Muntjac size, are they getting bigger?

[Tim.243]

They are all heavy dead weight.

I was surprised how heavy they were dragging a half decent MJ buck up a clay field.

Blowing out my own trumpet I was

If you had been fitter Colin then no puffing

 

[ColinBr]

If you had been fitter Colin then no puffing

Been getting there mate

 

[ColinBr]

I might start shooting them only in the places I can drive to lol
I can’t imagine what it’s like dragging a red back.
I think I need to work on remembering to zero my scales before I worry about dragging any more muntjacs back

Reds I've given up on now.
Nothing but heart ache and back break.

 

[Tim.243]

I might start shooting them only in the places I can drive to lol
I can’t imagine what it’s like dragging a red back.
I think I need to work on remembering to zero my scales before I worry about dragging any more muntjacs back

350 yds back through the rape


These 2 were a dead weight of 135kg dressed out to 115kg the pair on the dealers scales

 

[Tim.243]

Been getting there mate

Racing snake I hear

 

[ColinBr]

Racing snake I hear

Bit wishful that

 

[Mungo]

Reds I've given up on now.
Nothing but heart ache and back break.

Large, ugly, stupid, smelly and heavy.

Not one single redeeming feature.

 

[Beagle boy]

350 yds back through the rape


These 2 were a dead weight of 135kg dressed out to 115kg the pair on the dealers scales

Some going Tim, the easy part is shooting I suppose mate

 

[Beagle boy]

Large, ugly, stupid, smelly and heavy.

Not one single redeeming feature.

The don’t taste half bad atleast

 

[Mungo]

The don’t taste half bad atleast

Sorry. Should have added - taste like arse too…

 

[Tim.243]

Large, ugly, stupid, smelly and heavy.

Not one single redeeming feature.

£2.80 a kg on nice flat land.. no midges

 

[ColinBr]

£2.80 a kg on nice flat land.. no midges

Oh aye. Rub it in

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Large, ugly, stupid, smelly and heavy.

Not one single redeeming feature.

Tasty...

That's the redeeming feature that first steak that comes off makes you forget the back ache and want to do it all over again

 

[Leec6.5]

Reds I've given up on now.
Nothing but heart ache and back break.

Amen

 

[Tim.243]

The don’t taste half bad atleast

Checked my cast Iron 7/14Lb weights on the digi scales 20.74 lb with the 100lb farm scales on 21 and a bit lbs
So very close.

 

[Ratel]

Sorry. Should have added - taste like arse too…

You been rimming again then.

 

[Mungo]

You been rimming again then.

Not sure.

What is rimming?

 

[Tim.243]

Not sure.

What is rimming?

running the bread around the rim of the plate mopping up the gravey from eating red deer

 

[Ratel]

Funnily enough a Muntjac buck shot prior to WW2 near what is now J4 on the M6 by our local keeper was very small. It was shot on a fox drive and Mounted by Spicers the taxidermist as a full mount. It had full antler and I would doubt it made 18lbs full body weight. I've shot Munties in the big woods South of Coventry years ago and gralloched they would have a job to be 20lbs. They definitely have improved their size and weight over the years.

 

[Ratel]

Not sure.

What is rimming?

A weird sexual practice if you really didn't know. Think about something fairly near to rug biting. I was alluding to your final point on Reds.