Blood hound specialist Thomas Müller says that the Hanoverian method of tracker training can be adapted by substituting the hare for a red stag
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NEW! The Shooting Show – red stag stalking at the start of the rut
Few experiences beat hearing the magical sound of stags in the roar for the first time – so we’ve tracked down someone who’s never heard them before. Andy Powell is a keen shooter but novice hill-stalker – we deck him…
NEW! The Shooting Show – Glen Etive stags with a first-time stalker
Glen Etive is the scenic setting for double bass maker and keen shooter George ‘Turkish’ Martin’s first red stag stalk. With keeper Mark Shone leading him out for three successive days, and with top kit from Deerhunter, RWS and Swarovski…
Wicklow wonders
Editor-in-chief Pete Carr heads to Ireland in the hope of securing a stag from the Emerald Isle’s premier sika stalking destination in County Wicklow
Highland fling
Why head overseas when the excitement of the red deer stalk is right on your doorstep, says Andy Malcolm
Barking up the wrong tree
Professional stalker Chris Dalton remembers the joys of training his first Bavarian mountain hound, and how one red stag stalk in particular went from bad to brilliant within a few short hours
Fortuitous stag
Sporting Rifle’s Nick Latus heads to the hills with wife in tow to kindle her interest in Scotland’s finest sporting pursuit and secures an opportune 10-pointer
