Chapter 3 - Solitary Season

Introduction to a complete guide to hunting and managing red deer. This book comes from my lifetime love of hunting and the bush, observing and researching nature, animal and human behaviour. Its design as a hunting guide is so that hunters or would-be-hunters, can use this book as a manual to become skilled hunters of red deer.

Secrets Of The Reds - Introduction

To become a skilled hunter, you must understand yourself as much as you know your quarry, so that your strengths can be maximised and your weaknesses improved. Having a basic knowledge of your quarry, the red deer, are the foundations upon which to build your hunting skills.

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Secrets of the Red, Chapter 1 - Becoming a Hunter

Red deer behave in predictable ways because they rely on instinct. Their behaviour is influenced by the sex of the animal, time of year, terrain, hunting pressures, food availability and weather conditions. Once you understand how these physical and environmental factors affect deer, you will know how to predict and pre-empt certain red deer behaviours. This ability to pre-empt or predict likely animal behaviour is what distinguishes a skilled hunter from a lucky one.

Paul Rattray

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