Backcountry Hunting Podcast
Backcountry Hunting Podcast
Joseph von Benedikt
Origins of Spot & Stalk Hunting
1 hour 28 minutes Posted Aug 22, 2025 at 5:59 am.
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Spot-and-stalk hunting—the lifeblood of open-country hunters around the world—may have it's roots in a very special place in the Scottish Highlands. This episode, we visit with Sam Thompson, Head Game Keeper of Kildermorie Estate, during a red stag hunt. Sam shares the story of Great Britain's movement from coursing big game with hounds to spotting and stalking, DIY, putting in the hard yards to earn one's success. We also dig deep into the cartridges and bullets best-suited for hunting red stag. ENJOY! 

 

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