Top ten tips for responsible hillwalkers during the stalking season:

1. take reasonable steps to find out where stalking is taking place and change your route if asked to do so
2. follow advice given in Hillphone messages, Deer Management Group leaflets, notices at parking places or by estate staff that you meet
3. consult estates about plans particularly if in a large organised group
4. use established hill paths
5. follow prominent mountain ridges
6. follow main watercourses when descending open hillsides
7. avoid cutting down through corries
8. keep dogs on a lead if stalking is in operation
9. keep voices to reasonable levels as sound carries in the hills
10. avoid wild camping in corries if stalking planned for following day