Now that the red deer stag stalking season and the roe deer buck hunting seasons are underway, we are looking for stories of your adventures this season! Please email us with tales of your hunt, succesful or otherwise! The best stories will be published on our website!

A rare white stag has been spotted in a secret location of the West Highlands of Scotland. In a rare piece of TV footage, the stag was caught on camera film as it ran across a hillside with a herd of red deer.

The beautiful white stag is a mythical animal in ancient Scotland and were considered by the Celts to be messengers from the underworld. A similar white stag in England was killed by poachers and locals hope that the stag spotted in the Highlands this week will be able to escape a similar fate.

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Unlikely Road Trip for Lucky Muntjac Deer

A tiny muntjac deer survived a 25-mile road trip, wedged into the front of a car, after the driver failed to notice that he had struck the animal - he thought he had just driven over a rock.

On arrival at his work, one of the driver's colleagues pointed out the stowaway. Remarkably, the lucky deer, which normally grow to a maximum height of 45cm, was relatively unscathed by the ordeal. After being examined by vets, it was released back into the wild the same day.

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The hunting trips are fully inclusive of hunting and fishing in a truly wild region of South Africa, based around the Eastern Cape and Transkei. This is a coastal area so you don't need much in the way of vaccinations!

South Ayrshire Stalking specialises in providing a personalised package, for small groups of friends/families from 2 to 8 people (children welcome). The areas visited are remote, privately owned and well off the beaten track for hunters. Please contact Chris for quotes and prices. Sample packages are listed below:

Hunting Break: 8 day break with 5 days hunting (morning and evening outings), 5 animals included per hunter - £1500 per hunter all inclusive.

Hunting & Fishing Break: 10 day break with a mixture of 2/3 days hunting and 4 days fishing, combined with safari game viewing - £1650 per hunter all inclusive; or £1100 per non hunting/fishing guest.

The above sample packages include everything from food/drink, accommodation, airport collections and rifle hire if required - you simply need to organise flights.

Or visit the South Ayrshire Stalking website here.

Need Some Target Practice?

Sporting shooters in the UK will now be able to sharpen their skills with the same state-of-the-art shooting simulator that the Russian and Slovakian Olympic shooting teams are using ahead of the Beijing Games this year.

The system has been brought to the UK through an exclusive partnership between the Swedish company Marksman Training Systems and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).

The ST-2 covers a range of rifle and shotgun disciplines with realistic animations and scenarios to help everyone hone their skills. The diagnostics can identify several common shooting faults and provide instant feedback on why or where you missed or hit the target.

BASC will be demonstrating the ST-2 at a number of events throughout the year, including seminars, Young Shots days, game fairs and improve-your-shooting days. BASC will also help Marksman Training Systems develop their ST-2 with innovative hardware and software for the UK market.

If you would like further information on events where the simulator will be showcased please contact the BASC shooting standards team on 01244 573018.