Charles Smith-Jones suggests a variety of ways to keep deer away from your precious planting
Charles Smith-Jones
Balancing shoot and deer management
Can deer management and trophy shooting ever reach an equilibrium?
Stalking: Follow that fallow
A good dog is invaluable when stalking
Netheravon shoot in Wiltshire
A family-friendly shoot on Salisbury Plain
Stalking Chinese water deer in Bedfordshire
Irish stalker and invasion ecology professor Jaimie Dick stalks his first Chinese water deer
How to choose a stalking rifle
Advice on choosing a rifle and scope
Deerstalking: Rewards of the rut
Stalking roebuck in the rutting season
HOW TO…. Construct a stand alone high seat
Careful positioning and a well-planned build make for an ideal freestanding high seat, says Sparsholt College’s Charles Smith-Jones
Roebuck Stalking – Troublesome Twins
Charles Smith-Jones recalls a series of frustrating encounters with a pair of yearling roebucks
View from on high
Charles Smith-Jones recalls some of his more memorable experiences from the various high seats he has used while stalking over the years
A bright start on the roebucks
Charles Smith-Jones is always excited by the prospect of the first roebuck of the year. Blessed by a glorious spring morning in a Hampshire woodland, he sets off with great…