Deer chillers on test
4 November 2026
Every stalker knows that the work begins when you pull the trigger. That’s when the deer starts its journey along the food chain – and
What does a roebuck reaction to the call look like from the sky? Incredibly, we filmed one of four bucks we shoot on this trip to Scotland from above, plus we position the drone behind the deer when Paul takes the shot.
It’s all part of a roe stalking trip to Aberdeenshire, famous for its roebucks. Our friend Sergio Couto manages them across all types of farmland and terrain and he’s invited us for what we hope is the start of the roebuck rut 2023.
Sergio and Paul are tooled up with lots of different calls to try and entice the bucks to come to us, and we discover that every call is different. There’s even variation between the same models.
We also look at different styles of extraction from including the ‘roebuck backpack’ made by tucking the animal’s legs into each other and something that’s a bit more make-shift when faced with a steep climb.
Every shooting scenario is different and every roebuck has a story to tell, including the old boy ‘murder buck’ which is an excellent animal to take out before its single antler injures or kills other bucks it fights with for the attention of the does.
Every stalker knows that the work begins when you pull the trigger. That’s when the deer starts its journey along the food chain – and
George Lawrence is a committed user of quality glass, but today he is trying out the latest Gen 6 thermal and multispectral gear from ATN,
It’s never been done before: a West Country Macnab – a bluefin tuna, a wild duck and a sika stag, all in one day. Mike
Is this the future for deer carcase recovery in the UK? We are at a drone deer extraction demo, where a £25,000 drone capable of
Gamekeeper’s wife and deerstalker Ree Sutton runs through her essential stalking kit – rifle, scope, moderator, ammo, backpack, binoculars and knife. Watch our film about
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9hxtqCVb5M Gamekeeper’s wife Ree Sutton is after a roebuck – but not any roebuck. She has been watching this one for several years, and its