January 2, 2011 – 4:13 pm
For nearly 200 years hunters have been making the pilgrimage to Africa in pursuit of plains game. As cheap flights have accordioned the globe into a compact number of hours in the air, sport that was once the preserve of the adventurer, the diplomat and the colonial bon viveur has become more accessible. Whether your [...]
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Hospitality is served on an all-you-can-eat platter in Texas. From the classic 50′s diner to roadside cajun dives to the extravagance of homemade EVERYTHING at the lodge, you’ll never stick to that diet in the Lone Star state. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Packages, Walked Up Shooting
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Also tagged Adventures, America, American, bobwhite, bobwhite quail, covey, Dallas, dog, partridge, quail, Shooting, starburst, Texas, USA, Walked-up
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I’ve always fancied a minor breed (hence why I married an American), and eventually got given one last year for my hrmpfth birthday. Hector WAS a cute puppy, but ten months after his arrival in the kennel it is hard to remember he is still just a pup. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list [...]
Over a beer or three in Texas, I confessed to headkeeper Martin Broad that I’d never shot Britain’s smallest deer, the non-native Muntjac. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
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Posted in Stalking
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Also tagged blog, Country, Fallow, Howard Day, Muntjac, quarry, Red, Roe, Sika, sport, Stalking, Texas, UK
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March 26, 2008 – 10:30 am
For the purist stalker intent on shooting native species in their natural environment, New Zealand offers little: a bat is the only native mammal. Fortunately for the rest of us, homesick settlers imported more than Marmite and PG Tips: the first red deer arrived at Nelson in 1851. Excellent grazing, plenty of room and a [...]
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Also tagged alpine, arapawa, buck, Christchurch, goat, Hunt, New Zealand, ram, red stag, South Island, Stalk, tahr, trophy
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March 26, 2008 – 10:29 am
Between August and January, driven shooting can take the adventurous gun to fabulous locations all over the British Isles. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
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Also tagged boar, Britain, British, Driven, duck, grouse, gun, Howard Day, Lewis Snipe, novices, package, partridge, pheasant, quail, rabbit, Scottish, Shoot, Shooting, snipe, sportspeople, team, UK, USA, woodcock
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March 26, 2008 – 10:27 am
From high seat to belly, the stalker’s view takes in Scottish moors, Home County tree tops, Canadian mountains and New Zealand slopes. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
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Also tagged Alberta, alpine, arapawa, boar, British, buck, Canada, Canadian, Christchurch, elk, Game, goat, gun, highseat, hog, Hunt, London, moose, mule, Muntjac, New Zealand, novices, package, quarry, ram, red stag, Scottish, Shoot, South Island, Stalk, tahr, Texas, trophy, UK, USA, varmint, whitetail
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March 26, 2008 – 10:26 am
Standing majestically at the northwest edge of Europe, the Outer Hebrides is a 150 mile-long island chain of beaches, moorland and mountain. Lewis, the largest and northernmost of the islands supports thriving populations of grouse, brown trout, red deer, and migratory populations of woodcock, sea trout, and Atlantic salmon. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing [...]
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Also tagged Adventures, Atlantic, Britain, British, Brown Trout, countrywide, fish, Fishing, Game, grouse, gun, Hebrides, hill, instruction, Lewis, Lewis Snipe, loch, lunch, MacNab, moor, Orvis, package, quarry, red stag, salmon, Scottish, Shoot, Shooting, snipe, sport, Sporting, Stalk, stream, team, teams, UK, Walked, Walked-up, Wild, woodcock
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For the more technically literate among our friends and clients, you may feel this addition to our website long overdue. Over the season, many of you express interest in what I do with the rest of my time (aside from attempting to appease my wife). RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Driven Shooting, Events, Fishing, Packages, Stalking, Uncategorized, Walked Up Shooting
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Also tagged Alberta, alpine, arapawa, Bird, boar, British, buck, clumber spaniel, cocker spaniel, Driven, elk, field, fishery, Fishing, fluff, fly, Flyfishing, French, Gascogne, gastronomy, goat, grouse, gun, Gun Dog, Hebrides, Howard Day, Itchen, Lake Fork, Orvis, Outside Days, partridge, photographer, quail, record, red stag, Rivers, Rough-shooting, salmon, Scottish, Shoot, Shooting, Southern Counties, Sporting, Springer spaniel, Stalk, Stalking, stream, tahr, Test, Texas, UK, waterfowl, woodland
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Stalk over thousands of acres of prime deer stalking country for trophy class red stags surpassing the royal game inhabiting grand estates in Scotland. Two hours north of Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island, the estate offers fallow buck, arapawa ram, tahr, chamois and alpine goat as well as red stag. To ensure your experience [...]
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Also tagged alpine, arapawa, buck, Christchurch, goat, Hunt, New Zealand, ram, red stag, South Island, Stalk, tahr, trophy
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