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IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE – County Deer Stalking Limited
Attention: this legal notice applies to the entire contents of this website under the domain name www.countrydeerstalking.co.uk (the "website") and to any correspondence between us and you. Please read these terms and our privacy policy carefully before using this website. Using this website indicates that you accept these terms and our privacy policy. If you do not accept these terms and our privacy policy, do not use this website. This notice is issued by County Deer Stalking Limited ("the Company").
1. APPLICATIONS OF THIS NOTICE
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1.2 "The Company may revise this Legal Notice at any time without any notice to you. You should check this website from time to time to review the then current Legal Notice, because it is binding on you.
2. PROVISION OF ADVICE
The Company is not an agent for and does not vouch for those persons, businesses and other organisations whose goods or services may be displayed or referred to in this website, nor for the availability, suitability or prices of such goods and services nor for the legal entitlement, competences, professional qualifications, trade certifications, or memberships of trade associations of such persons, businesses or other organisations. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by reason of any person using the website.
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3.2 The material on this website is provided "as is" and the Company make absolutely no guarantees or warranties, either expressly or implied, as to the accuracy, adequacy, reliability, fitness or quality of any of the businesses, content or data on the website. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company provides you with this website on the basis that the Company excludes all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms (including, without limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the use of reasonable care and skill) which but for this Legal Notice might have effect in relation to this website.
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4. LIABILITY
4.1 The Company, any other party (whether or not involved in creating, producing, maintaining or delivering this website), and any of the Company's group companies and the officers, directors or employees, exclude all liability and responsibility for any amount or kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party (including without limitation, any direct, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damages, or any loss of income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption, and whether in tort (including without limitation negligence), contract or otherwise) in connection with this website in any way or in connection with the use, inability to use or the results of use of this website, any websites linked to this website or the material on such websites, including but not limited to:-
(a) Loss or damage due to any breach of contract between any user of this website and any business advertised on this website or arising by reason of a breach of any tortious duty owing by any business advertised on this Website;
(b) Loss or damage due to any reliance by any user of this website or on any material or businesses on the website;
(c) Loss or damage due to viruses that may infect your computer equipment, software, data or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing this website or your downloading of any material from this website or any websites linked to this website.
4.2 Nothing in this Legal Notice shall exclude or limit the Company's liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by the Company's negligence (as such term is defined by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977); (ii) the Company's fraud; or (iii) any liability of the Company which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
4.3 If your use of material on this website results in the need for servicing, repair or correction of equipment, software or data, you assume all costs thereof.
5. LICENCE
5.1 You are permitted to print and download extracts from this website on the following basis:
(a) no documents or related text or graphics on this website are modified in any way;
(b) no graphics on this website are used separately from accompanying text; and
(c) the Company's copyright and trade mark notices and this permission notice appear in all copies.
5.2 For the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, you are expressly prohibited from:
(a) modifying the data or other material from this website (the "Data");
(b) selling or trading in the Data;
(c) using or redistributing the Data for the purposes of compiling databases, lists or directories;
(d) permitting or allowing the Data to infringe or otherwise prejudice our proprietary rights; and
(e) using the Data: for any unlawful purpose or purpose that is likely to embarrass or bring the Company into disrepute; to send any message or communication which is offensive, abusive, indecent, obscene or menacing; in any way that would be reasonably expected to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety; and as source targeting material or contact data for any kind of telemarketing, direct marketing, viral or other electronic marketing activity on your own behalf or on behalf or for the benefit of another party.
6.COPYRIGHT AND DATABASE RIGHT
6.1 Unless otherwise stated, the copyright, database right and other intellectual property rights in all material on this website (including without limitation the design, text, photographs and graphical images) are owned by the Company or its licensors. For the purposes of this Legal Notice, any use of extracts from this website other than in accordance with paragraph 5.1 above for any purpose is prohibited. If you breach any of the terms in this Legal Notice, your permission to use this website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any downloaded or printed extracts from this website.
6.2 Subject to paragraph 5.1, no part of this website may be reproduced or stored in any other website or included in any public or private electronic retrieval system or service without the Company's prior written permission.
