How to get into deer stalking

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Its a slow process - dsc1 is a good start. Then youl'll be paying for stalks and doing everything you can to meet land owners and get in their good books! Honesty is the best policy - a phone call or letter to the local farms (once you're confident about going out on your own). Perhaps followed up by a knock on the door - be presentable and polite and introduce yourself. I've heard of people having success by dropping off contact details on a professional card. It only takes one to say yes and a friend of mine has 2 shoots using this method.

 

If you're lucky you'll meet good guys who'll take you out on their ground until you're lucky enough to get your own (don't forget to at least offer to return the favour!).

 

Nothing beats a reccomendation - I have 6 shoots and all but one of these was by reccomendation. It took 8 years of getting experience and meeting people before I was first reccomended. It doesn't always take this long but I'm just making the point that there is a lot of competition for land!