Interested to hear what and why, both positive and negative aspects.
Personal preference is open hill (montane environment) where rocky outcrops are numerous and far above any nasty peat hags
Challenging angles to shoot from and the lack of cover means a prone shot is usually the way to go, ranges can also be longer.
Wind is probably the most challenging aspect of such stalks as a bad wind direction means either abandoning a stalk to try a different area or taking the long way round.
Unfortunately such terrain is usually found (in Scotland) on private estates or NGO/QUANGO owned land and access is either pricey or unavailable to the public and often mandates their own guide/stalker to hold your hand when going round, sometimes to the extent of carrying, loading and lining up the rifle before the guest is allowed to take over, something that does not interest me in the slightest.
I would rather lead a pony round to pick the deer up than do that, so you know what I would say to using an Argo!
Unfortunately, the 'eco-friendly' aspect of using ponies is on the decline (and has been for many years) for a number of reasons, chief among them cost (lairds pockets not so deep after all), path maintenance and pony upkeep, not to mention lazy stalkers and guests.
Discuss.
Personal preference is open hill (montane environment) where rocky outcrops are numerous and far above any nasty peat hags
Challenging angles to shoot from and the lack of cover means a prone shot is usually the way to go, ranges can also be longer.
Wind is probably the most challenging aspect of such stalks as a bad wind direction means either abandoning a stalk to try a different area or taking the long way round.
Unfortunately such terrain is usually found (in Scotland) on private estates or NGO/QUANGO owned land and access is either pricey or unavailable to the public and often mandates their own guide/stalker to hold your hand when going round, sometimes to the extent of carrying, loading and lining up the rifle before the guest is allowed to take over, something that does not interest me in the slightest.
I would rather lead a pony round to pick the deer up than do that, so you know what I would say to using an Argo!
Unfortunately, the 'eco-friendly' aspect of using ponies is on the decline (and has been for many years) for a number of reasons, chief among them cost (lairds pockets not so deep after all), path maintenance and pony upkeep, not to mention lazy stalkers and guests.
Discuss.