6.3 Any rights not expressly granted in this Legal Notice are reserved.
7. SERVICE ACCESS
7.1 While the Company endeavours to ensure that this website is normally available 24 hours a day, the Company will not be liable if for any reason this website is unavailable at any time or for any period.
7.2 Access to this website may be suspended temporarily and without notice.
8. VISITOR MATERIAL AND CONDUCT
8.1 Any material you transmit or post to this website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. The Company will have no obligations with respect to such material. The Company and its designees will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use such material and all data, images, sounds, text and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes.
8.2 You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this website any material:
(a) that is threatening, defamatory, obscene, indecent, seditious, offensive, pornographic, abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, discriminatory, menacing, scandalous, inflammatory, blasphemous, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy or which may cause annoyance or inconvenience;
(b) for which you have not obtained all necessary licences and/or approvals;
(c) which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party, in the UK or any other country in the world; or
(d) which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data).
8.3 You may not misuse the website (including, without limitation, by hacking).
8.4 The Company will fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing the Company to disclose the identity or locate anyone posting any material in breach of paragraphs 8.2 or 8.3.
8.5 You shall fully indemnify the Company for any loss or damage suffered by the Company or any of its group companies for breach of this paragraph 8. The Company reserves the right (but have no obligation) to edit or delete any postings on the website, including without limitation any postings which contravene the rules contained in paragraph 8.2.
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9. LINKS TO AND FROM OTHER WEBSITES
9.1 Links to third party websites on this website are provided solely for your convenience. If you use these links, you leave this website. The Company has not reviewed all of these third party websites and does not control and is not responsible for these websites or their content or availability. The Company therefore does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any material found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to this website, you do so entirely at your own risk.
9.2 If you would like to link to this website, you may only do so on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, the home page of this website, and subject to the following conditions:
(a) you do not remove, distort or otherwise alter the size or appearance of the County Deer Stalking logo;
(b) you do not create a frame or any other browser or border environment around this website;
(c) you do not in any way imply that the Company is endorsing any products or services other than its own;
(d) you do not misrepresent your relationship with the Company nor present any other false information about the Company;
(d) you do not otherwise use any County Deer Stalking trade marks displayed on this website without express written permission from the Company;
(f) you do not link from a website that is not owned by you; and
(g) your website does not contain content that is distasteful, offensive or controversial, infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or otherwise does not comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
9.3 The Company expressly reserves the right to revoke the right granted in paragraph 9.2 for breach of these terms and to take any action it deems appropriate.
9.4 You shall fully indemnify the Company for any loss or damage suffered by the Company or any of its group companies for breach of paragraph 9.2.
10. MISCELLANEOUS
This Legal Notice constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any provision contained in this Legal Notice is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from these conditions and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
11. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Legal Notice shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. Disputes arising in connection with this Legal Notice shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
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Privacy Policy Data Protection GDPR
Capreolus Club is taking privacy and data protection very seriously and follows strict rules called ‘data protection principles’ as indicated in The Data Protection Act 2018 to make sure that information we collect is:
- used fairly, lawfully and transparently
- used for specified, explicit purposes
- used in a way that is adequate, relevant and limited to only what is necessary
- accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date
- kept for no longer than is necessary
- handled in a way that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unlawful or unauthorised processing, access, loss, destruction or damage
What data do we collect?
In order to process your requests and orders and provide you with our services and products it is necessary to collect personal data.
Information you provide us with:
- Full name
- Address
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Debit/Credit card information
- Age (used for identification process only)
- Firearm Certificate details
- Stalking experience (for training courses)
You will also be asked to provide additional (non-mandatory) information, that helps us understand our clients and customers.
- Gender
- Interests
- Occupation
- Feedback
- Survey responses
- Social media account details
Information we collect automatically
- User behaviour on the website (general, without collecting and other data)
How do we collect this data?
You directly provide our company with most of the data via:
- The enquiry forms on our websites, requesting more information about or services
- Membership forms on our website
- Purchases of our services or products online
- Letters
- Emails
- Phone calls
- Events
- Voluntary completed customer feedback forms and surveys
- Signing up for a newsletter and our company updates
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies
Personal data will be used for the purposes outlined at the time of collection or registration in accordance with preferences you express and with your consent.
How will we use your data?
