The Gamekeeper.

Game keeping is perhaps one of the oldest professions in the UK, the first game keepers hailing from medieval times to protect deer from poachers, but what is exactly is game keeping today? What is a game keeper?

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The keeper’s job is to manage the general health of the countryside and game, they actively manages areas of woodland, moorland, waterways or farmland for the benefit of game birds, deer, fish and wildlife in general.

The National Game Keeper’s Org states:

“There are about 3000 full time gamekeepers in the UK and a similar number who do the job part time. They work on farms and estates to look after the game species, their habitats and the other wildlife that shares them.”

There are several variations in game keeping:

·         Lowland keepers: rearing pheasant and partridge and managing lowland habitats.

·         Upland keepers: managing moorland for grouse in upland areas.

·         Stalkers: keepers who specialise in the stealthy pursuit of deer, mainly in the uplands of Scotland.

·         Gillies/river keepers: keepers who manage rivers such as the River Spey for trout and salmon.

Thus it can be said a keeper’s priority is to make sure that pheasants, partridges, hares, deer and grouse to thrive in the countryside. They know the times to rear each type of bird and the appropriate measures to take for the countryside and game each season, a person with the love of the outdoors is well suited to such a time honoured profession. Being out on one’s feet all day proves itself a tiring yet rewarding job, as the entire ecosystem is to be managed by the gamekeeper.

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The wildlife cannot survive and thrive without a well-cared for environment. For example, hares need open field and grassland for protection against foxes, bushes and hedgerows protect eggs of rats and crows.

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