize
Snaring in Scotland 4th Edition 2012.pdf1.15 MB
Code of Good Shooting Practice.pdf598.26 KB
WANE summary.pdf34.98 KB