CHRIS DALTON
I come from a farming background in Rural South Yorkshire and have been around country sports all my life. I was fortunate to continue with this through a full military career as a commissioned officer in the RAF.
Stalking came later to me – around 30 years and very quickly became my passion and eventually my business. I am all about self-sufficiency and with my wife Anne we launched South Ayrshire Stalking in 2006.
We provide a full range of stalking catering for the complete novice though to training and witnessing for DSC 2. I am an assessor with the British Deer Society and one of the senior measures with the BDS/BASC/Sporting rifle trophy team. We offer lovely B&B accommodation with the emphasis on home cooked food, we eat what we shoot and grow, I also keep Bees.
I write a regular column for Sporting Rifle and can regularly be seen on The Shooting Show. I am particularly keen to promote sustainable deer management and I’m a great advocate of training and education, I do not feel we should shy away from explaining and promoting what we do as stalkers or shooters, we are actually the guardians of the countryside – and its many traditions.
Q&A
How long have you been shooting?
50 Years
Where do you shoot / hunt? All over UK mostly Scotland
Do you Shoot Professionally? Yes – Outfitter & owner of South Ayrshire Stalking
Favourite Five
Colour: Blue
Film: Gladiator (2000)
Food: All – particulary like a good curry
Place: Yorkshire and Scotland
Song: Barcelona – Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé
Chris's Kit
Haenel Jager 10 Varmint Sporter .243 / LEUPOLD VX-6HD 4-24X52 Rifle Scope / B&T Suppressor

Chris uses this set up for his stalking and Deer management duties, the reliability of the Jaeger 10, clarity of the Leupold VX-6HD scope and the B&T Suppressor make an unrivalled hunting combination.
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