Cigar-smoking hunter
1 October 2025
Think Cigar Smoking Hunter and you might imagine an old man in tweed with a box of Havanas. Not this one. He’s a 31-year-old electrician
The ‘Kilted Chef’ Craig Wilson and deerstalking guide Milton Ferguson have got together to raise money for the Children’s Heart Unit Fund. First-time stalker Ross Stephen won an Aberdeenshire roebuck outing in a charity raffle. They give it to him, taking the deer he shoots from the wild to a delicious lunch in the Eat On The Green restaurant.
Think Cigar Smoking Hunter and you might imagine an old man in tweed with a box of Havanas. Not this one. He’s a 31-year-old electrician
Fences are an obstacle for deer, and an obstruction for deerstalkers. We are in glorious Scottish countryside in the far north of Caithness with François
SAS veteran Nick Kitson is stalking in Hampshire with an old colleague, Kit Philp. They are keen to promote the campaign to stop lawfare-type prosecutions
What makes a fallow head a trophy? Antony and Laurie from CIC explain the official scoring system used to measure fallow buck antlers. From main
Roy Lupton might have been stood up by cameraman David during the height of the rut, but he’s not giving up. He’s heading out to
Different deer – different techniques: hunting roebuck in the UK is different to hunting whitetail in the USA. Brian Pitell and Ashley Frederick from Safari
Nicole Moore is after a roebuck in Derbyshire. She hasn’t been solo stalking long, but today she is out unaccompanied on a recent permission, where
Cai Ap Bryn and Tim Pilbeam have created a new course that gives beginners the chance to know what it feels like to shoot a
The roebuck season has opened in the UK, and on separate West Country estates Tom Davies and Ollie Williams are both hoping to put a
We’re debunking the rule of thumb that says you should zero your deer rifle one inch high at 100 yards. Charlie Jacoby visits the experts
What kit does a professional deer manager take on every outing? Niall Rowantree goes through the contents of his Napier Roe Sack: gloves, knife, saw
Shooting magazine editor Paul Austin is stalking the low ground around Gordon Castle on the River Spey. We’re here for the launch of Browning’s new