Hunting red stags in three different estates in the eastern Scottish Highlands was an amazing experience.
Red Stag Hunting
Most hunters immediately think New Zealand when red stags come up, but we have hunts all around the world to hunt them, including Europe where they are native.
Mat Cervantes was very informative and has a ton of experience with stag hunting around the world which helped in deciding the destination for me and my expectations.
As someone who have devoted himself to specializing in providing Red Stag hunting advice, I have a ton of options…but which one is right for you?
My stag hunt in Argentina was good. Excellent accommodations, and my guide, Abel, was really good.
Overall the trip was great. My friend and I hunted together for the first day and a half with no explanation when we payed for one on one guide service.
There is probably no other species in New Zealand that has as much confusion and controversy surrounding it than the Red stag.
My guide was interesting, entertaining, and a first rate stalker. This is a genuine bucket list trip, and we will definitely return for another.
Three stags between the two of us. First day was very physically challenging, though we got two stags in the same day. Second day of hunt was less rigorous, and was a great hunt having to wait 45 mins for the stag to stand up.
Required 8 species taken from their native habitat. Rifle & Bow requirements are the same.
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Overall, my trip was a great experience. Food and lodging was great. Communication wasn’t the easiest. Game was plentiful with good trophy quality.
Just wish the guides spoke more english. We were able to communicate pretty well with certain spanish words and hand signals.
My goal was to find a booking agent who could handle all these hunts for me. I have found that agent in Mat. I would gladly share a camp with him again.
You can find hunts for animals from addax to zebra, but the most popular Texas exotics are axis deer, blackbuck, fallow, sika and aoudad.
Cold and soaking wet, crawling through heather. The water was slouching in my boots and the magnificent Stag was down! What fun!
The estate was beautiful and held a significant amount of game. The stalkers were very knowledgeable, polite, and helpful.
….my stalker whispered “neck”, I fired and the stag immediately dropped. Successful stalk. A beautiful 12 point royal stag.
This hunt will be one that gets marked off my bucket list. Scotland is an amazingly beautiful country. Anything and everything was taken care of and attended to. Could not have asked for anything more.
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