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    Hi-tech stalking

    • Alasdair Mitchell
    • March 10, 2013

    Is the latest hi-tech sighting system for stalkers ruining the sport element?

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    What caliber deer stalking rifle would you pick?

    • Mike George
    • March 4, 2013

    Deer stalking: If you could have only one deer stalking rifle, what calibre would it be?

    If had to choose one deer stalking rifle, what would it be?

    If had to choose one deer stalking rifle, what would it be?

    • George Wallace
    • February 15, 2013

    Deer stalking: If you could have only one deer rifle, what calibre would it be?

    High seats have been placed around my deer stalking patch!

    • David Frost
    • January 21, 2013

    Deer stalking: My stalking lease covers farmland surrounded by a large area of woodland, which is also on my lease. The boundary running along the back of this wood is adjacent to farmland.

    I’m not happy taking a head shot when deer stalking!

    • Paul Rawlings
    • January 8, 2013

    Deer stalking: My game dealer insists on head or neck shooting and pays a lot less per-pound for a carcass that has been shot through the heart and lungs.

    Deer stalking enthusiast sought after bullet strikes vehicle

    • Shooting UK
    • January 3, 2013

    A deer stalking enthusiast could be to blame for a bullet striking a vehicle containing three people near Hailsham, in Sussex on 12 December.

    Should I refrain from smoking or eating when deer stalking?

    • George Wallace
    • December 14, 2012

    Deer stalking: The stalker I go out with insists I do not smoke, or drink from a Thermos when I go stalking because roe deer can smell things like this a mile away. Does he have a point?

    What qualifications will I need for a deer stalking job?

    • George Wallace
    • November 19, 2012

    I am 17 years old, getting really hooked on stalking and would like to make it my career with an employer such as the Forestry Commission.

    What kind of deer stalking knives should I buy?

    • Sporting Gun
    • September 17, 2012

    I am completely baffled by the choice of stalkers’ knives on the market. What should, and shouldn’t, I buy?

    Was I right to cull this buck when deer stalking?

    • Mike George
    • August 30, 2012

    I wonder if Richard Prior could cast his professional eye over the attached photo? Is this a good cull beast (pictured, above)?

    Stalking: There’s the rub!

    • Shooting Times
    • August 18, 2012

    A stalker is startled by a roebuck with an itch

    Are there any books on training a deer stalking dog?

    • George Wallace
    • July 30, 2012

    Deer stalking: I would like to train a dog to find deer in woodland that have run off after the shot.

    Chinese water deer stalking at Beckerings Park, Bedfordshire

    • Shooting Gazette
    • July 23, 2012

    Chinese water deer: Chinese water deer abound in Bedfordshire.

    Can you use solid shotgun slugs for deer stalking?

    • George Wallace
    • July 15, 2012

    Can you use solid (Brenneke) shotgun slugs on deer in the UK, like you can on the Continent?

    International cricket star Alastair Cook goes deer stalking

    • Shooting UK
    • June 16, 2012

    Flying the flag for shooting sports, international cricketer Alastair Cook MBE has been spotted deer stalking in East Anglia recently.

    Tales from a stalking life

    Tales from a stalking life

    • Shooting Times
    • May 24, 2012

    Richard Prior looks back on a life of hunting

    Roe stalking: Into the Woods

    • Shooting Times
    • May 3, 2012

    Stalking roebucks proves a difficult task

    Springbok stalking in South Africa

    • Shooting Gazette
    • March 2, 2012

    Springbok: Navigating unforgiving terrain under a sweltering sun in search of springbok.

    Deer stalking: Meat loss or humane kill?

    • Jon Snowdon
    • February 20, 2012

    Forget about meat loss caused by a bullet, says Jon. The overriding consideration for every stalker is to bring about the quickest kill possible.

    Are 100 grain bullets enough for deer stalking at 300yrds?

    • George Wallace
    • February 2, 2012

    You said that it is sometimes necessary to take shots of up to 300 yards while stalking deer in open country.

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