Many thanks for the comment.

i hope you took time to educate yourself on american wild game because your comment is idiotic and ignorant as we have to cull whitetailed deer all the time to keep numbers in check....

@@thetruth3290 think he more meant the fact that here we have no natural predators in Scotland for stag unlike America with some in places but of course culling is still necessary in America too

People keep forgetting that being a human is being a part of nature's cycle, and part of that cycle includes culling and hunting.

Hi Andy be delighted to discuss, feel free to ping me an email via the site, kind regards Peter Jones.

Pro-hunter trousers, I forget the name of the boots.

Yes, either the guest or the stalker may carry the rifle, it requires some stamina to walk many miles in the highlands so the task is often shared. The rifle stays in the slip a lot of the time to save it getting damaged or soaking wet.

@@peterjones4442 thank you Peter. Yes I know by myself the cost of carriyng the rifle and stuff. Here in Portugal thath's the same.... but the rifle ,when stalking , we carry it in the shoulder , no bag , and indeed we always ask help from the guide ...Good hunting in you wonderful country..

I realise your comment is 2 years old but I'd already typed this before I noticed - deer in the UK have no natural predators... bears, wolves, mountain lions or whatever. I would guess that over time, they became less concerned with being eaten than their american cousins. roe deer can even be found in towns, parks, cemeteries and even a few areas of grassland next to shopping centers... you can get to within 100 yards of a lot of deer without too much crawling around

@@RedScotland I hope most guests to your beautiful country arrive with the intention of showing it due respect.

+Peter Ward Get yourself a 300 WM mate it is the best calibre in the world if you ask me. I have hunted Africa many times and have only ever used my .300 Winchester Magnum in Africa and that includes three Cape Buffalo each of my Cape Buffalo took one round each using 220 grain Woodleigh projectile. My latest Cape Buff which has a huge 46 inch spread was shot at 206 meters or 225 yards and he didn't even take a step. By rights the .375 is the minimum calibre on Cape Buffalo, however most will let you use a 300 Win Mag, just make sure you load your own rounds if you ever plan on doing a African Dangerous game hunt. That big Lion in my photo was also shot using my 300 Win Mag but I used 180 grain Barnes X projectiles and I load my own rounds. If you are a good shot, then I can guarantee you the 300 Win Mag will drop any animal on earth, yes even Elephant with ONE round. Get yourself a 300 Win Mag, they are the most versatile calibre's that really works well from small antelope such as Greysbok up to the largest in Cape Buffalo and unlike the bigger rifles the 300 WM is a very flat shooting rifle which allows you to take those really long 200 to 600 odd meter shots if needed on smaller game such as Kangaroo, Pigs, White Tail deer, Fallow Deer and so forth. Happy hunting.

thanks for the reply. happy hunting to you too

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300 Weatherby magnum is a far superior round. Flatter shooting and far more knockdown power. Great elk , moose and grizzly bear round. Compare ballistics you will be surprised. Carl Weatherbys ultimate hunting rifle in his own words.

Seems a shame on such a pretty rifle!

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this is part of a foreigner hunting and tradition in Scotland. Yes here in America it's completely different, but there are reasons for this for them. The guide is the Professional Hunter they make sure the animal is the animal to take, 19 times out of 20 the foreigner was not able to bring their own rifle so they were required to borrow the guides rifle so this is another case. It's just different styles and different traditions to hunting.

I think you misunderstand the position. It is the hunter's own gun, not the ghillie's. It is a form of etiquette and respect to the professional ghillie that the hunter waits until he says it is time to take the shot.

It would also be unsafe if the shooter was crawling behind the Ghillie with a loaded gun which is why the Ghillie has the gun. The Ghillie also carry’s the gun for the guest on the hill as well.

Trust is not usually given when a loaded firearm is concerned in UK as history has showed serious injury has happened, would you really be happy for someone to be crawling up behind you with the barrel pointed straight up your ass. Think of any proper controlled shooting range, no one points a weapon towards anybody. In Scotland it is also a tradition that the firearm is carried for the client or guest up to the actual shot being taken. As for the trophy, most traditional estates do not allow good trophy to be shot until the Stag is a lot older and has had plenty of opportunity to pass on his genes, with experience the Stalker (guide) knows if a younger Stag is any good or not, then selective culling is undertaken as in this instance. Hope this helps in your understanding of Deer management on traditional estates in Scotland.

