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Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Hunting Red Stags

Backcountry Hunting Podcast

Joseph von Benedikt

Backcountry, Rifle, Deer, Podcast, Elk, Mountain, Sports, Hunt, Wilderness, Cartridge, Hunting

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Ever dreamed about hunting Red Stags? One of the most coveted, magical, historic Red Stag destinations in the world is the highlands of Scotland. This episode was recorded in the field, in a stone hunting lodge built during the Victorian era, and we tell the story of our good fortune and successful hunt for a big, old royal stag.

Head gamekeeper Sam Thompson and Spartan Precision's Rob Gearing sit down with host Joseph von Benedikt and share insights on how to plan and book such a hunt, detail the surprisingly affordable costs, discuss appropriate gear and travel, and most of all, dig deep into hunting methods and stories. Folks, this one was a ton of fun. ENJOY!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Imagine you're in tundra as far as you can see, big rolling hills and giant clouds scutting overhead, rain slashing at you sideways, small biting insects swarming you.

0:18.2

And just over the way, there's a herd of ungulates that you've been stalking for hours.

0:25.0

You're almost within range, almost within position,

0:28.0

and you just have a few more yards worth of muck to crawl through to get in position. And then imagine that just

0:39.4

down the canyon otherwise called a Glen.

0:45.0

There's a castle and there's a crackling fire and a chef who may not have a Michelin star but probably should preparing you dinner.

0:57.8

It just changes the perspective of the whole thing and the story I've just kind of the picture I've just painted here is

1:04.8

what my lovely bride termed today is it perhaps like a gentleman's caribou hunt

1:10.6

we're actually stalking red deer, red stags in Scotland and the terrain is incredibly

1:18.0

reminiscent of the time I've spent out on the tundra in Alaska. Even the behavior of the red deer in many ways is so

1:27.1

similar, but of course the species is different, their cousin to the elk. In this area of the Scottish highlands, they're smaller than the

1:36.1

red deer are in many areas. Certainly smaller than you'd find them in Argentina or New Zealand.

1:42.2

They're in fact about the size of a really big mule deer or even a

1:46.3

big northern Whitel. So I'm sitting here you can probably hear the fireplace crackling

1:51.0

in the background again with my good friends Rob Gearing

1:54.8

head gamekeeper of the local estate here that we're hunting Sam Thompson and another Spartan John who's been what's John's last name guys

2:07.0

Tumulte

2:08.0

Tumulte excellent I've heard you called J.T. all week and I hadn't connected the dots in the actual last name but we've got some hunting stories to tell so thanks for gathering around here with me guys

2:19.5

Delight you to be here and looking forward to telling your audience all about Scotland.

2:25.2

Yeah, it's been spectacular.

2:29.0

So part of the reason we're here is to work out a new line of shooting accessories, shooting

2:36.4

rests by Spartan precision equipment.

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