red deer

Hello… Found myself on here plenty of times over the years but never got round to making account.. So here is my introduction. My name is Joseph, 28 year old, enjoy stalking red, roe and sika on open hill ground, farmland and forestry perms I have. Keep busy with fox control when not out at...

Hello, my names Dan. I’m from Kodiak Alaska. I’ve been stalking every year since my childhood. I mostly stalk in the mountains of Alaska for Sitka Black tail deer and mountain goats. I’m coming to Scotland and want to hunt red deer between the 1st and 2nd week of September this year 2025. There...

Been shooting the last few years with my sako 85 .243 mainly on roe, and now looking for a larger calibre rifle for red deer and also some target shooting pushing the distances, I have used my friends sako S20 6.5 creed and really liked it, I have also looked at the 6.5 PRC, does anyone have any...

A good conclusion after an early walk . Nice old double 5

Hi there, my name is jack, glasgow based and I have just started shooting, my friends recommended to create an account as I have some questions on stalking, calibers reloading etc, many thanks

Taken at 10 metres, roaring on a peak, 300 win mag

I'm sure by asking this all that will happen is it will show my naivety on the subject and I'm sure the answer is going to politics and budget, but hey thought ask on a semi anonymous then in person! I've been very lucky and this year have been asked to help with the hind cull on an estate, and...

Looking at the prices of fridge van backs and walk in chillers considering just buying a big commercial fridge or a three in one chest freezer/fridge/chiller combo. Wondering if anyone has done the same and if there is any downside to having a carcass laid horizontally to vertically. TIA

Can anyone recommend any red or fallow paid stalking opportunities in Devon or Cornwall?

In heavily people inhabited/populated areas do reds stay in the woods in the day and feed at night? Keep seeing Reds at night in open fields on my drive home yet they’re always gone in the morning and never around during the day…

Thanks for the help chaps in getting here

Hello all, I am a long-standing member of a very well established shoot in mid Cornwall. This season I am looking to swap a seriously good days pheasant shooting for Red, Sika, Fallow, CWD, or Munty stalking. I’ve plenty of Roe stalking available to me locally so I am looking to swap a day for...

Can anyone recomend a good, modern book on red deer stalking and the ecology of the deer? Covering prefferably both stalking and the ecology, habits and so on of the species. I have a couple of old classics like William Scope's 'Art of Deer Stalking' but was looking for a more modern and up to...

Hey all, hope your safe and great, this super stag from our past season, hope you like it, can't wait to start hunting.

Hi there, I'm making a red deer antler thumb stick. As you can see, the antler (click for image)is a yellowish/green colour. Some people might prefer this but I'd like to get it whiter and would also welcome any recommendations as to how to give it the best possible finish. Many thanks

I've dipped into this excellent forum from time to time for gear advice, and have finally decided to become a member. You've turned me on to Ogden's rifle slips! You English with your poetic names! I have a bit of UK in me but I'll never approach your turn of phrase. By the by, my last name...

Hey all I have available a number of placements at varied prices within the North and Northeast of Scotland. Locations include premium woodland stalking in Sutherland, Morayshire and Ross-Shire. All places require DSC - FAC (Scottish Deer Legal Calibre) and Insurance (BASC-SACS is suffice)...

One steely eye opens to the sight of Venus making her sentinel voyage across a 6am sky, tawny owl announces the dawn of an epiphany. Cover thrown back, cloaked in camo coat, binoculars slung over shoulders and a hit to the hip confirms a hunting knife. A touch to the temple of a mighty fallen...

Hi All, We have 37 sites currently under sporting syndicate, places available now and then at renewals, prices vary from £500 to £5000 per gun and sites vary from 250 acres to 10000+ RED, ROE & SIKA We sold 12 guns las week on 7 new sites and have new sites pending in the next two weeks...