I shoot various pests on the golf course and also deer. They genuinely can be a problem for golf course management, so don't rule out approaching golf courses with this in mind. I hear many people struggling to find opportunities but try approaching golf courses to help them with rabbit control at night and then you might be surprised what else could come your way.
This afternoon saw me hit a bad approach in to the 10th and this was the situation in the bunker. This one is actually ground under repair presently for different reasons but the deer don't care. They go in all the bunkers. They must like the feeling under their feet as there is no real reason for them to be there are food is abundant literally everywhere else other than the bunkers. It takes a lot of man power to fully rake and prep bunkers. We have somewhere in the region of 25 bunkers on the course some pretty big. Deer cause issues without doubt. Access is not easy as you have very small windows to shoot in order to avoid golfers but it is possible and get lucky most of the time as the deer are fully used to golfers and are often stood in plain view. Roe are of course pretty stupid at the best of times but still, my success ratio is far higher on the golf course than on the farm at home. Golf courses are also meccas for wildlife because they tend to have lots of trees, fruits, nuts etc. Abundance of food and the deer always seem in good nick. All the roebucks have presently done a disappearing act but still lots of muntjac and soon the does will be in.
This afternoon saw me hit a bad approach in to the 10th and this was the situation in the bunker. This one is actually ground under repair presently for different reasons but the deer don't care. They go in all the bunkers. They must like the feeling under their feet as there is no real reason for them to be there are food is abundant literally everywhere else other than the bunkers. It takes a lot of man power to fully rake and prep bunkers. We have somewhere in the region of 25 bunkers on the course some pretty big. Deer cause issues without doubt. Access is not easy as you have very small windows to shoot in order to avoid golfers but it is possible and get lucky most of the time as the deer are fully used to golfers and are often stood in plain view. Roe are of course pretty stupid at the best of times but still, my success ratio is far higher on the golf course than on the farm at home. Golf courses are also meccas for wildlife because they tend to have lots of trees, fruits, nuts etc. Abundance of food and the deer always seem in good nick. All the roebucks have presently done a disappearing act but still lots of muntjac and soon the does will be in.
