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STALKING DEER IN GREAT BRITAIN IAN ALCOCK SWAN HILL PRESS 1993 23 x 15 cm. 197 pp. HB/DJ Ian Alcock has had a lifetime's experience of the study and sporting pursuit of deer, first in southern England in combination with a busy life in the City of London, and later as owner successively of a deer forest in the northwest Highlands of Scotland and a farm on Royal Deeside. In Stalking Deer in Great Britain, he brings a refreshingly candid approach to the consideration of the native deer of Britain, especially roe deer and red deer, both as fascinating creatures in their own right and also as worthy tests of the stalker's sporting skills. Allied to Ian Alcock's intimate understanding of deer and their ways is his delightful readiness to retain a sense of surprise and wonder at the endless complexities of the lives of these secretive creatures. Stalking Deer in Great Britain combines a lively and sometimes controversial text with the author's wife's charming and acutely observant sketches of deer and their ways, throughout the year and through the life cycle of each species. CONTENTS Foreword The First Roe Roe in the Woods Deer Control Society and Roe Sign Diana Buck Fever and Misses Targets and Practice Roe Deer Management Equipment, Calls and High Seats Calling Roe Dogs Abnormalities and Noises The Woods and the Hill Aberdeenshire, Fallow Bucks and Rifles Sutherland and Red Stags Red Deer Stalking The Green Valley Hill Equipment, Dragging and Skylines Red Deer Management The River Deer and Vegetation, Warbles and Midges Skulls, Skins and Cooking The Last Will and Testament of Ian Alcock Shooting Seasons Legal Rifles Measurement of Deer Antlers based on CIC Scales Index