A hunter’s paradise
GALLOWAY IS A deerstalker’s paradise. Famous herds of red deer patrol across the high ground, while goats trek busily through the scree and heather below. Pockets of fallow deer add a spice of variety here and there, and roe run rampant through the whole county from Dumfries to Stranraer.
South-west Scotland is a broad and diverse piece of countryside and roe can be found everywhere from the richest riverside meadow to the steepest moorland plantations at every altitude. It’s no surprise that people come from across the country to stalk in Galloway and we deserve to be proud of our deer.
While our red deer stags often top the list as the biggest and best hill beasts in Britain, you don’t often see Galloway roebucks enjoying similar celebrity. As a general rule, our bucks are moderately sized. It’s
