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Hi all First proper post here, I am looking for some advice on regards to lamping foxes have a few stupid questions so here goes, Bit of background had a nasty encounter with a youngish fox taking 3 of my 6 chickens during broad day light he even had the cheek to come back again during the day...

I hope this is the right section. I’m looking to get into stalking. Currently have a Fac with rimfire’s and permission that has a few fox and deer. My question is do I put in for a .243 variation and buy a rifle first or complete a DSC1 first? I will be doing both at some point but sadly...

Hi all I’m looking to pick up my first pair of binoculars, I’ve been reading a few reviews and Hawke look to have good bang for buck. The frontier hd are about the maximum I’m wanting to spend, however the frontier ed are apparently better in low light? They are a chunk more change though...

Hi All, I'm Sam. I've been hanging around looking at the forum for a week or two and have decided to register so I can talk you you lovely lot 😀. I'm a 33 guy from Somerset and have been shooting with a shotgun (clay and game, I like both) for a couple years and have decided to take the plunge...

Hi my name is Aaron, I am from Somerset and in the last two years I have got into deer stalking whilst living in Alberta Canada ( lucky). Myself and family are coming back to the UK and will be posted to the St. Andrews area of Scotland. I am hoping to continue deer stalking in the UK and will...

Complete novice looking to experience my first stalk, ideally somewhere in east Anglia, if anybody wants to point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated already tried contacting a couple of companies found on google but you seem to just get brushed off as a newbie and they are...

Hi All, my name is Steve and I'm from Dundee in Scotland. Been shooting for a few years now and I'm into a fair bit of everything, from target, clays and pest control to deer stalking and management. I feel it is a great escape away from my busy day job! Have a fair few guns and always adding...

Hi all, Ben here, I'm new to stalking and have just got my firearms ticket through so will be buying my first rifle soon. I have permission near Huddersfield and York, both very different permissions one is hilly ground with a good head of roe whereas the other is flat as a pancake with some...

HI All, Just signing in for the 1st time, I'm Kent based recently granted my FAC after 10 years of Shotgun ownership Clay and Game, I had the opportunity to observe a stalk on the Eastate I beat during the season, on the back of that I was totaly hooked and application sent in, membership to a...

Good morning all, For about 3 years, I've been interested in deer stalking. Mainly from watching American hunting shows, but living in Britain feels like it would be a completely different culture and practice. Is it possible to shoot, harvest and take your own kill home? That would be one of...

Hello All, I have recently moved to London and I am very interested in British country sports such as shooting and stalking. I would like to learn about the traditions, culture and actually how to shoot and stalk properly. I would be honored if anyone *here would find time to mentor me. If...

So apparently I need to say a bit about myself I am a keen shooter brought into the sports by my father who got me shooting skeet when I was in single digits with a nice little .410 cooey. Now I have tapered off the clays despite being what I think is quite good accounting for how regularly I...

Hello all, This is a quick hello to introduce myself to this forum. I grew up on a farm in Africa, starting shooting on .22 rimfires and graduating up to the trusty old 30-06. Military service saw some 7.62 and 5.56 action. Since moving to the UK I have not been doing much shooting at all...

Hello Everyone, My Names Sam im 21 and Currently Applying for my Firearms licence for a .243 and .22. I am working as a climbing arborist but a commercial diver by trade, i do want to return to diving soon though. I have been reading through the forum surrounding what i will have to do to get...

Hello from Steve, an ex Ruddy Duck shooter and other non-natives using a variety of firearms from FAC air rifle to .308 including semi-auto 12 bore. I now work for the FC. I run a small (really small) pheasant syndicate and I stalk to fill my freezer and supply a few friends and family in our...

Once again I'm looking to learn from the collective wisdom of SD members, please help? I have been looking at the 6.5x55 SWE as an all round calibre (will probably only ever have one stalking rifle) and know this is a bit of a hot potato on SD forum and it is often a lively debate that follows...

Hi guys Some stupid questions regarding these scopes, firstly I'm new to stalking and have yet to purchase my first rifle. I'm looking at a tikka T3 6.5x55 and I'm really keen on this style of scope as all of the estate rifles I've borrow I've found that I'm stretching to look down the scope in...

HI guys, I'm about to apply for my FAC and have booked a few days stalking with a company called "deer work" in east sussex. I'm going out wednesday evening and thursday morning stalking and just wondered if you guys had any tips for me on anything really. any help taken on board, i do have...

Hello everyone, My name is James Billing and i live in East Sussex in the UK. I have done a game and wildlife management course at Plumpton Agricultural College finished it last year and achieved a distinction merit merit in this course, it had many aspects of the shooting industry from farm...

Hi Everyone I'm very new to stalking, been going out for about a year now, as an observer with an experienced stalking team, booked onto a DCS1 in April have a deposit down on a Tikka t3 hunter stainless 6.5x55 with a fixed power scope? maybe? I am a horticulturalist and work in a large botanic...