Aw fees

NEMESIS

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anyone got a rough idea what would be the cost of an AW Stalk for Lvl 2 on the AWs ground including the Carcass ?
For example a 3 hr Stalk ..
Thanks
 
Rather an open ended question if you don't mind me saying so!

I assume you mean a Roe carcase? Most stalks are about 3 hours and prices vary considerably with some AW's charging to fill in the paperwork, which I do not.

My costs are £75 per stalk and the carcase of a good Roe Buck will cost you £50. However I have no availability left for Roe this year.

Good luck in your search.
 
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)
 
Yip. You are looking at about £80 per outing , However I don't charge extra for doing the paperwork but do charge a pre arranged trophy fee on bucks. I also allow the client to keep the last carcase on completion of their DSC2 if they have done all 3 culls with me. Obviously if its their stalking ground they keep them all.
 
I charge £40 for a 2hr stalk if unsuccesful and £60 if a deer is culled as this adds an extra hours work filling out the ICR. Basically £20 per hour!! I sell the carcass at the same price I would get from my game dealer as this is part of the income for the stalk..
 
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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.
 
Top man Lee, not many of you around these days.
Cheers
​Richard
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.
 
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.
 
That rather depends on the type of park. Its far more of a challenge stalking a specific animal out of a large herd and in an area with very little cover below 2m due to browse line than it could be stalking Roe buck in the wild which can be far from a challenging stalk! The actual stalk/approach of the deer is only a very small part of the Level 2...
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.
 
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'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.
 
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.
Surely a pocket full of Apples and a camera dangling around your neck would make Park Stalking a lot easier than in the wild.:lol:


Only joking :D
 
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.

If for no other reason other than to satisfy my curiosity how large in terms of
acreage are the deer parks you refer to ?
 
Im refering to parks of around 1,000 acres, thats a perimeter of about 9 miles. But any park over about 300 acres can create some good stalking if in the right area (hilly landscape) and of a good mix of woodland and open grassland. Some people imagine all parks being a ring fenced, large grass area with half tame fallow deer roaming around!!
Wasn't trouble making, was genuinely just interested.
 
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