Having started life as a Gamekeeper I have always loved the countryside, and hunting has always been in my blood. However, it wasn\u2019t until I started\u00a0deer stalking\u00a0that I realised where my true passion lied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the very first time I stalked a deer I was hooked. Not just the hunting side of things, but the deer themselves, their habits, the way they moved. It fascinated me how they could just disappear without a trace in front of my very eyes! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHunting has always been in my blood.<\/p> Jim Riley <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
As a recreational Stalker, I was very lucky as I could hunt 3-4 times a week due to the fact most of my friends were\u00a0Gamekeepers\u00a0who had little time for deer stalking. I couldn\u2019t think of anything else I\u2019d rather be doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then came to a crossroads in my life and had an unexpected opportunity to take on an estate that I knew well and I decided to have a change of life and pursue a different path. As a result, almost 10 years ago,\u00a0DGVM\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>(Deer, game and vermin management)\u00a0was formed and the clients soon started to flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, after a chance call to ZEISS who were located near to me in Cambridge, I found myself as a\u00a0ZEISS Pro Stalker\u00a0\u2013 I had always loved their products anyway so it was hardly a difficult choice to make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once I started to stalk everything else took second place.<\/p>Jim Riley<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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