SIKA STALKING

[turpinman 0]

Hi there gents, does anyone in the forum shoot sika around the scottish borders as i`ve started seeing a few and shooting them and was wondering why they are showing there face now as i`ve shot the same ground for nearly 20 year!

 

Wasn`t sure if someone else was giving them alot of pressure or maybe some clearfells has started to move them wider a field?

[riohog 5,708]

there is a few around moffatt ive got some stalking up there they seem to move in and out of the area!

[turpinman 0]

there is a few around moffatt ive got some stalking up there they seem to move in and out of the area!

 

Maybe these will as well, i thought there was plenty of sika around moffat fallow as well or does the M74 keep them from coming you way?

[von 0]

Hi Mate

 

Same here aquired a piece of ground near to Peebleshire, seen a few moving around, they must also be travelling East as well as West.

 

Roll on July!!!!!

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

The Tweed Valley is full of sika and they tend to spread West more than East. The M74 is a barrier for them but they have been shot to the West of the M74.

[Hybred 3]

sika have been near moffat for years , if your shooting a few a year you have a resident poulation, as for your bit von ( it is in peeblesshire)if im right the commision shot about 100 plus per season in that wood, Sika seem to spread into the wind so thats west from where they were escape's

 

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Edited June 1, 2009 by Hybred

[turpinman 0]

sika have been near moffat for years , if your shooting a few a year you have a resident poulation, as for your bit von ( it is in peeblesshire)if im right the commision shot about 100 plus per season in that wood, Sika seem to spread into the wind so thats west from where they were escape's

 

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Hybred, were about are you based? I shoot in the yarrow valley south east of peebles, where would the nearst wood with big numbers be from me, Blackhouse?

 

Also all the stags i`ve shot have been on the open hill but its went quiet! didn`t know if there was a better time of the year to see them on the open ground?

 

cheers S

[177LANDY 0]

If you are seeing Sika on a regular basis,then you definately have a population problem, they are very secretive and don't show them

selves very often and are very elusive, but at the top of the tree for stalking (good luck)

[Hybred 3]

Im Based near peebles and run a sporting agency doing sika roe stalking and game bird shooting falconry, yes blackhouse has a few sika i think they are well controlled in there by mr rose, there has been a couple of FC woods sold in the last few months and they do have a good population of sika

 

 

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[turpinman 0]

Im Based near peebles and run a sporting agency doing sika roe stalking and game bird shooting falconry, yes blackhouse has a few sika i think they are well controlled in there by mr rose, there has been a couple of FC woods sold in the last few months and they do have a good population of sika

 

 

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Is that the ones up manor valley someone told me fountain forestry had bought them? do you know if they have a fulltime ranger working for them or is it all let out to clients?

 

If thats the one`s your on about that they shot 100 per year out of the population wont take long to get out of hand if it`s some guy that comes up a handful of times a year!

[Hybred 3]

I heard that fountain only manage the blocks in the manor valley and they have let them out to groups of stalkers of which i think von has one of the blocks is that right, yes its one of these blocks that fc shot about 100 per year

 

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[Bucky-in-the-rash 0]

when is the best time of year to shoot sika?

[v-max 2]

when is the best time of year to shoot sika?

Best time to shoot is winter time with a spotlight plenty out then O & a licence of course sorry couldent resist.

[Bucky-in-the-rash 0]

cheers when is the best time to stalk them? the midnight sun is good but you cant beat a good stalk