Freezing temperatures and a covering of snow and ice can give man the upper hand over hungry, risk-taking predators. Here’s how to capitalise…
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Winter Weather Warning
I live in a part of the country where snow is a rare occurrence. When it does arrive, it causes total chaos as no one is prepared for it.
Foxing in the Snow
There’s an old saying I have that sums up shooting pests: “You’ve got to be out and about to get ‘em.” I always harp on about it, but too many foxers and deerstalkers won’t venture out unless conditions are perfect. Trouble is, if you’ve got a few pesky foxes nabbing precious poultry and generally causing headaches, then you’ve got to be out to catch them out.
Be Prepared
When foxing, especially in bad weather with the associated deadly ground conditions, it is extremely important to ensure you are properly kitted up. I recall visiting a local farm notorious for its wet ground, so much so that it could almost be a marsh. I’d visited a few times before and had glimpses of fox, but hadn’t had the chance of a sure shot.
The Big Freeze
Ayrshire pro stalker Chris Dalton looks back to the first days of this year’s buck season, when the deep snow raised a whole new challenge for him and his determined client
Be careful what you wish for
A sudden bout of heavy snowfall spells trouble for Highland stalker Andy Malcolm as he and a friend try to stalk into a herd of red hinds
Testing tracks
David Barrington Barnes gets to grips with his old nemesis – fallow does – during the winter cull, but it takes a change of technique to get the job done
The big crunch
Jason Doyle and a Norwegian client orchestrate a careful stalk in to a sika hind – if the snow doesn’t give them away first
The big freeze
Ayrshire pro stalker Chris Dalton looks back to the first days of this year’s buck season, when the deep snow raised a whole new challenge for him and his determined client
A year in foxing
When and where should you be to shoot foxes? Mike Powell goes through 12 months in the life of Vulpes vulpes, their habits and preferred locations
