Will it fly? Trialling drone deer carcase recovery
7 October 2026
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
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.
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
Andy Crow may be confident with a rifle, but high tech optics are a different matter. Thankfully, Nocpix has dispatched a rapid response team to
It’s the end of the rut, and Roy Lupton is calling roebucks with buttolo and cherrywood calls – but he is having more luck with
It is episode 2 of Feral Mum, and Michaela has had the baby. Little Monica goes with her mum to Moravia to stay with her
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HIUVhQ1aJM A group of aspiring stalkers set out for a glorious day on the hill with rifle and stalker. The women don’t know what to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbgTvT2AXes Niall Rowantree is trying every trick in the book to stay on top of the sika deer in the forestry blocks he manages. That
Tim Pilbeam is out at first light with Will Close-Smith, after a summer roebuck. It’s an opportunity to try the new Swarovski dS gen III,
Scott Cartwright is a professional slaughterman and butcher who also happens to be a hunter with a venison business. He believes the loss of small
Matt Bailey runs deer skin specialist Bay Tine Tannery from a barn in Devon. He takes in skins from local deerstalkers, and uses vegetable tannins
Tim Pilbeam heads out with the ThermTec Oryx thermal scope to see how it performs outside of its typical night-time role. Guided by experienced local