Early stags: a dead red redemption
It’s funny how you don’t notice minor inconveniences until they creep up on you to create one big problem. Since the first lockdown 18 months ago, I have been allowed to carry out essential local stalking, when specifically requested. However, this has meant that large areas of my ground have been left unmonitored for quite some time.
It is easy to forget that by going about normal routines such as guiding, we are automatically noting the ground and building a picture of what is happening there. I have been doing it for so long that it is now a subconscious action.
Consequently, I have a good idea of where my deer are, how the breeding season has gone and how the kids and calves are doing. This,in turn, allows me to narrow
