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Contribute to the development of a game-shooting programme

URN: LANGa22
Business Sectors (Suites): Game and Wildlife Management
Developed by: Lantra
Approved on: 2022

Overview

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This standard is about contributing to the development of a game-shooting programme. It has been developed so that it can be applied to any organised game-shooting activities on any area of land used for game shooting.

This standard is for those who work in game conservation and can be applied to any wildlife management area.

To meet this standard you will be able to:
• determine the potential of the wildlife management  area
• suggest options for improving its sporting potential
• contribute to the development of a game-shooting programme 
• discuss the game-shooting programme with the shoot manager.

For you to fully understand the content of the standard, and the activities it describes, it is important that you are able to understand the terms used within the standard. See the Glossary for some definitions that should help you with this. 

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

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  1. analyse the records of previous sporting years to establish the effectiveness of previous activities and highlight future potential
  2. analyse records of previous resource usage to determine its efficiency
  3. assess options and outline proposals for the future sporting capability of the wildlife management area
  4. suggest targets and ideas for maintaining and improving the future sporting potential, based on your analysis
  5. contribute to the development and establishment of a game-shooting programme
  6. identify the benefits of the game-shooting programme to wildlife and habitat conservation
  7. discuss and agree the requirements of the game-shooting programme, and its implementation, with the shoot manager
  8. agree the mechanisms for monitoring the game-shooting programme

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

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  1. the characteristics and limitations of the wildlife management area
  2. the requirements of long- and short-term planning
  3. how to analyse records to establish the effectiveness of previous activities
  4. the importance of shoot records in determining the true sporting potential
  5. the principles of game management
  6. the legal requirements that control the management of game
  7. how to optimise the sporting capacity gained from wild and migrant game
  8. how to encourage the presence of wild and migrant game
  9. how habitat and wildlife management can be used to develop the potential of a wildlife management area
  10. the effect of sporting activities on other activities in the wildlife management area
  11. the content of a game-shooting programme
  12. how to present your ideas in a way that promotes understanding
  13. how a game-shooting programme can be monitored

Scope/range

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Outline future sporting capacity in respect of one of the following:
• wild game
• reared game
• migrant game
• deer

Suggest targets and ideas covering either game management or habitat management for:
• the short term
• the long term

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

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Game – any legal quarry species in the nation in which the shoot takes place. The legal restrictions for shooting “game” differs in each of the four UK nations and should be checked with the relevant national authority.

Game-shooting programme:
Planned shoot activities covering a shooting season

National authority controlling shooting activities:
• England – DEFRA
• Northern Ireland – NI Environment Agency
• Scotland – NatureScot
• Wales – Natural Resources Wales

Resources:

• people
• materials
• equipment
• finance


Records:
• sporting returns
• game population records
• pest and predator records
• environmental records
•    poaching


Wildlife management area:
Any area of land used for the provision of game-shooting activities

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Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

2027

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Lantra

Original URN

LANGa22

Relevant Occupations

Estate Worker, Gamekeeper

SOC Code

5119

Keywords

shooting programme; game; deer; pheasant; grouse