They are rarely that obliging. Assuming in season and safe, shoot the one that presents a shot first.
Never been deer stalking
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I would suggest a really good starting point would be the DSC1 online training material. You can access the free section and see if you feel it's a good starting point for you here:
DSCtraining.org | Online training for your DSC1
dsctraining.org
I'd also book a guided stalk, and let the guide know you're a complete novice. You can do both simultaneously, and take it from there. A good guide will give you some great advice!
grandad of the woods
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Thank you for all the advice really appreciated chaps
TringSaint
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If you are unsure as to what to do the why not buddy up with a local stalker on here and agree an approach where they shoot the deer for you and you split the carcass.
That way you don’t have to worry about which beast to choose, someone gets some more shooting and you both get venison!
What route are you going down with the advice given. ?
Shoot deer in the colder months will save on a chiller, worst way get a deer net to hang it in the out building.
grandad of the woods
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Well from the advice seems to be just when seeing deer decide did the shot is right and go for it lol, just knitting the garden out as a shooting room and looking at food storage as silly as sound silly just didn't want to be doing anything wrong
That pretty well sums it up. See it, shoot it, eat it
Heym SR20
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Deer selection is pretty simple.
What is in season.
Don’t shoot the really big strong animals with nice glossy coats etc. They are the ones to leave as breeding stock. Youngsters doing well should also be left.
Don’t shoot mothers with good strong youngsters in tow. - for above reason.
For meat I would look to shoot a mature buck but still relatively young but with a poor head and not the biggest of bodies
Or a similar aged female with no young.
If after a few outings you haven’t seen like the last two you then start justifying another beast.
How to tell age - experience helps, but pretty much the same as people or dogs.
Younger animals sprightly, move easily, head and years all up nicely. Pert hind quarters and in bucks good shoulders - ie they look as if they have been in the gym.
Older beasts - sloping back ends, longer noses, neck at more of an angle and middle age spread. And they tend to move more slowly and shuffle along.
Build up a picture of what they look like as they are walking about, and then who this translates to what they look like as you gralloch, skin and butcher them.
Have a watch of some of these videos- he has a lot of good information on aging bucks - many were tagged at birth so they have a very good idea of age.
What is in season.
Don’t shoot the really big strong animals with nice glossy coats etc. They are the ones to leave as breeding stock. Youngsters doing well should also be left.
Don’t shoot mothers with good strong youngsters in tow. - for above reason.
For meat I would look to shoot a mature buck but still relatively young but with a poor head and not the biggest of bodies
Or a similar aged female with no young.
If after a few outings you haven’t seen like the last two you then start justifying another beast.
How to tell age - experience helps, but pretty much the same as people or dogs.
Younger animals sprightly, move easily, head and years all up nicely. Pert hind quarters and in bucks good shoulders - ie they look as if they have been in the gym.
Older beasts - sloping back ends, longer noses, neck at more of an angle and middle age spread. And they tend to move more slowly and shuffle along.
Build up a picture of what they look like as they are walking about, and then who this translates to what they look like as you gralloch, skin and butcher them.
Have a watch of some of these videos- he has a lot of good information on aging bucks - many were tagged at birth so they have a very good idea of age.
Jim Hutton
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Listening to what you have said you really need to get some training or mentoring like others have suggested. All the advice here is very useful but nothing replaces actual real world experience.
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