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I'll admit to never actually done it myself (due to aforesaid huge sums of money). If you do go out on your own, what do you do with the carcass? Phone in and

I'll admit to never actually done it myself (due to aforesaid huge sums of money). If you do go out on your own, what do you do with the carcass? Phone in and get the keepers to come and pick it up? I assume it still belongs to them, and they've adequately briefed you on where you're supposed to go and what they want you to shoot.

phillc73 11y ago
It depends.... If you're unaccompanied on someone else's estate, then it's your responsibility to bring the carcass down off the hill. That usually involves tying yourself to the carcass and dragging it (or if the hill is steep enough, it will drag you) down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, or along the way a little, you are likely to have parked a quad or utility vehicle. The carcass remains property of the estate. If you've leased land, or as part of a syndicate, then you still need to remove the carcass from the hill and transport it to a cool room, where you butcher it yourself and a game dealer will collect it the next day. Carcasses are always gralloched immediately on the hill, and the entrails left behind. Part of the training in DSC 1 and then much more thoroughly in DSC 2 is how to properly butcher a carcass. http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/deer-stalking-certificate-dsc1/ http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/d... http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/deer-stalking-certificate-dsc2/ http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/d... There are also specific basic carcass and butchery courses: http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/carcase-inspection-and-butchery/ http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/c... In the Scottish Highlands a red deer stag isn't really prohibitively expensive, usually around the £450 mark. Hinds, later in the season, are much cheaper. The real expense is everything that goes with it - the travel to the highlands, accommodation, appropriate clothing and equipment. I think you could probably cull one stag for £1,000 all included.

phillc73 11y ago

It depends.... If you're unaccompanied on someone else's estate, then it's your responsibility to bring the carcass down off the hill. That usually involves tying yourself to the carcass and dragging it (or if the hill is steep enough, it will drag you) down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, or along the way a little, you are likely to have parked a quad or utility vehicle. The carcass remains property of the estate. If you've leased land, or as part of a syndicate, then you still need to remove the carcass from the hill and transport it to a cool room, where you butcher it yourself and a game dealer will collect it the next day. Carcasses are always gralloched immediately on the hill, and the entrails left behind. Part of the training in DSC 1 and then much more thoroughly in DSC 2 is how to properly butcher a carcass. http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/deer-stalking-certificate-dsc1/ http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/d... http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/deer-stalking-certificate-dsc2/ http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/d... There are also specific basic carcass and butchery courses: http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/carcase-inspection-and-butchery/ http://basc.org.uk/sporting-services/basc-training-courses/c... In the Scottish Highlands a red deer stag isn't really prohibitively expensive, usually around the £450 mark. Hinds, later in the season, are much cheaper. The real expense is everything that goes with it - the travel to the highlands, accommodation, appropriate clothing and equipment. I think you could probably cull one stag for £1,000 all included.