Tony Malkin was one of the earliest residential rural week beneficiaries when they were held at Plumpton College in Sussex.

He retired from the Army in 2007 after 35 years service but continued as a volunteer in Defence Deer Management training novice deer stalkers in the art of wild deer management.

Tony now works as a semi-professional deer manager managing several farms and estates as well as managing deer numbers on military training areas.

He says, “The Rural Week helped me understand what is important to me – outdoor work in Nature – and how I can give back some of my knowledge to other deer managers.

To that end, I have written a book on deer management. “The Efficient and Effective Deer Stalker. Shortening the Learning Curve with Lessons Learned”.

HighGround is delighted to have received a donation as a result of sales of the book.

Tony also provides advice and guidance to beneficiaries interested in deer management.