Editor-in-chief Pete Carr considers the selection and methods behind the doe cull and the importance of achieving the right ratio on one’s stalking ground
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The doe imperative
Tagged with: cull, culling, deer management, doe, doe cull, doe stalking, stalking
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Relentless March
Do you really need March to cull roe does? Dominic Griffith makes the case for leaving the roe be and switching focus to fallow does instead
Winter work – the doe cull
The season for roe and fallow does is shorter than that for the bucks and is necessarily further shortened through days lost to bad weather and the pressures of game shooting.
Tagged with: cull, culling, deer cull, doe, Dominic Griffith, fallow, fallow deer, roe and fallow, roe doe, winter
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Challenge Childerley
Armed with the new Zeiss Conquest V6 riflescope, Paul Childerley sets himself the ultimate stalking task: Four species, three estates, one day
Operation Roe Doe
Pete Carr takes radical action to achieve his cull in the Angus Glens and explains which deer dogs are best for this type of work
Uncertain Origins
Editor Pete Carr charts the history of the roe deer in the UK, from the rapid post-war population explosion back to near extinction at the turn of the 19th century
Rutting Reflections
David Barrington Barnes looks back at roe ruts he has experienced in previous years and questions the ethical considerations involved when calling roe at this precious time
Opening Objective
Chris Dalton remembers a start to the roebuck season with a DSC 2 client that couldn’t have gone much better
Tagged with: ayrstalk, buck, chris dalton, doe, roe, roebuck, spring, start of the season
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The Green Mile
A roe management stalk takes professional stalker Chris Dalton by surprise when, despite a well taken shot, the doe decides it’s not going down easily
Do’s and Don’ts of the Doe Cull
As the cull season approaches, Chris Dalton examines the best ways to keep your populations in check