Our company collects personal data so that we can:
- Process your orders for our products and services
- Produce internal statistical analysis and understand your preferences for services and products
- Produce internal statistical analysis so that we understand your online behaviour on our website, in order to customize and improve your user experience
- Contact you about special offers on products and services that we think you might be interested in
- Contact you about the upcoming events
When our company processes your order it may send your data to and also use the resulting information from, credit reference agencies to prevent fraudulent purchases.
How do we store and protect your data?
Our company securely stores your data in accordance with the security provisions of the UK Data Protection legislation. Even though it is an unlikely situation, we will seek the consent of an individual in case we decide that we need to hold data for any other reason other than it’s original purpose.
We use number of IT service providers inside and outside the European union
We will only retain your data for as long as we need it to fulfil our purposes, including any relating to legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
We may store your data manually or electronically. Any data stored electronically will be stored in secure servers, and any data stored manually will be stored in our premises within the UK.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our websites and any transmission is at your own risk.
Marketing
Our company would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might be interested in.
You can subscribe to receive marketing emails.
If you have agreed to receive marketing emails, you may always opt out at a later date.
You have the right at anytime to stop our company from contacting you for marketing purposes.
If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please click here. (live link on the web)
On the legitimate interest basis you will also receive a very occasional marketing brochure or flyer via post as part of your membership pack, certificate or any other item sent from us to you via post.
What are your data protection rights?
GDPR offers you a greater rights over, and control of your personal data.
Our Company would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request Our Company for copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Our Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Our Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Our Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Our Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Our Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Our Company transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org
How do we use cookies?
Our Company uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including: keeping you signed in and understanding how you use our website
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses ‘session’ and ‘first party’ cookies in order to anonymously track user journey and personalise user experience on our website.
County Deer Stalking website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The Our Company website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Our Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on January 2020.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Our Company’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Deer Stalking Seasons in England & Wales
Deer are protected by legislation which makes it an offence to kill or take deer during their close season.
Deer Stalking OPEN Seasons England & Wales:
| RED DEER | |
| Stags | 1st Aug - 30th April |
| Hinds | 1st Nov - 31st March |
| FALLOW DEER* | |
| Bucks | 1st Aug - 30th April |
| Does | 1st Nov - 31st March |
| SIKA DEER* | |
| Stags | 1st Aug - 30th April |
| Hinds | 1st Nov - 31st March |
| ROE DEER* | |
| Bucks | 1st Apr - 31st October |
| Does | 1st Nov - 31st March |
| CHINESE WATER DEER | |
| Bucks | 1st Nov - 31st March |
| Does | 1st Nov - 31st March |
| MUNTJAC DEER* | |
| Bucks | No Close Season |
| Does | No Close Season |
* These deer frequent County Deer Stalking grounds. (Roe, Fallow, Sika & Muntjac)
Please note that Deer Stalking Seasons for Scotland and Ireland differ from those of England & Wales.
For Deer Stalking Seasons in Scotland please follow this link to our 'Deer Stalking Scotland page: outings-scotland
For more information about stalking each of the deer species follow this link: deerspecies
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Stalking Equipment
Over the years, County deer stalking has tested products and developed relationships with leading industry suppliers. We have negotiated special rates for our clients and are able to supply the following CDS endorsed products at competitive rates:
Swarovski optics –In our opinion, Swarovski products represent the best that the industry has to offer. We supply the full range of Swarovski rifle scopes including the Z3, Z5, Z6(i), Z8(i), the new dS and the X5 long range as well as binoculars, spotting scopes and accessories. CDS is a premier dealer of Swarovski Optiks - please call James Mott on 0203 981 0159 for a competive price. We deliver all over the UK.
Viper-flex Shooting Sticks - Rock steady shooting rest, CDS professional stalkers use these shooting sticks on a daily basis. Users of simple split stick and tripod systems will find that the Quadpod will dramatically improve accuracy and enable you to shoot accurately at longer range. They are quick to deploy and are in fact so stable, that you can pretty much zero a rifle with them!! Viper-flex Elite £179 and Viper-flex Journey (travel model) £265
Rifles – We supply Sako, Tikka, Mauser, Sauer, Merkel and Blaser rifles £POA
For stalking equipment or help and advice on anything from choosing rifle calibres to the best optics, or to ask for a price list, simply contact James Mott weekdays between 9-5pm on 020 3981 0159 or email:
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Deer Stalking UK
County Deer Stalking is a LANTRA and UK Rural Skills 'Approved Training Provider'. We offer guided deer stalking outings, deer stalker training and courses throughout the UK for both beginners and experienced deer stalkers.
