I charge nothing for stalking, nothing for paper work but if the carcass gets shot up bad the candidate pays market dealer rate, the same if the candidate wishes to keep the carcass. This is also if I have the spare animals to play with and at my descression I'm not going to cut my self short.
I have 4 portfolios on the go at the mo and a trainee plus with my donated stalks to the SD for the level 1 bursary the diary is full until the late March.
I'm not trying to under cut anyone but it's just the way I do things, I'm at the point where I have the deer spare and I sone Times I just like to watch pulling the trigger is no longer important to me.
I've known some to do one or two in a deer park in case of a unsuccessful stalk in the open to keep the £'s down, some do it for free some don't so worth while doing a search depending on your personal requirements, but plenty of excellent stalkers on here to choose from.
Some tend to choose two stalkers to complete their course but nothing wrong in sticking to one and asking for a combine deal (if you know where I'm coming form)
Bear in mind Park Deer will only be accepted by DSC2 if the park is big enough for the deer to be stalked.
Very good point. Although to me taking your Level 2 on a deer park is a nonsense as it is not really stalking. But that is my opinion, which I know some will not agree with.
The actual stalk/approach of the deer is only a very small part of the Level 2...
I'm afraid I cannot agree with that .
The approach/stalk involves muzzle awareness, use of terrain, weather conditions, continual identification of the target animal and the method of stalking to approach the animal.
I would suggest that is a rather important aspect of level 2 and when time is taken into consideration, is probably the longest part of the whole scenario and the only part of the level two process that varies with each outing.
Surely a pocket full of Apples and a camera dangling around your neck would make Park Stalking a lot easier than in the wild.I agree with what you say, but my point is that a stalk in a large deer park can be a far more chellenging experience than one in the wild. The only people who would disagree would be the ones that have never faced the challenge. I have assesed many DSC 2 stalks in both situations and it always takes far more skill in a park situation than wild.
I agree with what you say, but my point is that a stalk in a large deer park can be a far more chellenging experience than one in the wild. The only people who would disagree would be the ones that have never faced the challenge. I have assesed many DSC 2 stalks in both situations and it always takes far more skill in a park situation than wild.
Wasn't trouble making, was genuinely just interested.