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The Gamekeeper - Documentary

As the sun breaks through the morning mist, we are approaching the solitary house at the foothills of Scottish Highlands where the gamekeeper Tam Cullen live with his wife. It is not too far away from the busy A9 road which connects the Scottish towns of Perth and Inverness but distant enough from any other signs of civilization. The ambient sound of light wind that blows down the slopes of the hills above fills the silence of this chilly morning. Tam suddenly appears in the main door of his farmhouse observing the weather conditions. He is preparing for a deer stalk and he wants to be sure that the weather won't turn bad when he walks up to the hills. Tam knows the moorland and the hills surrounding his farmhouse very well as he lives there for more than 15 years. He moved to the countryside from Glasgow as he loves the nature and he always wanted to be a gamekeeper. Game keeping is a very old profession. Nowadays, gamekeepers are still concerned about poachers but their main work is to help pheasants, partridges, hares and grouse to thrive in the countryside. Looking after the woods, hedgerows and fields in which the game birds and animals live is crucial. Most game birds need good grassy cover in which to nest, plenty of food and protection from rats and crows which would otherwise attack and eat the chicks. Hares need open country and protection from foxes. Because lots of other wild birds and animals benefit from these things too, game keeping helps to ensure a balanced countryside with plentiful wildlife. Game keeping can be a lonely job, involving hard work at anti-social hours and often for low pay, although normally the employer will provide a house and a vehicle. Tam Cullen is not an exception and although the payment is not excellent he love his job to the bone. He's sitting in the kitchen talking passionately about the life of game animals whilst his wife is making him another coffee. He is proud owner of his two hunting dogs but unfortunately one of them is deaf and too old. He would not be able to help Tam with his job again but he is part of the family and will stay at the house for the rest of his life. The deer is an essential part of the Scottish land management that benefits not only moorlands but also farmlands and other habitats. Left unchecked, deer numbers would reach the point where the highlands of Scotland would be heavily over-grazed and moors would become grassland and forest would fail as sapling were grazed recruitment prevented. Agricultural returns would also decline as sheep and cattle compete with deer for adequate grazing. In this scenario, the health of the dear would also decline as they will run out of the food. To manage deer numbers effectively many estates have formed Deer Management Groups to ensure their effective control within defined area and to publicise access information during the cull.