As well as providing infield training and hunting experiences, we also support the Proficient Deer Stalking Certificate Level 1 (PDS1) a nationally recognised, LANTRA and UK Rural Skills Accredited deer stalking course, that offers a unique level of practical and theory-based training.
The PDS1 deer management qualification is available throughout the UK and is perfect for those interested in becoming a 'trained hunter'. The course is recognised by the Forestry Commission and NatureScot and is viewed by the police as a significant first step in obtaining a UK firearms certificate, or variation to an existing certificate to shoot deer.
How to Start Deer Stalking.
If you’d like to get into deer stalking a great place to start is by taking the Proficient Deer Stalking Certificate Level 1 (PDS1) via the ‘Shooting & Hunting Academy. Follow this link to find out more and get started: Proficient Deer Stalking Course - PDS1
If you'd like to learn more about Deer Stalking Qualifications follow this link: deer-stalking-qualifications
As well as offering training, we have numerous opportunities to stalk deer throughout the South of England, with over twenty fabulous estates located in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Sussex, Surrey, Wiltshire, Kent, Suffolk, Berkshire and Gloucestershire. Our estates feature all year round deer stalking for all six of the UK's wild species of deer, Roe, Fallow, Sika, Red, Muntjac and CWD.
Stalking deer is a great way to harvest a wild, sustainable, free-range, non-intensively farmed food source. All shot deer are inspected and prepared for human consumption in line with FSA guidelines and where possible, we encourage guests to take away their own shot venison.
We also offer bespoke packages for UK and overseas-visitors which can be put together at short notice. We are able to assist with hotels, airport transfers and UK hunting permits.
Booking
To book deer stalking in the UK simply email:
Gift Vouchers
Gift vouchers are available throughout the year and are the perfect present for anyone with a love for the great outdoors. Simply call: 020 3981 0159 or email:
Introduction to UK Deer Stalking Package £295*
This introductory package is ideal for anyone wishing to learn more about the basic principles of UK deer stalking and experience their first live stalk.
Package includes:
- Interactive teaching and tuition on safe rifle handling, shot placement and marksmanship, along with shooting practice using a deer legal, full bore rifle, on life-size deer targets.
- An accompanied stalk outing
- Refreshments, rifle & equipment hire and ammunition.
For those wishing to obtain a deer stalking certificate, we also offer the 'Proficient Deer Stalker Course Level 1' (PDS1) a LANTRA & UKRS Accredited course that is nationally recognised and perfect for beginners and those new to deer stalking. For more information, follow this link: proficient-stalker
Introduction to UK Deer Stalking 2 stalk overnight £495*
This package offers the beginner the chance to receive some structured training and deer stalking experience in an extended overnight visit.
Package includes:
- 2 hours of interactive instruction and tuition by a LANTRA approved training provider on safe rifle handling, shot placement and marksmanship, along with shooting practice using a deer legal, full bore rifle on life-size deer targets
- 3 hour evening and 3 hour morning accompanied stalk
- Refreshments, rifle & equipment hire and ammunition.
Please Note: For those travelling and requiring overnight accommodation, we have a list of tried and tested hotels and B&B’s - please ask for details.
Experienced Hunter 2 stalk overnight £395*
Join CDS for an extended stalking session covering an evening and morning stalk.
Package includes
- Zero session on life-size deer targets
- 3 hour evening and 3 hour morning accompanied stalk
- Refreshments, rifle & equipment hire and ammunition
Please Note: For those travelling and requiring overnight accommodation, we have a list of tried and tested hotels and B&B’s - please ask for details.
Booking
To book your UK deer stalking experience, please email:
If you’d like to get into deer stalking the best way to make a start is by enrolling on the Proficient Deer Stalking Certificate Level 1 (PDS1) via the ‘Shooting & Hunting Academy. Follow this link to find out more and get started: Proficient Deer Stalking Course - PDS1
