A question for professional deerstalkers/ Hunting guides?

[Glendine]

As this forum is lucky enough to be graced with a volume of people who could answer this question. What is the digest mistake client make whilst in your company out stalking?Maybe you could elaborate in relation to hunting gear the tote along or most interesting for me the hunting tactics the employ. Is there much noticeable difference between Hunters of different nations?Please feel free to use this tread as a method to get it off you chest!Regards,Glendine.

 

[User00003]

I'm not a pro but I take family and friends out to join me..the biggest mistakes I see:

a. not walking quietly or avoiding stepping on sticks, etc.
b. inability to SHUT THE F*** UP
c. coughing/clearing throat at the wrong time - an uncanny ability to always pick the wrong time for this annoying habit!
d. taking too long to take a shot
e. not crouching/sneaking when stalking into a deer, but walking tall with the white face pointing at the deer
f. pointing a rifle with a chambered round in my direction and not checking the safety catch frequently

 

[MONGOOSE]

I'm not a pro but I take family and friends out to join me..the biggest mistakes I see:

a. not walking quietly or avoiding stepping on sticks, etc.
b. inability to SHUT THE F*** UP
c. coughing/clearing throat at the wrong time - an uncanny ability to always pick the wrong time for this annoying habit!
d. taking too long to take a shot
e. not crouching/sneaking when stalking into a deer, but walking tall with the white face pointing at the deer
f. pointing a rifle with a chambered round in my direction and not checking the safety catch frequently

Sounds like the first time I went out with a Pro apart from the last one F lol

 

[Buckbones]

I find it's along day if the client does not have sence of humour!
The hunters from Europe I have encountered last year take time and effort in presenting their trophies, from removing ant sign of blood to polishing the antlers or horns before pictures.

 

[User00003]

the best one I've had was crawling over a hill in argyll, on my face in the mud, bringing the bino's up for a quick spy through the heather, and the gentleman I was with stood upright behind me looking over the hill...I mean,,is it not clear I wanted him to get down too?

 

[eggy s]

Walking 20 meters away from me. No good when I spot a herd of fallow.

 

[stag1933]

the best one I've had was crawling over a hill in argyll, on my face in the mud, bringing the bino's up for a quick spy through the heather, and the gentleman I was with stood upright behind me looking over the hill...I mean,,is it not clear I wanted him to get down too?

An identical experience to one of my own !
The beast took off and stopped on a nasty steep stoney area much further away.
Eventually we got into it and it was taken into custody.

I made him drag it off himself as a lesson.

HWH.

 

[swarovski]

My lamping mate is the worst,he learn to whisper in a helicopter

 

[Eric the Red]

One of the most frustrating things, alluded to in previous posts, is clients who do not listen. It's not about technique (on the whole), but more about the 'local knowledge' type stuff - or what are you there for?
This comes over and above the range between too much and no kit (the chap who looked like he was on a hiking holiday - including the tin cups clanking off the back of the rucksack......(I think actually it was his 'mobile gralloching station').
Squeaky/noisy kit is a pet hate of mine as it is very hard to sort - human noise is a bit easier.......

 

[Paul at Fechan]

shooting the wrong deer.... which is out of season

 

[cwd]

Some continental clients think its totally normal to take shots at running deer !!!!!!!!!
regards andy

 

[Taff]

Pkl I think the taking to long bit is down to not wanting to fxxx up the shot and bemoaned at the rest of he day.
My one is wanting me to wait for him so he can have a pxxs , he knows who he is , only jokin
but getting the reply" what deer" can be annoying .

 

[sikadog]

On the reverse taking my time with a red deer that was behind a lump in the hill, but it was clear from were the stalker was lying.
From stalker slowly getting louder.. shot it ... Shoot it...SHOOT it... SHOOT IT... SHOOT THE F***ING THING.
So I shot it behind the ear he was not happy.

 

[devon deer stalker]

I couldn't possibly comment, that would be unprofessional.
Cheers
Richard

 

[Dama]

Commonest problem I see is pi**ing about too long before taking the shot. I often get them within say 250 yards of an animal unseen and then stay back with the dog to allow them stalk the last bit themselves and invariably it seems to take 15 minutes for them to halve the distance with about five or six stops along the way to check out the deer and surrounding scenery with the binoculars! And this is on open hill.....

 

[BenC]

Pointing a loaded rifle at you.

 

[bogtrotter]

Continental hunters who make a big show of respect for the animal placing a fir branch in the mouth to signify it has
enough to eat on its journey to where ever, but don't seem to see a problem with having haunched it, and what that can entail.

 

[Cascade]

3 gripes which annoy me, and which i keep a very close eye on are:-

1) The rifles disregard for safety

2) The rifles inability to walk quietly

3) The rifles inability to judge distance

4) The rifle`s ability to actually see deer

But Hey! none of us are perfect


Bob

 

[Markdeer]

some clients want to stand on everything, others want to talk, some want to hang back but most of these can be overcome, however, some clients suffer from 'buck fever' , I find this to be the biggest problem as you have to try to calm them down sufficiently enough for them to take the shot.
Mark

 

[matt_1029]

Slaming the truck door while out lamping . Does my head in .