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The Deer Arrive |
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John Fletcher Reediehill Farm, Achtermuchty arrives with 8 deer for release on Rona. |
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Stretchering |
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George gets the stretcher ready for carrying deer. |
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Transporting Drugged Deer |
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Carefully carrying the deer to the trailer. |
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Keeping their Heads up |
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Keeping them upright in case of suffocation. |
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Waking the deer |
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Preparing the sedative antidote. |
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Instant reaction |
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The antidote creates an almost instant reaction when administered. |
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Feeding The Deer |
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At the start the deer were fed each day. |
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Hungry Deer |
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Very quickly the grass in the field was in short supply! |
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Wallowing |
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The deer found a cool bath at the bottom of the field. |
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Freedom |
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The gate was opened and one hour later the deer found it. |
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Release |
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The deer have spread out to many parts of the Island since this day. |
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The Master Stag |
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One of our two stags swam off to Raasay. It wont be back! |
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