| One of the most favourite big game hunting type | | | | to maintain equilibrium in nature. Doing so would |
| of hunt would be deer stalking. This is also known | | | | involve keeping the deer population at a certain |
| to have other names such as deer hunting. This is | | | | level. This level should be healthy and stable so |
| actually one of the most popular kinds of hunting | | | | that the whole species would not have a negative |
| game that hunters have loved for ages. | | | | effect to nature. Harvesting 30% of the deer |
| Sometimes hunters even go far places just to | | | | population has to be done every year in able to |
| get into the adrenaline action. | | | | maintain this so-called healthy population level. If |
| However, the term deer stalking can have | | | | there is need for population reduction then |
| different meanings. For the American version, it is | | | | females are to be targeted for culling. If there is |
| called deer hunting, in which hounds are usually | | | | no need for reduction, then only sick and injured |
| used to hunt for deer and in the end shoot the | | | | ones are to be culled. |
| deer down. However, in England, deer stalking | | | | Some Tips To Carry On |
| refers to a different kind of activity. It usually | | | | If you do decide to engage on deer stalking, one |
| pertains to the activity of stalking deer just to | | | | of the most important tip to remember is that |
| see their living status in the wild | | | | approaching your deer is a very important step |
| The Craft Behind The Hunt | | | | and factor that you should think about carefully. In |
| Using the term "stalking" would serve to denote | | | | general, the bedding or the place that which the |
| the activity's extreme wariness and stealth, which | | | | deer considers to be "home" is the one you |
| are usually needed when you approach a wild | | | | should target. However, you should be able to |
| deer within their natural habitat. Hence, deer | | | | device a way that you can approach it with |
| stalking is usually done with a gillie's guidance. A | | | | extreme caution. The unexpected path should also |
| gillie is someone you can regard as a resident | | | | be considered if you do not want to scare your |
| expert. This practice is done both in the United | | | | deer away. |
| States and Europe. Getting the help of a Gillie is | | | | Knowing where to find the bedding is also |
| important, especially if it's your first time to do | | | | important. Although it may not be the same for all |
| such kind of activity. | | | | deer, there are certain places that are usually |
| Stalking As A Form Of Control | | | | chosen as a bedding site. Low ridges are one of |
| It is also considered as a form of control. Here | | | | the favourites along with low lands near swamps, |
| what is being controlled would be the deer | | | | rivers and ponds. |
| population. For stalking practices in Europe, | | | | One of the most common technique used to |
| population control of six deer species is aimed. | | | | know which direction to go and stalk would be by |
| These species would include: red deer, fallow deer, | | | | following the direction of the wind. Do this by |
| roe deer, Chinese water deer, muntjac, and sika | | | | striking a match, putting out the fire and watching |
| deer. The first two are indigenous. | | | | where the smoke goes. This would act like a deer |
| The Whole Idea Behind It All | | | | stalking compass and points out which direction |
| The main idea why this kind of activity is done is | | | | you should go and look. |