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camptahawus

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Joined earlier this year to gather information and lurk. Have enjoyed following many conversations and gathered valuable information. Now it's time for my wife and I to book.
We have settled on Winston Churchill (seems to have a great reputation amongst you all). We would like to get one or two nice stags each and we will be hunting the first week of September. Not sure how many days needed. I was thinking four. Is that a good amount of time?
We will be coming from the US so any other advice is welcome.
Thanks,
Greg
 
If you are stalking one on one (a Stalker each), then I think fours days will give you every chance of a Stag or two.

Hope you enjoy the experience.
 
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First week of September is early, most Red Stags wont have broken out for the rut. You might find they are still in small groups and higher up. This makes it harder to stalk and find them.
I would allow at least 4 days to 5 days if you intend on taking two each. As a rule older stags with poorer heads will be shot. Mature good heads or potential younger stags with good heads are usually left to breed.
 
Thanks for info! I should have mentioned, will be 2 to 1 stalker (we enjoy hunting together). Understood about the older stags and bad timing as far as rut. We will be in Newfoundland hunting moose during prime rut. May have to book another hunt in the future to hear the stags calling (twist my arm). We would be very happy to have one representative stag each by the end. If a second presents itself, then all the better.
 
Give yourself some good flexibility. Scottish weather is very changeable and you may well get beautiful sunshine followed driving sleet and rain all in the same day. Sometimes the weather makes stalking just too challenging.
 
camptahawus said:
Thanks for info! I should have mentioned, will be 2 to 1 stalker (we enjoy hunting together). Understood about the older stags and bad timing as far as rut. We will be in Newfoundland hunting moose during prime rut. May have to book another hunt in the future to hear the stags calling (twist my arm). We would be very happy to have one representative stag each by the end. If a second presents itself, then all the better.
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When/How long are you hunting moose for? Correct me if I'm wrong but the rut continues into early november pretty easily, well the tail end of the rut at least there's still the occasional hind coming into season that time of year especially the younger less-mature deer cant imagine you'd see entire groups of hinds with stags bellowing at each other but the occasional roar each morning wouldn't be unheard off.

There's just "enough" going on that keeps them off the hill for a bit longer, with the chances of mature stags still being around.

September there still in there bachelor groups, almost like whitetail except reds stick with there buddies for a bit longer even with hard antler, At least in november there's chances of hearing them roar still?
 
Sol said:
When/How long are you hunting moose for? Correct me if I'm wrong but the rut continues into early november pretty easily, well the tail end of the rut at least there's still the occasional hind coming into season that time of year especially the younger less-mature deer cant imagine you'd see entire groups of hinds with stags bellowing at each other but the occasional roar each morning wouldn't be unheard off.

There's just "enough" going on that keeps them off the hill for a bit longer, with the chances of mature stags still being around.

September there still in there bachelor groups, almost like whitetail except reds stick with there buddies for a bit longer even with hard antler, At least in november there's chances of hearing them roar still?
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Prime rut for moose in Newfoundland is "normally" the beginning of October. We normally book for the first week. We are avid whitetail hunters here in Pennsylvania and the beginning of November is when the rut really starts to get into full swing. Not a bad idea if we can figure it out, though.
Thank you for the thoughts and info.
 
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Well if its in the middle of a midge hatch..........................god help anyone!!!

We got lucky this year, and there were very few of the little sod's about. In fact we had some glorious weather, and some of the days on the hill were spectacular, with a clear sky. However stalking the Sika in the woodland was tricky, little or no wind made for slightly harder stalking.
 
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I've heard much about the midge. Sounds like 100% DEET!
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Smidge is my preference.

I grew up in Africa, and convinced myself I was impervious to all pathetic British things. My first trip to Scotland, aged 18, to hike in the Highlands, the trip leader and everyone else kept warning me about the midges. I arrogantly scoffed at them. I’ve been eaten by mosquitoes and tse tse flies. Your pathetic little midgies are nothing to me! Pah! Weak, lily livered, cowering English!

The first evening, camped by the shore of Loch Lomond, I wept with misery, alone in my tent. I learned, oh, I learned…
 
Smidge it is! Thank you!
Glad you shared your story. I was thinking I've survived hunting sika on the eastern shore of Maryland...sounds like midge may be worse.
 


Yeaaaaah not fun things, why rainy weather in Scotland Isnt too bad!! wet and cold beats midge every time.
 
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