Stanhope, County Durham
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It's a lovely place to live, the Dale's are beautiful and you are not a million miles away from he coast, Scottish Boarders and the lake district.
Not sure about the Deer stalking though
Not sure about the Deer stalking though
Grouse moors on your door step
Will be a few shoots in your area
If a was looking for stalking beating will be a good start it’s high up 1200 feet plus so don’t expect Gold medal heads
But a beautiful part of the world
Not a lot of arable up there mainly sheep & cattle
Will be a few shoots in your area
If a was looking for stalking beating will be a good start it’s high up 1200 feet plus so don’t expect Gold medal heads
But a beautiful part of the world
Not a lot of arable up there mainly sheep & cattle
countrryboy
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I used to go down to the grouse there.
I think pretty much mainly estates, some massive sone not that large but with a lot of grouse.
Some are still shooting 3 or 4 times a week right into Oct many years.
Never seen that much forest around, so i imagine stalking may be hard to come by and already occupied.
Meant to be an excellent Sea trout river
Must admit we always turned off the village before Stanhope so never been in that town itself.
But i always found it an almost depressing grim drive over from Alston.
Quite a lot of sort of run down houses and always plenty for sale
Never looks that much local work. I know a lot off the village shops never opened to 8.30 or 9, used to really annoy me if i forgot to buy something for my piece the night before ( had to leave home early to get down there)
I think pretty much mainly estates, some massive sone not that large but with a lot of grouse.
Some are still shooting 3 or 4 times a week right into Oct many years.
Never seen that much forest around, so i imagine stalking may be hard to come by and already occupied.
Meant to be an excellent Sea trout river
Must admit we always turned off the village before Stanhope so never been in that town itself.
But i always found it an almost depressing grim drive over from Alston.
Quite a lot of sort of run down houses and always plenty for sale
Never looks that much local work. I know a lot off the village shops never opened to 8.30 or 9, used to really annoy me if i forgot to buy something for my piece the night before ( had to leave home early to get down there)
I'm sure my wife's fathers side of the family moved down South from there. Mining area?
BC.
BC.
countrryboy
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Aye definately heaps of rabbits.
But even most of that is sewn up with spaniel trainers.
I know 1 travels down from perth to shoot the rabbits.
Also heaps of Black cock, i know 1 lek is 40+ and heaps of other leks about
Still a big quarry down there, not sure wot its excavating ( i think cemex might run it but could be wrong on that) and been a lot of lead mining in the past.
Is a lead mining musem just further up the valley
But even most of that is sewn up with spaniel trainers.
I know 1 travels down from perth to shoot the rabbits.
Also heaps of Black cock, i know 1 lek is 40+ and heaps of other leks about
Still a big quarry down there, not sure wot its excavating ( i think cemex might run it but could be wrong on that) and been a lot of lead mining in the past.
Is a lead mining musem just further up the valley
Yes the lead mine is in killhope lovely area I have lots of permission up there but really hard to get I’ve worked hard over the years to get it, there’s a lot of farm thefts up there so letting new faces on it’s just easier for farmers to say no! Few deer about but no real stalking as such and you won’t find many foxes
Nickb
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Yep I have rabbitting permission near there and never seen a fox as its heavily keepered .
Odd roe about ...
countrryboy
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Aye its the sort of place if a fox is seen the keepers come from miles around.
Some of the keeoers in that area will go years without killing a fox.
Heaps of wild birds too.
Used to enjoy seeing all the wild broods of all sorts ( usually quite a few wild pheasant broods with big long tails, plus ur assorted waders and Grey partridge too) once they get the silage off in Aug.
And to think most upland and even lowland fields would off been like that a few decades ago.
U'll get the chance of plenty of beating at grouse anyway, good chance to meet the locals.
Nickb
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Yep the grouse keeper I knew was **** hot. If fox was spotted he would sit out every night until it was bagged. He would track them for miles in the snow.
All the keepers help each other out , foxes aren't tolerated at all.
Nickb
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Yep loads of grey partridge, pheasant and woodcock.
countrryboy
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Is that not how how got his nickname?
If its the same keeper, used to be on the moor there.
Must admit ive not been back down their since covid so not seen him and nathan for a few years now
I mind hearing off hin going out in the snow tracking stoats as no foxes to track.
And then the conservationists cant understand why so much wild birds about and none at Geltsdale.
Not rocket science esp whenbu have dedicated folk like tracker.
andy R204
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Killihope for the lead mining & limestone quarries everywhere else.20 years I've been ferreting & shooting up there.I would love to live up that way but finding work would be difficult for a townie.
andy R204
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Same at my permissions,foxes rarely make it off the tops of the Burn.
andy R204
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Lots of Owls up on my permissions,especially Little Owls.
Also see Perigines now & again on higher ground.
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