Shooting seasons
It is your responsibility to know what you can and can’t shoot, and when, so make sure you bookmark this quarry season page.
What do I need?
A responsible deer stalker should always carry the following in their kit:
- A telescope or binoculars
- A knife of appropriate design – with finger guard, an impervious handle and sheath
- Sterile gloves or hand sanitiser to ensure hygienic carcass handling
- Sufficient ammunition for stalking and any necessary further dispatch
- A hand or head torch, if stalking in the evening, to look for hair or blood signs and to assist with safe gralloching and extraction
- A means of extracting the carcass hygienically
- A bipod or sticks of an appropriate design to aid standing, sitting, kneeling and prone shots
- Means of communication for emergency contact
- A first aid kit
Carcass handling and butchery
This course will give you the knowledge, understanding and skills to undertake home butchery of a deer carcass.
How to choose a deer stalking syndicate
One of the best ways to get into deer stalking is to join a syndicate but how can you make sure you choose the right one?