On 03/05/2015 10:31, Chris Hogg wrote:
and culling by a trained marksman is surely more humane that being
chased, brought down and gored to death by a lynx.

Not sure about that.

A deer which is "winged" by the marksman is likely to die a lingering
death. A deer which has been caught by a lynx isn't likely to get away -
their defence is not to get caught in the first place.

Andy