He takes his “guests” to the starting point of a mountain climb that is, to say the least… tough-going. He will already have chosen a particular area of the vast estate where herds are to be found based on the latest information and observations. On the stroke of 9, he drops by the Lodge – the Estate’s accommodation for hunting parties – to get the hunt fun started. He also checks his team’s jobs for the day and checks whether the meat on any game carcasses from the previous day is softening as it should. He gets the weather forecast, looks up the day’s wind direction, etc. What seems straightforward and extremely well ordered on paper, is in reality more akin to a physical challenge requiring a certain stamina and lots of concentration.Īlistair starts work at 7.30 am.
When I ask him to describe a typical day’s work, my Scottish guide’s answer is straight to the point and matter-of-fact. Glenfinnan Estate stretches over 9,000 acres (14 square miles) in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, near the Isle of Skye.Īccording to Alistair, there are around 600 stags on the Estate, with an annual kill quota of 60 hinds and 25 males. I’m now also an Honorary Sheriff.” Glenfinnan Estate – breathtaking countryside I started work in 1976 as a forester, at Glenfinnan in the north of Scotland. I had a traditional schooling and qualified as a forester. “ Alistair H Gibson, 58, I live and work at the Glenfinnan Estate as a Stalker, Forester and Estate Manager. Anyhow… this is how he describes himself: He much prefers his Highlands and the Scottish mist, and I can easily see why. I wrote to him for help in writing this article, but you should know that Alistair isn’t a big fan of the Internet and computers. You can’t go stag hunting without a top guideīefore anything else, I have to introduce our guide, and the estate manager, Alistair Gibson.
Follow me deep into the Highlands and to the Glenfinnan Estate. Whenever this +1 bardiche lands a hit on a medium or smaller creature, the target must pass a Fortitude saving throw (DC 17) or suffer additional weapon damage.Now it’s my turn to tell you a “hunting tale”, or rather my experience as a guide-and-daughter-of-a-Belgian-hunter in a stag hunting party in the Scottish mountains.Weapon stats are determined by the Weapon Type, but most weapon possess unique bonuses that boost the character's combat capabilities while equipped. Whenever this +1 bardiche lands a hit on a medium or smaller creature, the target must pass a Fortitude saving throw (DC 17) or suffer additional weapon damage.īug Crusher is a Martial Weapon and a Bardiche in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
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