‘I shot a deer in a police station’
21 January 2026
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
Tom Davies is trying out a new copper round on roebucks. He has a farm to clear of deer using the ammunition that manufacturer Wapiti has sent him. It works, twice – giving him the opportunity to try out a new gralloching knife too.
For more about Tom’s venison business, go to DartmoorDeerServices.com
For Wapiti Ammunition, visit Wapiti.co.uk
For the Rushbrooke knife film, visit YouTube
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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
Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree has shot more deer than most people have had hot dinners – In this interview during the red hind cull
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
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
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
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