Red deer stag hunting on the Isle of Jura: October 2023 Availability
15th – 21st October – Prime time red deer stag hunting – £POA extremely rare availability
8 stag week
Accommodation for 8 guests in a private hunting lodge fully catered (breakfast, pack lunch and dinner)
Due to a cancellation, this prime time red deer stag hunting week has become available on the Isle of Jura. Hunting on this estate usually has a 2 year minimum wait-list, so this is a rare opportunity, not to be missed!
When hunting red deer stags you will be stalking over a prime Isle of Jura sporting estate. Jura is a hotspot for red deer – the word ‘Jura’ is a translation of the Norse word for ‘deer’. The Estate has over a thousand wild red deer and the island has over six thousand.
We have based this proposal on 2 hunters per day shooting a maximum of 8 stags over 5 – 6 days of hunting
Red deer stag hunting in general does require a reasonable degree of fitness and the hunting at this estate is classed as difficult.
You can normally expect to be out all day. Due to the difficulty of the hunting, hunters must be sufficiently fit to undertake the required physical exercise. Hunters must wear good quality walking boots and have warm waterproof clothing of a subdued colour.
Please note that it is customary to tip the stalker £65 + per stag shot.
Accommodation is in a traditional Scottish sporting lodge situated at the north end of the Isle of Jura. The house was originally built in the 1600’s and has been subsequently added to. It’s a traditional ten bedroomed hunting lodge, owned and lived in by four generations of the same family for the last hundred years.
The package is based on the provision of accommodation for 8 adults, fully catered with the services of a cook and housekeeper included.
Scotland’s Amazing Summer of Sport
Scotland’s amazing summer of sport
There has never been a better time to visit Scotland than this summer. The “main events” will be the Commonwealth Games (23 July to 3 August) and golf’s Ryder Cup at Gleneagles (23 to 28 September). However, there is a huge variety of other events which will also contribute to our summer of sport. Fort William will host the UCI World Mountain Bike World Cup (7 to 8 June), inviting 300 of the world’s best riders from 25 nations to compete for World Champion status. Later in June, the 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn will be celebrated at Pipefest in Stirling (27 June). Pipe Bands and Scottish Clan members from all over the world are expected to attend. As well as the Ryder Cup, golf enthusiasts will also be able to visit the mens’ Scottish Open on the Balgownie Links (10 to 13 July) and the lady’s event at Archerfield (29 to 31 August). Blair Castle International Horse Trials and Country Fair is Scotland’s leading equestrian event (21 to 24 August) attracting in excess of 40,000 visitors. For more information visit Event Scotland.
http://www.eventscotland.org/events?page=all
Top 10 Trout Rivers in Scotland
Every fisherman will have his preferences, nevertheless here is the River & Green’s fishing guides’ consensus of the very best trout fishing rivers in Scotland…
1. The Tweed
Famed for its salmon, The Tweed and its major tributary The Teviot also provide fantastic sport for wild brown trout. Tweed is particularly good for dry fly-fishing in the early part of the season, around mid-April and during the evening hours throughout the summer months.
2. The Don
Perhaps not as prolific as it was, the Don still offers wonderful fly-fishing for really big trout in wonderful surroundings. Still justifies its excellent reputation.
3. The Clyde
The Clyde is easily accessible, cheap and reliable. Especially good in March and April. The fish are not fooled easily, but the river holds a good population of big fish. Also offers great grayling fishing in the winter.
4. The Annan
Another river with a famous for producing big trout. Tremendous dry fly water during the summer. Also has a prodigious run of summer sea trout.
5. The Spey
Perhaps an unlikely choice, but the fast flowing waters of the Spey produce very hard fighting brown trout. As the river is almost entirely given over to salmon fishing, there is little pressure on the trout. It is however essential to know which parts of the river to fish.
6. The Tummel
Pitlochry Angling Association controls all of the best that the Tummel has to offer. Like its neighbour the Tay, it is relatively heavily fished, so the trout are wary and the gin-clear water only serves to make things more tricky.
7. The Tay
Like the Tummel, the Tay is visited by a lot of trout fishermen. Like the Spey, you really need to know which parts of the river are worth fishing.
8. The Earn
The Earn flows relatively slowly through rural Perthshire. Reminiscent of the Don, the banks can be heavily vegetated. The trout can be very large and free-rising, especially when there is a touch of colour in the water – which is not unusual.
9. The Gaur
A personal favourite, the humble River Gaur is probably not very familiar to many Scots! This little river running between Loch Laidon and Loch Eigheach in the middle of Rannoch Moor offers fantastic fishing for mostly small trout in breathtakingly wild and remote scenery. Due to the terrain and remoteness, we would advise against fishing it alone.
10. The Dochart
And finally, another river which is much overlooked by the visitor, but cherished by the locals. Mostly smaller fish, except in some of the deeper pools. Excellent upstream dry fly-fishing.
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