Highland hind cull

Niall Rowantree is in the middle of the red hind cull (female red deer) at Ardnamurchan in the Highlands of Scotland. Robert Sajitz from German riflemaker Blaser goes to join him on a culling expedition to a small estate.
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Great video well produced, lucky with the weather, thanks FSB 👍

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Cracking video once again 👍🏻..and the scenery is incredible

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Beautiful music!!!

[@jackcomber8685]

Do a video on your filming gear

[@larshenrik91]

Great video! Music name?

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that's epic!

[@andy265]

what was the calibre of the R8?

[@fieldsportstv]

Hi - .300 win mag

[@TheSpitfire6]

In my opinion it was a waste shooting second deer because she looked very healthy and would help the population grow. You also had one year old female beside it in perfect shooting position. If it where me I would take the younger one. That is just my opinion.

[@fieldsportstv]

Hi - We didn't show it, but all 3 animals in that particular group were taken as part of the cull. We will explain the thinking behind the older female being taken first in the next piece. Thanks for watching. D

[@TheSpitfire6]

Fieldsports Channel oh ok. Well it doesn't matter then. It is common practise here where I hunt that we also take the whole family out. It is just that they looked in very good condition to me. We usualy try to take out weak hind and her youngs to help the population stay healthy, but then again our red deer might be smaller beacuse of the alpine terain. Cheers