PiedSniper308
New Member
Hello SD,
I've been lurking on the forum for a while, but as I've now achieved my DSC1, I thought it best to register so I can connect with other members.
I've been target / range / clay shooting since I was 16 - air rifles, shotguns, rimfire, centrefire - the works, but am brand new to the world of deer stalking.
I have worked with landowners in my immediate area, to establish land management plans to get control of the various problems we had - rats, rabbits, greys, magpies - and have been quite successful in these endeavours.
I was the driving force behind the initiative - literally knocking on doors, listening to problems, obtaining permissions, and ensuring that all of the landowners' objectives were aligned and not in conflict.
I also provide ongoing reporting to the group - cull numbers, new problems identified, and sightings of interest such as birds of prey and flora/fauna returning to the areas, after pests/invasive species have been reduced/removed.
I don't do this for financial reward, but rather the reward of not having others' problems become mine (rats!!). The best part is seeing the results of the effort you put in - the uptick in wild / song bird numbers and species which I see myself, but especially when I get reports back such as "we haven't had bird X on the property for 5 years, now they're a daily sighting". That shows me that not only are we doing the correct thing, but we are being successful in the objectives we set out to achieve.
I'm heavily focussed on skills development at the moment - walking the land daily, spotting for "targets", practicing stalking up to pigeons, rabbits etc, then transitioning from shoulder to sticks. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.
I've learned many lessons from repeating drills like this. For example - it's better if you scare off a bunny after you accidently bump your sticks on your knee in training, than something more difficult to find disappearing over the horizon because I've made a rookie error after hiking for 2 hours.
I'm based in Cambridgeshire and prefer to be in the field at 5am than the pub at 5pm.
Looking forward to connecting with you all!
I've been lurking on the forum for a while, but as I've now achieved my DSC1, I thought it best to register so I can connect with other members.
I've been target / range / clay shooting since I was 16 - air rifles, shotguns, rimfire, centrefire - the works, but am brand new to the world of deer stalking.
I have worked with landowners in my immediate area, to establish land management plans to get control of the various problems we had - rats, rabbits, greys, magpies - and have been quite successful in these endeavours.
I was the driving force behind the initiative - literally knocking on doors, listening to problems, obtaining permissions, and ensuring that all of the landowners' objectives were aligned and not in conflict.
I also provide ongoing reporting to the group - cull numbers, new problems identified, and sightings of interest such as birds of prey and flora/fauna returning to the areas, after pests/invasive species have been reduced/removed.
I don't do this for financial reward, but rather the reward of not having others' problems become mine (rats!!). The best part is seeing the results of the effort you put in - the uptick in wild / song bird numbers and species which I see myself, but especially when I get reports back such as "we haven't had bird X on the property for 5 years, now they're a daily sighting". That shows me that not only are we doing the correct thing, but we are being successful in the objectives we set out to achieve.
I'm heavily focussed on skills development at the moment - walking the land daily, spotting for "targets", practicing stalking up to pigeons, rabbits etc, then transitioning from shoulder to sticks. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.
I've learned many lessons from repeating drills like this. For example - it's better if you scare off a bunny after you accidently bump your sticks on your knee in training, than something more difficult to find disappearing over the horizon because I've made a rookie error after hiking for 2 hours.
I'm based in Cambridgeshire and prefer to be in the field at 5am than the pub at 5pm.
Looking forward to connecting with you all!
