Hi all,
I’ve recently started getting back into the field after a busy period of being away with work and was hoping that someone might be able to help?
Background
Before I joined the military, I worked in the clay and game shooting industry for a few years. However, throughout this time my exposure to rifle shooting was pretty limited (with a couple of paid/gratis stalks) but something I’d always wanted to get after at some point. Fast forward a few years, I’m and FAC holder with tickets for both .17HMR and .243 and have recently put my name into the hat for Defence Deer Management following a successful completion of my DSC1 last month. I’m currently in the market at the moment for my first deer rifle.
Aim
Now that I’ve got a bit of stability in home/work life, I’m looking to try and get back into the mix and look to make up some lost ground.
If possible, I would love the opportunity to tag-along with someone whilst they are rabbiting/foxing/deer stalking just so that I can, first and foremost, be a spare pair of hands, but hopefully learn some things without having to do so by staring at a computer screen - it’s difficult to pick up worthwhile knowledge from behind a keyboard.
Just to be absolutely clear, I’m not using this as an opportunity to wiggle my way into permissions nor am I seeking someone to sign their life to me as a mentor. Just someone that is happy to occasionally have someone observing, learning and helping out where they can in an area that they have a keen interest in.
I’m based in the Hampshire/Winchester area but am more than happy to travel where it falls within the realms of the possible.
What I lack in ‘quid pro quo’, I like to think I make up for in shockingly poor humour and a half decent choice in biscuits. If you someone that could tolerate the two of these then I’m sure we’d get along just fine
Cheers all,
Hatch
I’ve recently started getting back into the field after a busy period of being away with work and was hoping that someone might be able to help?
Background
Before I joined the military, I worked in the clay and game shooting industry for a few years. However, throughout this time my exposure to rifle shooting was pretty limited (with a couple of paid/gratis stalks) but something I’d always wanted to get after at some point. Fast forward a few years, I’m and FAC holder with tickets for both .17HMR and .243 and have recently put my name into the hat for Defence Deer Management following a successful completion of my DSC1 last month. I’m currently in the market at the moment for my first deer rifle.
Aim
Now that I’ve got a bit of stability in home/work life, I’m looking to try and get back into the mix and look to make up some lost ground.
If possible, I would love the opportunity to tag-along with someone whilst they are rabbiting/foxing/deer stalking just so that I can, first and foremost, be a spare pair of hands, but hopefully learn some things without having to do so by staring at a computer screen - it’s difficult to pick up worthwhile knowledge from behind a keyboard.
Just to be absolutely clear, I’m not using this as an opportunity to wiggle my way into permissions nor am I seeking someone to sign their life to me as a mentor. Just someone that is happy to occasionally have someone observing, learning and helping out where they can in an area that they have a keen interest in.
I’m based in the Hampshire/Winchester area but am more than happy to travel where it falls within the realms of the possible.
What I lack in ‘quid pro quo’, I like to think I make up for in shockingly poor humour and a half decent choice in biscuits. If you someone that could tolerate the two of these then I’m sure we’d get along just fine
Cheers all,
Hatch
