January 2, 2011 – 4:58 pm
More famous for their troubled past, the Balkans offer some of Europe’s finest stalking with quarry extending beyond roe and boar to include chamois, mouflon and ibex. The mountains above the Dalamatian coast are home to a huge population of Balkan chamois, and the area has produced world records in recent years. The coast, peninsulas [...]
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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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Also tagged African Plains, antelope, bon viveur, Botswana, budgets, diplomat, Game, Gemsbok, great white hunter, Hunting, impala, morning, Mozambique, Namibia, plains game, Safari, South Africa, south africa namibia, Springbok, wildebeast
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October 29, 2010 – 11:00 am
There’s a division of labour, responsibility or scope in my house: No. 2 picks the wall colour, I paint it. No.2 places the art, I hang it. With one exception: sporting memorabilia. Now we all know I’m not talking about rugby jerseys, cricket balls, or even bits of F1 car. I’m talking about examples of [...]
Subtitle: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Over the seasons many of you have commented on the patience…okay, sainthood, of No.2. The following is only bound to confirm this view of her. Three springs ago, I packed my bags and took a client to Kaytor Peaks on the south island of New [...]
Ascot week has been patchy to say the least, and not just when it comes to the horses I backed. Traditionally the week when wild partridge hatch, the weather for Ascot was considered to be an indicator of the success of the rearing season and therefore the shooting season. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing [...]
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Posted in Driven Shooting, Fishing, Packages, Stalking
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Also tagged Avon, devon, Fallow, Game, Itchen, partridge, Roe, sea, Sea Trout, Shooting, Test, trout fishermen, wild birds
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A year ago, I started documenting my quest for a muntjac in these pages. After many a long evening, and a great deal of patience, I finally shot a lovely, ENORMOUS muntjac buck. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
August 10, 2008 – 9:49 am
So I’m a little competitive. And my mates know it. I’m not fussed about having bigger, or more, or more often. I just want one. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
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Posted in Stalking
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Also tagged barbel, duck, Fallow, malet arms, Muntjac, newton tony, pigeon, Red, River, sea, Stalk, venison, Wiltshire, wood
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The closed season in Austria meant that the only stalking I was able to do was with a camera…sporting Tevas, red shorts and a blue fleece enhanced the challenge. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
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Posted in Packages, Stalking
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Also tagged alpine, alpine ibex, Austria, Austrian, black grouse, chamois, Game, gemse, grouse, highseat, hill, hirsch, hutte, marmoset, Murmeltier, Red, reh, Roe, scree slopes, sea, sport, Sporting, Stalk, Steinbok, Tirol, Tirolean
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For those of you who are regular readers of my ramblings, you may remember my mate Jon, who responded to my lack of success on the muntjac front (an ongoing sore point) with news of medal-standard success, and photos of Chinese water deer. Well, he’s been at it again. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing [...]
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Also tagged Chinese water deer, Fishing, Itchen, Muntjac, night, pool, River, river itchen, sea, Sea Trout, sea trout fishing, Stalk, tidal pool, trout
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Whilst I continue my personal quest to bag my first muntjac, the empathy from my fellow stalkers has been astounding. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
