Deer Stalking

[gouldy257 79]

hi all

I've recently done my deer stalking course and bought a 7mm remington magnun could i have your views on the gun as well

i have shot 3 deer so far but i am finding it hard to get stags.

i have heard loose chat about brewers grains on attracting deer in to areas does it work?

ill look forward to your opinions on whether it works or not

cheers

[sussex 5,777]

Hi mate .....7m rem mag.....you aint under gunned !! That would drop everything that ever lived on your island .....With regards to the stags , where im at the bucks tend to disapear after the rut to recharge there batteries ,i sometimes see a bunch together but they are a lot less visable ,i think the deer would eat the grain ,and like most animals a regular supply of free food will get them coming in ,probable stags as well..BUT is that stalking or just deer shooting ? .....I can see putting out feed in hard times to help the deer but not just to make it easy to shoot them .a proper culling plan worked out after you have studied what deer you have ,& what the land can sustain naturally ,that way the deer ,the land,and you all benifit. .....good luck

[gouldy257 79]

we have mostly seeka round and the red deer but we've no need for a cull as the numbers are not plentiful in any area .its not as if i'm not putting the effort in i'm seeing alot of pads an am stalking at least 2 evenings a week for this past month and i still haven't managed shooting any don't no if i'm having bad luck or what I've alot to learn yet i no i enjoy stalking them very much..

what could i do to help increase the numbers where I'am if you have any idea i would love to hear it

see if i coud get things to pick up cheers..

[mattydski 560]

what sort of ground is it?

Depends on whats around, but if grass is sparse, i.e. arable farmland, then grazing strips on woodland margins can help....

but as above.... does it then become deer shooting, rather than stalking...?

depends on what your ambition is ..?

[gouldy257 79]

what sort of ground is it?

Depends on whats around, but if grass is sparse, i.e. arable farmland, then grazing strips on woodland margins can help....

but as above.... does it then become deer shooting, rather than stalking...?

depends on what your ambition is ..?

 

 

there's plenty of high wind-bushes where the deer seem to emerging out off. but out the back of it is open heather which runs to a planting e.g fir trees but its all rushy fields around that then as were the green fields are there's plenty of sheep grazing there so prevents the deer heading there.. other places iv been to is plantings an green fields around but I've been stalking there but don't seem to being many deer around it but there's deer around plenty of signs and what not

 

i would like to help get the numbers up and running therefore if i could get a good stalk when I'm out i wouldn't be out as much looking for them until i would need to cull a few which seem reasonable to me... and am up for new ideas yous woukd like to share with me

[mattydski 560]

you can try planting willow for all year round browsing.. just look at the problems deer cause to foresty plantations??

but i'm not talking one or two plants here..

Most of the commercial products have mixed results, and probably attract the hunter more so than the deer.

it is far more popular in America than here.

But the most effective way is spend time on the ground, get to know the patterns of movement, feeding times and areas.. just watching.......... not shooting.. get some idea of the numbers on the ground.

look for slots on the ground to see where they are moving. And watch those areas.

 

feeding grains etc ... can be problematic, it can cause bloat if they gorge on it.. so little and often..

 

I think someone mentioned a good management plan? If you are wanting a sustainable herd, then careful selection of you cull beasts are crucial. no point grassing the whole breeding age population, is there?

[sussex 5,777]

I think if you improve the habitat that makes it a different case compleatlly to puting out piles of food to draw deer in to one spot to shoot them .Planting cover & grazing not only benifits the deer but every thing else.As mattydski said time on the ground looking & learning is the way forward.Know what you have on there before taking them off ,having shot three hinds already i would be cautious about shooting more till i knew more ! If all three were lined you have doubled up .good luck

[beast 1,884]

if i were in your position, i would be spending as much time as possible on a particular piece of land, go different times of day, approach from different directions, use the wind to help, try just sitting in one spot for a couple of hours or moving quietly around. gradually you will see more deer, and get to know their habits (where they are feeding, resting etc, where they may be at different times of day, where they are likely to run to) and bulid up a picture so you can have a good idea where to find them in particular weather/time/etc conditions. the more you see them the better idea you will get of what needs to be done in terms of the cull numbers/sexes etc

[gouldy257 79]

thanks lads alot of useful information here ill take note and put it to use see how i get on will update yous later sure