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The Stalking Show 2025: A celebration of deer management
The Stalking Show 2025, sponsored by BASC and held at the Staffordshire Showground, delivered an outstanding weekend focused on stalking and deer management.Â
From passionate professionals to curious newcomers, this year’s Stalking Show drew a bustling crowd that created a fantastic atmosphere from start to finish.
The halls were packed and engagement levels were sky-high across all areas of the show. With a superb mix of exhibitors, live demonstrations, competitions and interesting talks, the show had something for everyone interested in stalking and deer management.
Competitions, demonstrations and culinary highlights
Among the many crowd-drawing raffles were Tom’s Targets, Keith’s Highseats and Harehill clothing but a few, which added excitement throughout the weekend. The deer call and butchery competitions also brought in the crowds, showcasing impressive skills and fundamental aspects of the field-to-fork process.
The Really Wild Kitchen was consistently full thanks to a series of expert demonstrations across the weekend. The chefs broke down both boar and roe carcasses live on stage and showed just how versatile venison is as an ingredient for a range of dishes. A particular highlight was the appearance of Rachel Green, Eat Game Award Champion of Champions, who wowed the audience with her practical culinary creations and passion for wild game.
BASC’s stand: A hub of knowledge and engagement
BASC’s presence at the Stalking Show was stronger than ever. Our stand was buzzing all weekend with visitors of all ages and experience levels, keeping our staff and volunteers busy with enquiries throughout the show. conversations.
We were joined on the stand by gunsmiths from Mid Counties Blacking, who not only demonstrated the finer arts of gunsmithing such as checkering, but also crafted gambrels and S-hooks on site and chatted with members throughout the weekend. Perry’s of Eccleshall, expert butchers, brought hands-on butchery demonstrations to the stand – walking audiences through skinning, carcass breakdown and even sausage making.
BASC’s dedicated firearms team was in high demand, offering tailored advice on licensing, variations and firearms legislation. Local police officers also joined the stand to provide valuable information on preventing and tackling crime that affects deer managers and landowners.
Members of the BASC deer team were on hand all weekend, too, offering advice on a wide variety of things including courses, mentoring opportunities, and how the Register of Competent Deer Stalkers and BASC Stalking Schemes work. Our head measuring volunteers stayed busy throughout, measuring deer heads and explaining the process to curious onlookers.
Growing popularity and looking ahead
The success of this year’s event has led organisers to announce that the Stalking Show will expand into a three-day event in 2026 – a testament to its growing popularity.
Whether you’re passionate about deer stalking, looking to get started, or keen to learn more about best practice in deer management, the Stalking Show is the place to be. We’re already counting down to next year.
BASC Media team
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