A friend came with me last night as the last few years we never get out together so that was put right last night, I have worked out the timing of these deer also a waste of time trying to stalk into large groups of fallow on an open field in daylight too many eyes!
The usual trickle soon turns into 20 on one spot which you can see are does with young but they can wait as there is no profit in trying to work a shot.
As the light started to go a few hot spots on the neighbour's were showing which meant a change of position, wind was good but then a second group of youngster's and does came across us with a various size but nothing to say Buck, they went past us around 40 yard with one doe giving a bark but just keep still "head down" not long after they had moved on 4 crossed "all bucks" they cover the ground fast just at their pace, lead buck was down to around 80 yards stopping to look around where the "baar" came from, he folded with a round under the chin, the other 3 went back 25 yds leaving a quartering shot behind the right leg. Good solid strike with what a expected a dash to the hedge falling over a few yards past the ditch.
I text the neighbours farm manager as he had given me the ok to recover deer, a "you carry on" came through but by then it was over the ditch and I was heading back for the deer cart.
Around 270 yards is a fair distance to recover one let alone 2, leaving the heads on the antlers make a natural tie off point so 120kg + with heads and feet on the cart. I did most of the pulling which is miles faster than a sled under 10mins with a couple of "catch my breath stops"
He had a go at towing for the last bit to see what it was like!!
One looked bigger but 57.6/57.1 kg were the weights this morning.
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The usual trickle soon turns into 20 on one spot which you can see are does with young but they can wait as there is no profit in trying to work a shot.
As the light started to go a few hot spots on the neighbour's were showing which meant a change of position, wind was good but then a second group of youngster's and does came across us with a various size but nothing to say Buck, they went past us around 40 yard with one doe giving a bark but just keep still "head down" not long after they had moved on 4 crossed "all bucks" they cover the ground fast just at their pace, lead buck was down to around 80 yards stopping to look around where the "baar" came from, he folded with a round under the chin, the other 3 went back 25 yds leaving a quartering shot behind the right leg. Good solid strike with what a expected a dash to the hedge falling over a few yards past the ditch.
I text the neighbours farm manager as he had given me the ok to recover deer, a "you carry on" came through but by then it was over the ditch and I was heading back for the deer cart.
Around 270 yards is a fair distance to recover one let alone 2, leaving the heads on the antlers make a natural tie off point so 120kg + with heads and feet on the cart. I did most of the pulling which is miles faster than a sled under 10mins with a couple of "catch my breath stops"
He had a go at towing for the last bit to see what it was like!!
One looked bigger but 57.6/57.1 kg were the weights this morning.
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