Alison Johnstone said she would bring forward a member’s bill calling for a total ban on fox hunting, including the use of dogs to flush foxes to be shot.
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Scottish fox hunt ban back on the agenda
Tagged with: Countryside Alliance, fox, fox hunting, Green Party MSP, scotland, Scottish Countryside alliance
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Second chance sika
David Barrington-Barnes returns to Scotland two years after his initial ‘sika safari’ for another crack at stalking this spookiest of deer species
Tagged with: deerstalking, scotland, Scottish sika safari, sika, spiker, stalking
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Height of the action
Chris Dalton couldn’t resist the chance to get out with his camera on the picturesque Strone Estate while guiding a regular client on his first Scottish hill stalk
Tagged with: Argyll, Loch Fyne, red deer, scotland, stalking, Strone Estate, the shooting show, Tikka 6.5 x 55
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Hinds in the wilderness
Looking back at last year’s hind season, Byron Pace recounts a unique experience encountered with four foreign hunters in search of something more
Tagged with: Blair Atholl, hunters, isolation, Loch Ness, red hinds, roe does, scotland, stag season, winter
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Plan B – for Billy
Frustrated in his attempts to hunt red stags while in Scotland, Paul Childerley turns his attention to feral goats – and bags a Galloway billy for his efforts I’ve always wanted to hunt the Scottish red stag in the rut…
Optical exclusive
An elite group of Scottish stalkers is putting top-quality Zeiss scopes and binoculars in the hands of more stalkers. We find out how the Pro Stalker scheme works
Roebuck fever
Not everything goes to plan, even when you’re Chris Dalton. Here Chris relates a story of a May roebuck hunt in which nerves got the better of his client… As I have said many times before, I enjoy all the…
Tail docking in Scotland
The Scottish government will open a consultation next year on the possible exemption of working dogs from the existing ban of the tail docking of dogs. Tail docking has been completely banned in Scotland since 2007, but the government will…
Land Reform Bill panned
Scottish Land & Estates, which represents landowners in Scotland, has released a statement warning of the negative consequences of Scottish land reform. The controversial Land Reform Bill has caused concern for sporting estates in Scotland, threatening to remove tax exemptions…
Brian Lile offers a British perspective on the Hanoverian tracking hound
Some 25 years ago I began deer stalking, after being brought up with other fieldsports, namely trout and salmon fishing and other forms of game shooting. At this time I had a passion for using working dogs to retrieve the…
Tagged with: deer management, hanoverian hound, pointer, scotland, tracking, training
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