In the British isles "hunting" involves horses, red coats and lots of hounds, and you hunt Stags and Foxes. The previous government did try to ban it, but not successfully as there plenty of ways you can still "hunt" but not be in breach of the Ban. Not all hunts use horses, a number in hilly areas such as the Lake District are on foot, where you run after the hounds.

In the British Isles you dont't have a Phaesant Hunt, or a Grouse Hunt or even a Duck Hunt.

"Deer Stalking" is what we all do with a rifles and involves crawling over Scottish Hills (not a mountain) after a "Stalker" (not a "guide"). "Woodland Stalking" is a relatively new sport that encompasses shooting deer in lowland woods and farmlands.

Shooting involves shooting birds, notably Phaesants, partridges, pigeons and those lucky/wealthy enough, grouse. Shooting ducks and geese, generally comes under the term "wild fowling". You use a shotgun to shoot with. This has two barrels side-by-side, two triggers and a straight stock and a splinter fore end and is a 12bore, unless you a elderly, injured, a child or lady in which case a small bore might be used. Nowadays an over and under is reasonably accepted. But don't turn up to a "Shoot" with a semi auto or pump action.

Driven shooting involves a line of beaters pushing the birds towards the "guns", whilst if the guns are walking this is termed rough shooting or walked up, if shooting grouse over pointers.

You don't "shoot" deer.

There is also "big game hunting" and involves big animals that can bite or stomp you in Africa.

I am sure there are plenty of similar differences in terms used elsewhere - certainly in French and German, but could somebody else provide an insight please.

In sweden we call it hunting- jakt what involves stalking, driven game by dog,rough shooting, shooting(birds),trapping, protective hunt over crops. Jakt - hunting means what you are trying to kill something i doesnt matter if you get something(as opposite as in Czech language then hunting means killing). We have low density of animals but the hunting opportunity is cheap and easy get. Even grouse(rough shooting for pointing dogs) in the mountains (simlar more landscape as scotland)is cheap.

Well I agree With You Nordic2 in all but not in that we have a low density af animals i Sweden...
That is true regarding the northern parts but not the southern parts of our country, I think.

I haven't lived in the UK for donkey's years but you used to also hunt mink with hounds.

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Originally posted by Heym SR20:

You don't "shoot" deer.

Most folks shoot their deer in other parts of the world. It is generally a prerequisite to eating them.

Yes Börje its more animals in the south but its still less than in central europe.

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Originally posted by Matt Graham:

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Originally posted by Heym SR20:

You don't "shoot" deer.

Most folks shoot their deer in other parts of the world. It is generally a prerequisite to eating them.

I never managed to make them stay on the grill if I didn't shoot them first.

K

Yes Nordic2, I guess you are right about the density of swedish game but when you see 96 fallow deers at the same feeding place as I did last week in Sörmland, it is easy to forget that fact..

"You don't shoot dear"

As in you go Phaesant "Shooting", but you go Deer "Stalking", not Deer "Shooting"!

I go deerstalking, I see them, then I shoot them.

Or as Kiri would say (in a South African accent) "I shoot them all"