+adamunchy I once thought this way but a point to note though highlands don't, nor have they ever, really contained forest. Once you get to a certain altitude UK tree species don't like the wind etc. I used to be quite against "blood sports" but as a meat eater I prefer to eat something that is free range and organic opposed to beef or other famed animals that pollute the environment.

+adamunchy Thanks for your comments, you may find this article of interest: www.countydeerstalking.co.uk/Blog/wolves-in-the-uk.html

+County Deer Stalking Thank you, this artice was very interesting, informitave and non baised.

Wolves were just re-introduced to the are I live( with in the last ten years) in Washington state. I can say that while, overall,I support native wildlife returning to the landscape. We have seen a significant drop in deer population. The packs have become so brazen that they are now within 1 mile of town( they were originally about 30 miles into the wilderness) and recently ran a biologist up a tree. Coincidentally we have also had a massive increase in coyote and bear populations. Now the government is having to step in to regulate numbers of predators as hunting isn't able to keep pace( we also have a significant cougar population). Bear in mind this in in a region with only 4 people per square mile on average. The bottom line is the UK is far to densely populated to have wolves return( they have a home range of up to 50 miles or more). Just my opinion though. Good job on this channel...I really enjoy your videos and would love to come stalking with you guys someday. Thanks.

@@beancole I agree with you on all but one point. The Scottish Highlands certainly did have extensive forests and woodlands. This was prior to the Highland Clearances in the 1700s during which massive amounts of forest, wildlife, and people were removed (often forcibly in the latter case) to make room for sheep farming by wealthy landowners.

Sorry you feel this way, but deer management is important in keeping a dynamic balance within the ecosystems, all of the deers apex predators are no longer in this country so there for we have to keep the balance. I suggest you look at yellow stone and the reintroduction of wolves. This is a prime example of why a balance must be kept!

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County Deer Stalking on the contrary, the deers biggest predator is still at large in this country, it's easy for people over the Internet to consider themselves above the food chain when passing judgement, but ultimately humans are the greatest predators on the planet and the ecosystem includes us as a part of it.

Al Paca You seem to agree with my point.

Phillip O'Brien I agree that it's stone age behaviour, I disagree about it being barbaric or inhumane,

i honestly wouldn't say it was for fun, although i cant speak for anyone on their behalf. what i can say is that it's necessary. cruel, but necessary. In scotland deer have no natural predators apart from humans. if we left them alone their population would grow higher each year giving them less land leading them to pour into towns and cities. by controlling their population we prevent this and keep them happy with a lot of room to go so they dont risk their lives even more by going into towns and cities where they can not only get themselves killed but humans too. it may be cruel but it's necessary, just like we need to do the same to our population, control it since there is a world food shortage. this is why it's in a way good to have all these wars as it keeps the world population down.. the earth is over crowded with humans and that needs to be sorted just like scotland would be over crowded with deer if we didn't control their population

It is my understanding that, unlike as in North America, deer in the British Isles have no natural predators, wolves having been hunted to extinction in the 18th century. That being the case, unless the deer are managed by hunting they will soon out strip the land's ability to sustain them. Rather than have starving and sick animals suffer I think it is more humane to harvest them in appropriate numbers and thus maintain a healthy population in balance with the environment. Most hunters will use the animals they harvest for food. Best regards. Paul H. Dallas, TX

Jack Lucas made a similar comment on the same video or another of the same nature but i agree, nae natural predators so we humans hunt them, it make sfor a good christmas dinner though

Phillip O'Brien Too bad you don't respect others aboriginal rights. Maybe I should openly protest something you hold dear to your life. Tax you for it and harass you for it... Make your use of it as miserable as I can.. Does it feel equal yet?

+Phillip O'Brien If you really cared for the Animals like 95% of Animal liberationists profess to, then you should start lobbying about POACHING as poaching will eliminate certain species like Rhino, Tigers, Elephant, Lions just to name a few within no time. Trophy hunting is the only reason Rhino's are still roaming the Wilderness of Africa. However it seems the vast majority of animal liberationists don't really care for the animals like they profess. They are just ANTI GUN meaning if they see Trophy hunters hunt Elephants legally, they will protest and kick up a fuss, even though Trophy hunters will only harvest around 200 Elephants annually. However even though poachers kill 25,000 to 35,000 Elephants per year the animal liberationists say very little. Is it the Animals you really care about or are you all just ANTI GUN, going by those figures its quite easy to understand where your priority lies. Absolute HYPOCRITES