Paul at Fechan
Well-Known Member
The great problem is cost and time. I know what yor saying but if you were on Arran 'training' as a level one novice then after your week you may have experienced enough to gralloch with supervision and prompting. This is assuming that a good number of deer have been culled and this certainly would not be with the novice leading stalking activities.
So we have a situation where the experience is very good and educates the novice but doesn't necessarily provide that much unsupported experience and the confidence this builds. So how many visits will it take to Arran or estates providing similar packages and is the aim of the provider to 'train' a novice stalker or just to put them in a position where they are able to shoot a beastie.
I'm not trying to take something away from the Arran scheme but if your being treated as a guest then your not specifically training for level 2 or being assessed for it. There is a great difference between experiencing stalking as a guest and training to meet the standards of assessment.
So we have a situation where the experience is very good and educates the novice but doesn't necessarily provide that much unsupported experience and the confidence this builds. So how many visits will it take to Arran or estates providing similar packages and is the aim of the provider to 'train' a novice stalker or just to put them in a position where they are able to shoot a beastie.
I'm not trying to take something away from the Arran scheme but if your being treated as a guest then your not specifically training for level 2 or being assessed for it. There is a great difference between experiencing stalking as a guest and training to meet the standards of assessment.