Assessing the economic impacts of nature based tourism in Scotland

4.2 Deer management
The Contribution of Deer Management to the Scottish Economy (PACEC, 2006a).
Contractor: PACEC
Client: The Association of Deer Management Groups (ADMG). This was a parallel
study to the Economic and Environmental Impact of Sporting Shooting study described
above.
Publication: September 2006
Study Objective:
• To assess the current contribution of deer management to the Scottish economy.
This study, unlike the UK-wide study, focuses on the impact of all deer management
(for both sporting and other purposes) on the Scottish economy.
Research Method:
The research made use of the UK-wide study’s findings, augmented by the following
work:
• Desk research;
• Additional surveys.
Geographical scope: Scotland as a whole – there is no regional breakdown.
Participant definition: There is no focus on tourists (as defined for this report).
Participants are defined as “stalking sportsmen and supporters”.
Activity definition: Deer management (including sport).
focusing on sporting shooting of deer.
There is a sub-category
The summary economic impacts were as follows:
Table 6 - Deer Management in Scotland: Direct Employment
Sporting
Shooting
of Deer
Deer Management
(not for sport)
Deer Management
(including sport)
Workers (incl part 10,000 600 10,600
time & casual)
FTE work carried out 990 126 1,116
(paid & unpaid)
Paid workers 7,900 300 8,200
FTE paid jobs 840 126 966
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