Heaviest red stag shot in the UK
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Dunwaters
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Not a stag, but I whacked and sorted a Charolais bullock and a few smaller cattle too. JCB or a low loader definitely indicated and a suspended gralloch when it gets there.
If you’ve a bit of help and the right kit any job goes handy enough.
This one was sorted on the floor
If you’ve a bit of help and the right kit any job goes handy enough.
This one was sorted on the floor
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WH308
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@DangerRanger thread for you here and “The Monarch Of The Fen”
Midgemagnet
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my heaviest weighed one was 106.7kg cleaned in the larder three years ago
son had one last week at 104.3 kg in the larder
son had one last week at 104.3 kg in the larder
28 stone by the late DMT Chris. Far end of Home beat I believe. After Rex's time when you could book a stalk, I think the head is in the cottage.
baguio
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Quality read. Thank you.10th November 2010.
Red rut 2010 part 2 - Topic
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Ticket off Gamedealer is only accurate at the time he weighed it can loose a fair bit hanging in larder especially in the first 24 hours as much as a lb per Stone.
So as stag weighing into the larder at 20st. could be nearer 18 by the time it's picked up by the Gamedealer.
Just over 23 stone but that was when hung in larder it had been left on the hill overnight, fully cleaned legs removed and
head and cape.
So don't know exactly but a big beast certainly in excess of 25 stone.
Most years we would have at least one beast that would top 20 stone but this
was the biggest beast I have handled.
Didn't look particularly big until after he was shot then I found I couldn't turn him over couldn't get the Argo near him and
client wasn't fit enough to help me drag so was forced to leave it on the hill overnight and get help the next day.
Client wanted a full mount and he was only with me the one day so had to cape it on the hill and cary the head and cape home.
All carcasses will loose weight mostly in the First 24 hours or so of being shot we used to dstimate 1 l b loss
for every stone of weight this beast would have lost a bit more than normal due to more flesh being exposed
This was over thirty years ago but Nutty Spaniel who used to be a member on here but no longer he gave up stalking
tells me he still has nightmares of that drag lol.( He was one of the young lads who came to give my a hand the next day)
head and cape.
So don't know exactly but a big beast certainly in excess of 25 stone.
Most years we would have at least one beast that would top 20 stone but this
was the biggest beast I have handled.
Didn't look particularly big until after he was shot then I found I couldn't turn him over couldn't get the Argo near him and
client wasn't fit enough to help me drag so was forced to leave it on the hill overnight and get help the next day.
Client wanted a full mount and he was only with me the one day so had to cape it on the hill and cary the head and cape home.
All carcasses will loose weight mostly in the First 24 hours or so of being shot we used to dstimate 1 l b loss
for every stone of weight this beast would have lost a bit more than normal due to more flesh being exposed
This was over thirty years ago but Nutty Spaniel who used to be a member on here but no longer he gave up stalking
tells me he still has nightmares of that drag lol.( He was one of the young lads who came to give my a hand the next day)
MackayRSA
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I think my heaviest (and only) red was 125kg dressed if I remember right, last year with @DevonRedDeer
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