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I'm sure you will have a great time over there. Just watch out for speeding farm tractors!
Duely noted. As well as "Yanks in a rental car" no doubt.
I asked the question, its a big 'no no', as Dave said, one guy said he had heard a rumour that one estate offers self guided hunts but that is all it was, a rumour.Dave, so you don't think you could find a landowner that would let you go self-guided on their estate for a fee? I mean I would even pay the full guided price if they would just let me do my own thing, if I'm being pampered it just ruins the experience for me. If I wanted to just shoot a stag I could go to texas... I would rather actually hunt one...
Also I'm guessing using a stick bow would be out of the question?
Yes i understood it was 'tongue in cheek' but you never know, i will try and get you a decent 6 pointer, Dave had a nice head, and a very unusual little 'button' which i had never seen before.Richard,
I am just kidding about my "Gold Medal" expectations. If we find a good representation of the species it will be "icing on the cake". The experience of the hunt and being part of what it means to hunt in the UK is what I am most looking forward to on this trip. All my hunting has been in the backcountry, so hunting big game near farmland will be a new experience for me. I have shot plenty of upland birds and waterfowl in or near farmland but never big game. And I haven't forgot the fishing. With all the water we have been getting this winter and spring, I don't know when our rivers will get below flood stage. Hopefully it will be before July, so I can get in a little casting practice before I head over to your place.
That damned tractor driver almost wiped us out Dave, i suspect he was young and inexperienced, no excuse though, they are narrow roads at the best of time.I'm sure you will have a great time over there. Just watch out for speeding farm tractors!
Its really complicated, ranging from the loan of a rifle, laws that need to be abided to, insurance, extraction of beast to meet guidelines, use of equipment, and the main one, trust, they just don't want anyone, whether they be an American or local hunting on their land without a guide.Richard so what your saying is Estates don't offer it not that it's a UK law requiring guides correct?
Its really complicated, ranging from the loan of a rifle, laws that need to be abided to, insurance, extraction of beast to meet guidelines, use of equipment, and the main one, trust, they just don't want anyone, whether they be an American or local hunting on their land without a guide.
So basically it is a non starter.
Cheers
Richard
Sounds like you have done some good research yourself.I see what your mean... I found a place that said you could go self guided provided you had insurance and a DMQ 2... I then looked up DMQ 2 requirements and they are a bit stiff. Seems like if I really wanted to invest the time I could eventually go self guided but it would be an expensive multi year process that would require building a long term relationship with an estate.