Clay Pigeon Shooting
Test your shooting skills with a couple of hours of clay pigeon shooting on the Glencarron Estate. This fun activity is available at a reasonable price of £50 for two hours, plus the cost of cartridges and clays (currently £25 for 50 cartridges and 50 clays). Included in this price are your very own instructor (the Estate Stalker), a selection of shotguns (12, 20 bore and .410), trap and ear protectors. The Stalker of course likes a gratuity if you have had an enjoyable time.
From August/September to January the estate may be able to offer snipe and woodcock shooting. Please enquire, if this is something which interests you.
Fishing
For those looking for a more relaxing pastime whilst staying on the Glencarron Estate, why not try your hand at a spot of fly fishing. Salmon and Sea Trout fishing are available from February 11th until October 15th and Brown Trout fishing from March 15th to October 6th. The Estate has its own loch with a boat, which guests are welcome to use for a small charge and with prior arrangement. There are also three miles of spate river with seven named pools on the River Carron where you can catch trout and salmon when they are running on high water. The fishing is normally slightly better in the summer and autumn. The Estate stalker will be more than happy to give you instructions on fly fishing, identify the best spots to fish and be a ghillie, if he is available. The cost for this service is £150 for a full day or £70 for a morning. There are two rods and tackle available to hire for £10 per day if you would like to save room in the car and not bring your own. The ghillie of course likes a gratuity if you have had an enjoyable time.
Approximately 90 minutes’ walk into the mountains from the Estate Lodges is a beautiful hill loch with brown trout and char.
Fishing is available free of charge to anyone staying on the Estate.
If you are interested in fishing on the Estate, please note we have a strict catch and release policy and fishing is by fly only (save for children under 12 years). It is also a requirement that any catches (species and approximate weight and, for salmon, gender) are reported to the stalker as we have obligations to report catches of salmon and sea trout to the Scottish Marine authorities.
Sea fishing on the nearby coast can also be arranged by you direct with a number of the local fishing boat proprietors.
Photo Stalking
and nature spotting walks
Available all year round, photo stalking and nature spotting walks are the ideal way to witness the wildlife that calls the Glencarron Estate home. You will hopefully see some of our resident eagles, red grouse, ptarmigan, snipe, woodcock, mountain hares, pine martens, otters, badgers, foxes and roe deer. As with all expeditions involving the wildlife we cannot guarantee you will see all these birds and animals. Some 50+ species of birds breed on the Estate and nearby hills.
For a small charge of £150 per day a stalker can accompany you out on the hills and take you as close as possible to some of stags and hinds, giving you the chance to test your photographic skills. It is also customary to give your stalker a gratuity if you feel that you have had a successful and enjoyable day.
To give you the best chance of seeing some of the wildlife, we do ask you to limit the size of your photo stalking party to about four people. We also advise you not to wear clothing which is too dark, light or bright; it is ideal to have clothes which blend in so - lots of greens and browns. Noisy clothes can also be a distraction to the wildlife, spooking them before you can see them up close.
Please note, activities available on the Glencarron Estate require advance booking to ensure that the stalker is available on your chosen days. If you are interested in participating in any of these activities, please contact Alasdair Douglas, the Estate Manager, on 07768 005703, or by email to alasdairdouglas@btinternet.com.
4x4 and Argo Safari
For £200 for the day a group of 4 people can be taken into the hills on a nature search using the Argocat all terrain vehicle.