Monthly Archives: September 2011

Deer stalking does not always go to plan

A day’s deer stalking rarely works out quite the way you expected. But that is much of the charm of it. Having been south, we got the sleeper north last Thursday night, so we could stalk on Friday and Saturday. … Continue reading

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Driven grouse in Yorkshire

I love driven grouse shooting. If it was not so very expensive (£150 a brace or more) I would try and do much more. I realise it is fashionable to say that there is nothing more enjoyable than taking a … Continue reading

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A stag to impress ‘La Chasse’

We had intended to go out for a full day’s stalking yesterday, though were alarmed by the prospect of disruption from Hurricane Katia. In practice we saw no hurricane but a lot of rain in the morning. So we planted … Continue reading

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The first roar

Croick really comes alive when the rut starts, so we are always alert for the first roar from our red stags, signalling that the rut is getting underway. Ali heard the first roar this year, early in the morning of … Continue reading

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Why I really detest BT

We have had more trouble with BT this summer; it seems to happen at least once a year that the service fails for one reason or another. This time we have had failures both at the house and at The … Continue reading

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Where did summer go?

I was in London last week and looked forward to getting home and on the hill. But the day dawned wet and with low cloud wrapping all the hills; pretty hopeless weather for spying and stalking. I looked back at … Continue reading

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