decided to try the new section 1 shotty out this morning, slung up a cammo screen and sat down for a few hours to see what was about, needless to say not a shot was taken (and i was hoping to bash out all 8 in under 2 secs)! however i did see two wonderful brown hares boxing away about 15 ft away from me and then promptly followed by a roe buck in vevet and winter coat, he appeared about 8 ft away from me, came through the fence, had a little browse, came and had a sniff of the cammo netting, sat down in the grass (no more than 20 ft away) and chewed the cud for about 20 mins. he then carried on about his browsing and wondered off without a care in the world. a truly great expierence.
so decided to try again in a different area this evening, same thing, up with the net, sat back and waited, and would you believe it, the same buck appeared again! not so close this time but still within 50ft of me. a truly great day. but still not a shot fired with my shotty! grr.
Skipp. a late rut is looking very likeley!