THE primal roar of the stags is echoing around the hills and valleys of Killarney these days, confirming the mating (rutting) season for the area’s native Red deer.

THE protected Irish red deer species is to be added to the hunting list - if they stray outside Killarney National Park.

KERRY Deer Society is perturbed by the current negative attitudes to the alleged overpopulation of the Red Deer herd.