First solo stalk

Got my first true solo buck yesterday evening. New syndicate ground in the borders, mostly thick wood with a few more open areas. Stalked slowly done one of the branches of a stream and spotted a nice wee six pointer in the thick grass in a more open spot. Lost him a few times in the long grasses and the thermal spotter proved invaluable in relocating him and alerting me to a doe behind him and to the right to keep an eye on. Took a long time for him to give me an engine room shot, but a wee squeak from the buttalo seemed to pull him out of the grass a bit for a shot from the .270 off sticks which dropped him after about 10 yards running. Gralloched where he lay and used a roe sack to recover the 600m or so to the track where I could hang the beast off a high seat to prep for the larder. Definitely some work to do to get slicker and cleaner with this part, really notice not having access to running water to clean off knives and saws. But made a half decent job and dropped off to the game dealer to be butchered. Didn’t fancy trying to skin and butcher in my flat! Really pleased to have got that stalk under my belt, big confidence booster as I start to think about DSC2. Don’t seem to be allowed to add photos yet as a newbie but I’ll come back and add once I can.

 

[Miki]

Well done

 

[Hook'N'Bullet]

Well done! and a great write up. Having water is always nice. One of my permissions has a running river on it which I sometimes use to was off my hands and knife. Makes the trip home a bit nicer!

 

[Graycj]

I do have a 20l jerry can in the back of the landy I need to make better use of. Might look at getting a wee battery powered pump and a length of hose just to allow me to rinse everything out a wee bit

 

[Tommy2bucks]

Got my first true solo buck yesterday evening. New syndicate ground in the borders, mostly thick wood with a few more open areas. Stalked slowly done one of the branches of a stream and spotted a nice wee six pointer in the thick grass in a more open spot. Lost him a few times in the long grasses and the thermal spotter proved invaluable in relocating him and alerting me to a doe behind him and to the right to keep an eye on. Took a long time for him to give me an engine room shot, but a wee squeak from the buttalo seemed to pull him out of the grass a bit for a shot from the .270 off sticks which dropped him after about 10 yards running. Gralloched where he lay and used a roe sack to recover the 600m or so to the track where I could hang the beast off a high seat to prep for the larder. Definitely some work to do to get slicker and cleaner with this part, really notice not having access to running water to clean off knives and saws. But made a half decent job and dropped off to the game dealer to be butchered. Didn’t fancy trying to skin and butcher in my flat! Really pleased to have got that stalk under my belt, big confidence booster as I start to think about DSC2. Don’t seem to be allowed to add photos yet as a newbie but I’ll come back and add once I can.

Well done

 

[YoungGun]

Well done. Get some food safe wipes to clean your tools. Have used Milton or prob wipes in the past.

 

[EssexBigMac]

Well done sounds like you had a great day! Also the meat for the freezer, it’s what most of us do it for.

 

[Leupsak]

Never to be forgotten, well done
I use a 2 litre water bottle with a dash of fairy liquid and carry some old hand towels

 

[Roedeerguy]

Well done mate. Sounds like a nice outing and first experience!

 

[Jim 7]

Welldone great write up mate. Be good to see pics when you can

 

[Miki]

£110 for a shag and a walk in the park ..... not bad.

 

[Cris]

Always carry water with me these days. Wash down hands, wrists and knives. Never know who you might meet on the way back. When stalking in the Borders, I never found I was to far from a stream or wet moss.
Always find gloves leak / split but I always use them theses days as well.

 

[Foxyboy43]

Good man! Congratulations and I hope many more will follow, but they will never be like this one…..

 

[Miki]

£110 for a shag and a walk in the park ..... not bad.

Hmmmm ... that could be a reply to another thread, deffo doesn't belong here.

 

[Graycj]

Hmmmm ... that could be a reply to another thread, deffo doesn't belong here.

I did wonder!

 

[Graycj]

 

[Graycj]

Seem to be allowed to add images now so there’s the buck with the rifle set up. Tikka T3 in .270, HS precision stock (best upgrade I think you could make to a tikka), Swarovski z8i, freyr and devik 269, extra long Harris bipod with the cover being as high as it is at three moment.

 

[kieran222]

Well done. I don't do any prep near my high seats. It makes for a more pleasant experience the next time I sit in it. Currently sat in a new high seat at nearly 8pm (27deg C) and sweating.

 

[Graycj]

Well done. I don't do any prep near my high seats. It makes for a more pleasant experience the next time I sit in it. Currently sat in a new high seat at nearly 8pm (27deg C) and sweating.

Fair point. I was pretty disciplined about lifting pluck and bits and chucking them into the tree line but I’ll remember that for future.