As I prepared to put pen to paper, so to speak, my mind wandered down the rabbit hole of open and closed hunting seasons. The general rhythm of the hunter's year and whether hunter’s located elsewhere in the world, where closed seasons may not exist, also experience this annual sense of fulfilment, nostalgia, completion and anticipation.

Soil is the foundation upon which the majority of our natural world stands. From the vast boreal forests of the Taiga to the rainforests of the Congo and to our hunting grounds big and small, soil is ever present beneath our feet.

The management of wild deer by has become a necessity due to primary influencing factors created by the expanse and development of modern humans. These primary factors are; Significant loss of habitat, rapid expansion in agriculture, extinction of natural predators and the introduction of non-native deer species.