Dates: November 1st 2013 – March 31st 2015

Outfitter: Farrington Deer Services

Location: Milton Keynes, north of London, England

Arrival /Departure Point: London Airports (LTN, LHR, STN, LGW)

Hunt Duration: Five days (four days hunting)

Price(USD): 5 days - $2500 per person. Extra days $500

FDS Contact Details

Address: Farrington Deer Services,
Ballard Down, All Saints, Smallridge, Axminster, Devon,England, EX13 7LY

Email: info@farringtonds.com or ifarrington@hotmail.com

Telephone: 00 44 7798 771 062



Folks,

We are please to offer you the opportunity to hunt for a unique and exciting trophy – the Chinese Water Deer.



Almost extinct in it's homeland and rare world-wide, these amazing tusked deer are only available for legal, free-range hunting in in a small area to the north of London, England. Here, their numbers are increasing to the point where regular shooting is carried out for control purposes.



Hunting is conducted on grounds which are easy going and do not present a physical challenge to those in less than the peak of condition. We make use of elevated stands as well as foot stalking where the terrain permits. We also benefit from hunting in a small, intensively settled island which means that comfortable Hotel facilities are always within a short drive. With London only 45 minutes away by train, you always have the option to extend your stay and spend some days taking in the many attractions in our capital city.



Once you have secured your deer, we have additional grounds nearby that offer you the opportunity to make the most of your hunt, with chance for both the diminutive Muntjac (Barking Deer) or the impressive Fallow deer with their palmated antlers.



All hunting is free-range on wild beasts that originally escaped from the famed deer herds on the nearby Woburn estate & only last season, I guided a lucky hunter who took the second largest CWD ever scored in the UK - so the potential for an awesome trophy is very real.



You will be guided and hosted by Ian Farrington & references can be provided, or, inquiring on this site's European Big Game forum will put you in touch with many of our members who I have hunted with over the last twelve years.

We are looking forward to hunting with you and making this a very special trip. After all, with six wild deer species & numerous exotic trophies in the famed English country Estates - we want you to come again!

Free-range Trophy Fees:

Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes Inermis)
Medal Grade Bucks $1120
Representative Bucks $720
Does & Juvenile Bucks $320

Reeves Muntjac (Muntiacus Reevesi)
Medal Grade Bucks $720
Representative Bucks $480
Does & Juvenile Bucks $240

Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Medal Grade Bucks $1020
Representative Bucks $720
Cull bucks & Does $320

Visitors Rifle Permits: $50 per person

Mandatory Insurance: $50 per person
Daily Rifle Hire: $30

Your hunt includes:

Hotel food & accommodation
Pick up and drop off from London airports
All hunting transport
Field preparation & care of your trophies

Hunt does not include:

Flights
Personal expenses
Alcoholic beverages
Taxidermy
Lost and wounded animals (charged at full rates)
Gratuities

Regards,

Ian

www.farringtonds.com

Now this looks like fun. Is bowhunting a possibility?

Do you have Roebuck available?

Jeff

Very Cool, I've thought about this hunt many times. How many hunters do you usually host? How big the is free-range area? Success Rates?

Tom, I believe the use of a bow for hunting is not legal in the U.K.

Folks,

Thanks for your interest - and the PMs which will all get full replies as soon as I have sufficient free time.

Tom, whilst bow hunting is a possibility - it is unfortunately completely illegal in the UK. So much for Robin Hood & men in tights!

Jeff, we have plentiful and superior Roe bucks - their season runs April to November and are really the subject of a summer time visit. Nothing better than a summer morning stalking Roe in the English countryside! Thread here:

http://forums.accuratereloadin...5421043/m/5651077581

Jared, I can host between two and six hunters on these beasts. Generally I prefer two - four hunters for ease of transport and administration.

All the three areas are free range, with total grounds available for CWD being around 2700 acres - this translates into an 85-90 percent success rates due to the locally dense population.

Rgds

Ian