PointBlank
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I think if I had to pay £300 per deer shooting to a cull I'd give up stalking! Crazy
Exactly!!!!It depends if you are able to keep the vensison.
If you can then £100 per dear is good value.
If not then its expensive in my opinion.
Scuba dog syndicates vary in price from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands but I've never been in one yet were the venison was NOT the property of the syndicate member who shot it also when you have 1000to 3000or more thousand acres of plantation the chances of shooting all the deer are millions to one forestry plantations are very hard places to control all the deer on them
Atb Tom
I pay a set amount, and anything that I shoot comes home with me... Up to me when I stalk, so if I go out once in the year and don't get anything it's been a bl**dy expensive year, but if I shoot 5 deer over the year, then it's pretty good value.
All that said, for me it's not so much the cost, or even the return on that cost, it's about having land that I can stalk on pretty much when I want to. I get to know the land, when and where the deer tend to appear. I know back stops, crop cycles, wind directions and where the sun rises/sets. All this adds up and means that I get onto the land before dawn with some semblance of a plan rather than only being able to stalk in an afternoon so that I can physically see everything to make snap judgements.
Do your research on any syndicate and you'll find those that others have been bitten by! There's one in Yorkshire that regularly gets mentioned on here, so ask the right questions and you'll get the feedback you need.
Thank you all for the response. With over 1800 hits and 26 replies it's obviously a subject close to most stalkers hearts. I have found the replies very interesting and food for thought, so thanks again.
jcampbellsmith;7678 There are many ways to run syndicates said:The best advice you will probably find on the subject.