LACS
Well-Known Member
An interesting article about deer stalking in the Times from Saturday:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8126-2317826.html
There are two aspects I'd like to highlight.
1. Firstly:
"And then one morning, at about 6.30, as we drive down a narrow lane, a herd of nine deer jump out right in front of us and crash through the trees on the other side of the road. Kieron accelerates and the herd separates: three young deer are left on one side of the lane in a big field; their fellows have disappeared. Quickly and smoothly, Kieron is out of the car with his rifle: a 0.308 (7.62mm) magazine-loaded gun with a long black silencer. He takes a few seconds to aim, and, crack: 180 yards away a young male deer a yearling prickett, in hunting lingo falls dead, shot through the brain."
Slightly more humane than being chased by hounds, I hope you'll all agree.
2. The author says:
"My inner caveman is thrilled by the prospect of the hunt and the atavistic masculine pleasure of a kill. In an increasingly feminised, touchy-feely society, it feels refreshingly macho."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8126-2317826.html
There are two aspects I'd like to highlight.
1. Firstly:
"And then one morning, at about 6.30, as we drive down a narrow lane, a herd of nine deer jump out right in front of us and crash through the trees on the other side of the road. Kieron accelerates and the herd separates: three young deer are left on one side of the lane in a big field; their fellows have disappeared. Quickly and smoothly, Kieron is out of the car with his rifle: a 0.308 (7.62mm) magazine-loaded gun with a long black silencer. He takes a few seconds to aim, and, crack: 180 yards away a young male deer a yearling prickett, in hunting lingo falls dead, shot through the brain."
Slightly more humane than being chased by hounds, I hope you'll all agree.
2. The author says:
"My inner caveman is thrilled by the prospect of the hunt and the atavistic masculine pleasure of a kill. In an increasingly feminised, touchy-feely society, it feels refreshingly macho."
