Wife of deerstalker

Perhaps if he's never shot a Chinese Water Deer a couple of days stalking with a specialist guide in the east of England might be good.


Best of luck finding the right thing,
Raker Ltd



I don't think he has ever shot a Chinese water deer (there's certainly no trophy and I'm sure he would like one). Can anyone recommend a guide in east anglia who has lots of very very big CWD who can almost guarantee my husband would get one? (I know you can't guarantee, but given that this is a one off treat I'd like to do all I can to ensure that he remembers it for being successful!)
 
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I don't think he has ever shot a Chinese water deer (there's certainly no trophy and I'm sure he would like one). Can anyone recommend a guide in east anglia who has lots of very very big CWD who can almost guarantee my husband would get one? (I know you can't guarantee, but given that this is a one off treat I'd like to do all I can to ensure that he remembers it for being successful!)

We can't vouch for them personally, but these guys seem to specialise in Chinese water deer as well as muntjac - Muntjacstalker - About us

Otherwise there should be some good recommendations on here.

Best of luck,
Raker Ltd
 
Any news on what the lucky lad is going to be doing on his birthday?
Yeah whats the lucky man up to? i wish my mrs would come out on one of my days out never mind anything special, She hates the cold {maybe if we go abroad, she would go out} "Aye Right and pigs will Fly".. Lucky Guy and enjoy yourselves.
 
Thanks to each of the people who was wondering how I got on with this -the forum generated some fabulous ideas and I was working my way through them. However, the rug was kinda pulled from under us just over a week ago when, following a routine opticians appointment, my husband was urgently referred to the hospital where we received confirmation that he has eye cancer. Terrible shock if the truth be told so the 'hunting for a birthday gift' for him is on hold now as we prepare for his radiotherapy which will happen in the next few weeks. Probably the most upsetting part is that, in order to save his life, we are having to proceed with treatment that will mean he loses his sight in his dominant (right) eye within the next 2-3 years (something about the radiotherapy damaging his blood vessels).


If any of you know anything about the following, would you be willing to share it with us?
1. Positive tales of other deer stalkers overcoming similar difficulties.
2. Positive stories of people successfully relearning to shoot with their left eye having previously only shot with their right eye (like my husband will now need to do)?
3. Ideas of adjustments that could be made to my husband's rifle and/or scope that could help him transition from a right-eye shooting person to a left-eye shooting person?
4. Any other ideas of what we could do to facilitate the upcoming adjustments?


Thanks for reading guys ..... I appreciate it
 
Thanks to each of the people who was wondering how I got on with this -the forum generated some fabulous ideas and I was working my way through them. However, the rug was kinda pulled from under us just over a week ago when, following a routine opticians appointment, my husband was urgently referred to the hospital where we received confirmation that he has eye cancer. Terrible shock if the truth be told so the 'hunting for a birthday gift' for him is on hold now as we prepare for his radiotherapy which will happen in the next few weeks. Probably the most upsetting part is that, in order to save his life, we are having to proceed with treatment that will mean he loses his sight in his dominant (right) eye within the next 2-3 years (something about the radiotherapy damaging his blood vessels).


If any of you know anything about the following, would you be willing to share it with us?
1. Positive tales of other deer stalkers overcoming similar difficulties.
2. Positive stories of people successfully relearning to shoot with their left eye having previously only shot with their right eye (like my husband will now need to do)?
3. Ideas of adjustments that could be made to my husband's rifle and/or scope that could help him transition from a right-eye shooting person to a left-eye shooting person?
4. Any other ideas of what we could do to facilitate the upcoming adjustments?


Thanks for reading guys ..... I appreciate it

Jesus. My sympathies.

I cant really help with your queries, just to say that shooting a rifle off the left shoulder with the left eye for a right handed shooter is alien at first but its very doable. Just a matter of practice.

I wish him a speedy recovery.
 
My sympathies as well, I wish your husband a speedy recovery. There was a chap at the rifle club I belong to in his 50's that had to switch eyes for one reason or another, but he succeeded and shoots a lot better than me, although it took a bit of time and practice.
 
I think if I were in the same shoes I would go over to a proper left handed rifle. His scope will be the same, the cheekpiece will be on the correct side, as will the ejector. He's just going to have to practice until he's comfortable with it.
Best of luck and a speedy recovery.
 
Thanks to each of the people who was wondering how I got on with this -the forum generated some fabulous ideas and I was working my way through them. However, the rug was kinda pulled from under us just over a week ago when, following a routine opticians appointment, my husband was urgently referred to the hospital where we received confirmation that he has eye cancer. Terrible shock if the truth be told so the 'hunting for a birthday gift' for him is on hold now as we prepare for his radiotherapy which will happen in the next few weeks. Probably the most upsetting part is that, in order to save his life, we are having to proceed with treatment that will mean he loses his sight in his dominant (right) eye within the next 2-3 years (something about the radiotherapy damaging his blood vessels).


If any of you know anything about the following, would you be willing to share it with us?
1. Positive tales of other deer stalkers overcoming similar difficulties.
2. Positive stories of people successfully relearning to shoot with their left eye having previously only shot with their right eye (like my husband will now need to do)?
3. Ideas of adjustments that could be made to my husband's rifle and/or scope that could help him transition from a right-eye shooting person to a left-eye shooting person?
4. Any other ideas of what we could do to facilitate the upcoming adjustments?


Thanks for reading guys ..... I appreciate it

oh crap ! that's a pretty rubbish hand to be dealt you have my sympathies

on the up side , shooting left handed is very doable in fact I practice left hand shooting quite a bit so I can improve my weak shoulder shooting.
 
as above I am right handed and right eye dominate, but I do practice with my left shoulder. It can come in usefull, it takes time and practice
 
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