It’s a big day for Deborah Pritchard. She has always been interested in stalking. But so far she has only shot paper targets on a range. Today she is attending a training day organised by women’s stalking group Artemis – and if she is lucky, at the end of the day she may be able to try for her first roebuck, guided by event host Dave Pullan.
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‘I shot a deer in a police station’
Deer manager Paul Symons gets an unusual request: there’s a deer in distress at a Plymouth police station, and please can he come and deal
Niall Rowantree’s copper bullet choice for uplands and lowlands
Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree has shot more deer than most people have had hot dinners – In this interview during the red hind cull
Where did all the deer go?
Helen Tinner is cooking dinner, and she needs a deer for her freezer. She is out near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, with stalking guide
Buying and setting up a deer rifle
John Myhill has a dream – a dream to go deerstalking with a stylish ‘kipplauf’ rifle. Here’s how he bought one, prepared it and took
The real story behind trophy hunting in Scotland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njdzvn6ZsJc Why do people hunt trophy stags in Scotland? Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree explains that it’s not about ego — it’s about ecology. Hunters
Glorious Isle of Mull stag stalk
After a wet and wild day’s stalking on the Isle of Mull, Tim Pilbeam is back out after a stag with the Steel Action rifle
