Mr pigeon Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hi guys, I'm in charge of 300 acres of farmland on which I run a pheasant shoot. It has a very healthy population of roe deer. I already have two qualified deer stalkers in position but I want to know how much do people get charged? Do you get charged per deer you shoot or for the land as a whole? Much appreciated, cheers for any feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 most folk charge per stalk and per deer ..could be anything from £50+ an outing then a shot fee as well also bad shot fees trophy fees it all adds up but its down to the deer it self not the land unless your selling the rights to the stalking ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Are you wanting to lease the land ? If so it really depends on how much somebody wants to pay ,stalking is in huge demand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr pigeon Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 What ever situation is of most financial benefit. The money will go into the pheasant shoot. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy1957 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Really depends on numbers but say 30 roe per year could be in the region of £2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mereside Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Really depends on numbers but say 30 roe per year could be in the region of £2000. 30 roe off 300 acres is really being very optimistic,granted some grounds can be more productive than others but even so. To the op it really depends what you want out of it has the ground been shot previous for deer?. when you say a healthy population are you looking at the numbers now or over the year, this time of year you will get deer grouping up but this will soon alter, if you have a number of small woods each will hold deer but you will find the young bucks getting knocked about shortly to leave the mature animals when crop cover gets up then you might have roe holing up in rape or large hedges. lots of questions to be able to answer properly but the stalkers on there now are they commecial or shooting for fun?. if you go in with a high amount of deer to be taken in the first year you might find you have none left for next and the stalkers move on. atb wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Good advice above, you really need to have some sort of long term management plan . You need to know what you have in numbers and of what sex. The last thing you want is for the deer to be hammered and the extra income for your shoot to be very short lived. Best and easiest solution is to let the stalking but put a cap on how many deer are taken per year, maybe 20% of estimate population with equal amount of does and bucks to start with. Revise the situation each year depend on increase/decrease of deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr pigeon Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Ok guys good advice, so how much is stalking worth? The chap last year shot 30 odd and I haven't seen a decrease in numbers. It's a fruit farm so you can imagine they just keep coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 What happened to the last chap then, think 2 grand would be great if you could get it, but not on 300acres. Aim for £1500 but maybe be prepared to settle on a figure between that and a grand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) Just curious, what are they paying now?Could someone who shoots Roe regularly give an average what a 30 Roe might be worth if sold to a game dealer? Edited March 11, 2014 by Bleeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr pigeon Posted March 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 They were lucky as farmer let them do it for nothing.But he was a naughty boy and took the **** out of the farmer, so now its left to me to sort it to the benefit of the pheasant shoot. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neillfrbs Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 £40 to £50 gralloched fur and head on per carcass . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tignme Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 The avaerage weight of roe i shoot here on the west coast of scotland is,adult doe gralloched with head n legs off at knuckles 15 kgs @ £2.00 a kilo from dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taximan Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Game dealers pay around £1 - £1.20 per pound, with the average carcass going 30-35lb in weight (Mature adult bucks around 40lb), that is for the carcass (ie head and feet off, fully gutted, with windpipe, and **** fully removed). If the land is a Pheasant shoot , you will want to put restrictions on stalker access in the pheasant season. The last thing you are going to want/need is stalkers trying to shoot deer around the coverts at last light in Dec & Jan, just as the pheasants are going to roost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor8262 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Is the stalking lease up for grabs if so would pay the asking price no probs Trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I do it two ways £700 for 53 acres next to a wood and other farms the rent is 1/2 the price the game dealer pays me. Deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 have a look on guns on pegs they have stalking for sale on there may help you calculate the price relative to your area its much sought after and would be a shame not to get a decent return from it ATB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm told that most forestry commission leases usually cost about £100 per deer, going by previous cull records. I get £3/kg for Roe up here and have had them up to 23kg (£69). The chap you had last year has probably had not far off £1500 of meat away for the 30 he shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpy69 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I get £3/kg for Roe up here and have had them up to 23kg (£69). Where are you getting £3/kg for roe im only getting £2 that's almost an extra £20 per beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Highland Game in Dundee, they pay £3/kg for carcases over 16kg, then £2.50 for smaller. I take any spare Does I have through the winter. Peterborough Game come and collect all my bucks in the spring/summer, they pay £3/kg regardless of weight. They send a van up the east coast once a week to collect from various places. They've both been paying this for 2 or 3 years now. Edited March 26, 2014 by M ROBSON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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