Soil is the foundation upon which the majority of our natural world stands. From the vast boreal forests of the Taiga to the rainforests of the Congo and to our hunting grounds big and small, soil is ever present beneath our feet.

Early last year I was on my way to to a hunting trip in Slovakia. I was flying in to Budapest airport and decided as this was my first visit I would spend a few days wandering the city, explore some of the historical sites and soak up the soviet era architecture. Although it was a while ago since I took this trip, I've since mentioned the museum to  a bunch of fellow hunters. All of which had never heard of the place. It seems to be a bit of a hidden gem and its not something that comes up that often on google or social media. 

The management of wild deer by has become a necessity due to primary influencing factors created by the expanse and development of modern humans. These primary factors are; Significant loss of habitat, rapid expansion in agriculture, extinction of natural predators and the introduction of non-native deer species.

The week before Roebuck season, I was contacted by my diehard Welsh buddy Lewis Thomas with an invitation to hunt in Argyll, Scotland. The trip was to be a fleeting 3 day all out no sleep mission through the depths of Sitka spruce, to peruse the elusive roe deer. The ‘mission’ was to be completely exact to Lewis’s word, although I didn’t know I would have to spend 3 days putting up with his ridiculous and droning banter. Back home Lewis decided to write 5 rather large Instagram posts about the trip. We decided that it would be good to stick this all into a single blog post with extra pictures and text.