Stalking wanted !!!!!

[mad matty]

local keeper has a swarsoki scope £2500 on his rimfire!!! good scope is a must. excuse me if I have'nt spelt it right

[Dean Lofthouse]

Leupold is a very good quality starter scope at reasonable price range

 

Some examples here

 

Leupold | Uttings.co.uk

[WorcsWuss]

Good on you worcwuss for not jumping straight in. Do plenty of rabbiting and foxing first. Learn about different weights and type of bullet and what damage they do, trajectory, windage backstops etc etc etc first. One thing I would advise is spend as much on your scope as you do on your rifle. A rifle is no good without a good quality scope

 

Cheers Dean. That's my plan, there's an awful lot to learn before I go chasing big stuff. Being a country boy the last thing I want to do is go charging off without even a basic grounding and ending up maiming something.

I bought a cheap and cheerful Savage / Nikko Stirling hmr package to start me off. If it's for me then I'll spend the money on the 243. Our keeper has not long bought himself a new 243, he's got a Swarovski scope on that. Not seen it yet but he makes a living from it and he's spent some money on it so I'm expecting something special!

[Riggerbear]

If anyone is interested in doing the dmq level 1, I'll post you my copy of the training manual to have a look at at long as I get it back. Good course, well worth doing.

 

 

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[dexta]

I have some people I know come and shoot some deer for me,I prefer them to have at least done dsc level 1. I'am not saying that it makes them any better than people who have years of experience but its like any cert they should have a certain level of knowledge. I done my level 1&2 years ago although I have been shooting deer for a good 25 years their is always something to learn.

[Lyncombe-climber]

You have to have at least a DSC1 to go after deer anyway. It's illegal not to unless with a qualified guide. Had ago with a package rifle for savage arms. Good bit of kit.

[dexta]

It's not illegal to shoot deer without dsc1. Some constabularys like you to have it when applying for a deer calibre rifle though

[3dogs]

No no no, I got nothing, I'm very new to it, well, I say new to it, I'm in no position to start yet, I didn't use the 243 entitlement, I bought an hmr to get a feel for it on. I'll have a few years shooting foxes first before I move onto deer.

When i do buy a 243 i'll look into the dsc certificate. No rush for now, never done any rifle shooting before, happy to start small

 

Why? Do foxes not deserve the same level of care as deer. There's only one way to learn go out and shoot some!

[WorcsWuss]

Why? Do foxes not deserve the same level of care as deer. There's only one way to learn go out and shoot some!

 

I reckon that if I miss the kill zone of a fox or rabbit, it's likely I'll have missed it completely. Miss the kill zone of a deer and I could still injure it.

I'll have a bit of practice on something less difficult first....

[3dogs]

I reckon that if I miss the kill zone of a fox or rabbit, it's likely I'll have missed it completely. Miss the kill zone of a deer and I could still injure it.

I'll have a bit of practice on something less difficult first....

 

Paper targets then! Shooting foxes in my experience takes more skill than bopping deer from a high seat. I hear what your saying but if your confident enough to heart shoot a fox at let's say 100mtrs then a heart shot on a roe deer at the same range should be a doddle and let's face it most deer are probably shot at less than 100 mtrs when shooting from a high seat and muntjac are about fox size. Shooting Fallow or reds well that's another thing altogether some would argue that .243 cal was not man enough others would argue that with good bullet placement there's no issue .308 would probably be a better choice however my last fallow fell quite dead with an 80g Berger from my .243ackley