Deer Stalking

[Longlowdog]

Most regions have Deer Management Groups, The British Deer Society can help point folk towards these people. Some of the members will be gobshites using the group to find yet more opportunities but there will also be guys who really care about deer welfare. Older retired guys with the time and the work ethic to stalk the winters are a good place to start. Guys with a day job who claim to stalk half the county are the ones to avoid. They stalk roe buck in the summer, shoot red stags till the bird season starts then vanish.
If you offer female deer shooting only and they accept it probably means they will put in some effort. Populations don't expand because there are too many males. Population control is effected by reducing numbers of females faster than they can breed.

 

[ajcc]

Keep it local if you want results/deer killed.....keep it national/international if you want income (armchair/ weekend stalkers.)
That in reality is the difference, wager in three years time you wish you just kept the original chap.

 

[Vizslaman]

Yes the secret to controlling numbers is the doe/hind cull.
I would make it clear in the 1st year the number of Doe's/Hinds you expect culled and the Buck/Stags culling will depend on how close to the Doe/Hind cull target the stalker is.
If they are not even close then there will be no Buck/Stags stalking and the lease will be terminated.

 

[OutdoorTim]

Old thread I know but if anyone in the south is requiring a proper deer management plan from two dedicated stalkers please don’t hesitate to get in touch .We have references ,respect all boundaries and livestock .Totally understand the need for hind doe reduction ,not interested in trophies nor making money off the back of landowners through paying guests .We are very approachable and have own 4x4 and quad bike for extraction .

 

[Jack Keeper]

There is money in stalking ground. There are a great number of folk paying by the acre for recreational stalking. I know of guys paying £600 a year to be part of an 8 man syndicate on 400 acre of conifers.... Professional stalkers tend to be land and bone collectors. It gives them bragging rights at deer management meetings and the cream commands big trophy fees (Royal and bigger red stags £100 per point). It certainly does not mean they have the land owners best interests at heart. It's common to knock recreational stalkers as noddies or newbs but someone fresh from B.D.S training course is more than likely to throw themselves into the genuine management of the deer population. They are probably more reticent about taking borderline safe shots as well.Further more you can talk to them about what you'd like rather than them trying to tell you they know better than you and 'leave it to me I do this over 30k acres'....
As an aside... I've been involved in deer management for 25 years and my wife and I have a nice little laugh when stalkers knock our door looking for stalking ground and we pretend we don't know about it. Some of the bulldip we've heard is priceless, best was 'if you're worried about the noise we can use a really quiet calibre like .22 rimfire, you'll never know we're here'.

 

[Jack Keeper]

WANT A DAY CHEAP ROE BUCK STALKING UNACCOMPANIED DAYS IN
Dumfries & Galloway Scotland shooting over several large estates keep what you shoot £50.00 3-hour stalk mornings & evenings nice
Contact [email protected]

 

[Mickeydredd]

WANT A DAY CHEAP ROE BUCK STALKING UNACCOMPANIED DAYS IN
Dumfries & Galloway Scotland shooting over several large estates keep what you shoot £50.00 3-hour stalk mornings & evenings nice
Contact [email protected]

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