Dunan's 10 000 acres set in the magnificent Perthshire Highlands offer the avid sportsman a wide range of treasured memories and trophies. The agonising slow tension of a long stalk across a rainswept hillside, a held breath, squeeze, don’t pull. The sudden heart stopping buzz of the reel as a large pike strikes and arrows across the river, shaking silver droplets from the line or the magical moment, frozen forever in memory, as an iridescent trout rises from the misty morning waters of the loch. At Dunan we understand those who forsake the sofa and television for the hills, moors and lochs of Scotland.
Dunan's sporting opportunities are available to both resident and non resident guests alike.
RED DEER STAGS
The season for stalking red deer stags, runs from July 1st to October 20th each year.
Dunan shoots about 50 stags a year, some as early as July, with most being shot from mid September to the end of the season during the rut. Dunan is a hind forest with many more stags on the ground during the rut. Most of the stags and almost all the early ones are shot on the higher ground of Corrie Eigheach. While Dunan does not have the steep hills of the west coast, one is likely to start walking at about 1,400ft and climb up to over 3,000ft.
At the start of the day the guest will be asked to shoot at the target to familiarise himself with the rifle and ensure, to the stalker's satisfaction, that the guest is a competent shot. Safety while out stalking is paramount. The stalker will accompany the guest throughout the day and is always in complete charge. A guest accompanied by the stalker and using an estate rifle will not need a license but must provide evidence of insurance. The Estate has two modern sporting rifles with sound moderators and bipods.
A days stalking will begin with a journey up the hill road in an estate vehicle followed by a trip part way up the hill in an Argocat which will also be used to collect the beasts after a successful stalk.
Days stalking are available to let at £300 per stag.
RED DEER HINDS
The season for this is from October 21st to February 15th. This is available to let at £150 per day and one might take one beast or more. The procedures would be the same as for stags.
PARTRIDGE SHOOTING
The season is September 1st to January 31st. At Dunan we start in September with driven days and offer guests days up to 200 birds per day. The day will be organised by the estate keeper who is responsible for the shoot. You will have four or five drives and possibly a sixth if shooting pheasants. The guns must be competent shots, bringing their own guns and cartridges. A current gun license and insurance must be shown.
PHEASANTS
The season is from October 1st until February 1st. At Dunan, however, the shooting starts mid October and will be run together with the partridge shooting.
Birds are sold at £30 (inclusive of VAT) in multiples of fifty.
The self catering cottage is situated hard by the Gaur and offers excellent angling opportunities on two rivers and four lochs. Bank and boat fishing are both available. Stocked brown and rainbow trout run three to twelve pounds, the wild trout a little smaller. Large pike are also taken on the Gaur close to the Lodge. Anglers are advised to bring their own tackle . The River Gaur leaves Laidon and heads east through Loch Eigheach to Loch Rannoch, and contains charr, ferrox trout, brown trout and fierce pike. The River Tummel leaves Loch Rannoch at Kinloch Rannoch and continues its eastward journey through Dunalastair Reservoir. This shallow, fertile loch was created by a hydro dam and contains very large brown trout and some enormous pike. Trout and pike are taken on the Gaur on spinners or fly
Trout in the stocked lochs are fly fishing only. Two boats are available in the stocked lochs. There are no catch limits but only one fish per day may kept for consumption.
Resident sportsmen
£200 per week, per party, for all fishing.
Non Resident
£30 per person on stocked loch
£10 per day per rod for fishing on river
The Estate will let bespoke packages in any combination of shooting, stalking and fishing by the week or by the day. |
