Most challengeing deer species

[alberta boy]

Out of curiousity, and a total lack of experience with any of them, which UK deer species would all of you consider the most difficult to hunt. I realize that there will be many different opinions and reasons why, but I'd be interested in your responses.

Thanks in advance AB

 

[SussexFallow]

For me it's fallow. Very flighty and normally in numbers .
Atb Steve

 

[Lightyear]

For me it is Red and Sika....Just because there aren't any where I shoot

In my limited experiece it would be Muntjac, because I view them as an opportunistic stalk and the fact that they very rarely stay still for more than a second or two !!!

Cheers + ATVB

Philip

 

[deeangeo]

Red hinds on the open hill.....so many watching pairs of eyes, your field craft needs to be spot on. ATB

 

[woodfordfallow]

This thread has been done before sika hinds won last time. To a novice they are all difficult.woodfordfallow

 

[rigboot]

Red hinds on the open hill.....so many watching pairs of eyes, your field craft needs to be spot on. ATB

In my limited experience of true open hill stalking I've found the above to be the most challenging too, one wrong move and they are off!!

 

[deeangeo]

This tread has been done before sika hinds won last time. To a novice they are all difficult.woodfordfallow

I don't think this is really about which species/sex won last time, more about what ones personal views are.
For example, I think stags are easiest in the rut - but that said, none of the species are 'easy'. It usually only takes one small mistake and the stalk is over.
A novice will make mistakes and hopefully learn from them, or have the error prevented/pointed out during the stalk by his mentor.
Winning is all about doing more things right than one does wrong, but the percentage of right has to be pretty high where deer stalking is concerned.
So, in my view if there are lots of eyes watching for trouble, much more care is required and that makes it so much more challenging. Just my opinion. ATB

 

[dlz90]

This tread has been done before sika hinds won last time. To a novice they are all difficult.woodfordfallow

And you can be sure they will be in the running this time little beastards, but like you say to a novice they can all be difficult heck on the day where I am (we only have red/fallow/sika) they can all be bloody hard no matter how experienced, was after a red hind fri last they all seem to be going totally nocturnal round here ? she beat me yet again yes they can ALL drive you nuts for sure but then again if it were easy we wouldnt do it right

 

[bewsher500]

the ones that saw you!
those are the most difficult!

 

[Paul at Fechan]

CWD are the hardest for me, I've never seen one.... but then I'm in Scotland

Sika hinds are pretty switched on all the time

 

[Munty_Hunter]

If you had 1000 acres of mixed ground (enclosed) and 10 of each species of deer somewhere within it I would put any amount of money on Muntjac being the ones left after all other were STALKED and shot. I think this because they are so damn difficult to see in the first place. They spend so much time in cover and as Philip says don't stand still or even gorp at you waiting for the shot like some others do. Secondly because if there was any way out of the enclosure they would find it .

 

[65SWED]

Red deer on the open hill is my choice but also the most enjoyable.

 

[375 mag]

+1 red deer hinds - Sika hinds

 

[pheasant sniper 1]

Woodland fallow imo

 

[chill123]

Fallow Does. IMO


Chill

 

[223]

bloody fallow does im having a right game getting close to them at the mo

 

[johndeere]

pere david deer

 

[widows son]

Anyone with a heart beat .

 

[rem284]

Sika are the most difficult to get. Red usually the most difficult to get to the larder

 

[Brough]

+1 for woodland fallow

Brough