after a conversation in the week with re M ington off the site
where i invited him over to my patch for some stalking
he said why dont you come over to me if you like and try for
a muntjac .
as id never shot one before this was too good an oppertunity
to miss and didnt need asking twice so the date was arranged
for yesterday evening .
this was just where my problems began though in the course of
yesterday muggins here decides hes gonna jump on mrs
roedinators horse well all going well when it puts in a buck and
i fly up out of the saddle and felt an allmighty pain down below
so i jump off doubled up in pain and can hardly walk
im meeting martin at 5 oclock and at 4 oclock im at the back door
trying to get my boots on thinking this just aint happening
but i wont give in and manged to get my self over to martins
it ****ed down with rain all the way over there and i mean heavy
rain im thinking everthing is against this stalk but hopeing the rain
would stop and the sun come through which when i got to martins
it did so off we went to his ground i could hardly get out of his truck
when we arrived and just about put one foot in front of the other
martin was very patient and waited for me to scrabble on behind him
well we just turned the first bend and M had spotted something sure
enough a muntie buck chasng a doe M said if you can mate ten yards
to the end of the fence take the shot well i managed to get there the heavy rain had made it very slippery and i was in **** loads of pain
but laid down rifle on the bipod glass the buck through the leicas at
187 yds across a lovely valley that M has just waiting for a clear shot
when he chases the doe into the bushes and vanishes im hopeing ive
not missed my chance so i let M do his field work and we make our way
across to the bottom of the valley where the buck vanished
M leaves me tucked in under a hedge viewing one side the vally while
he pops onto a ridge viewing the other side in case the buck reappears
well after about ten minutes an object appears about forty yards away
sure enough muntie buck but not providing a clear shot i reached for
the sticks and he vanished again martin explained earlier how elusive
they are well all of a sudden he appeared 70 yds away just about to
go behind a hedge and up into a wood but i was not happy with the
shot he was behind tallish grass and some bramble i didnt want the
bullet breaking up and fluffing the shot so i gambled to let him move
forward for a clearer shot but hopeing not to go the two yards that would
see him lost behind the hedge well my gamble paid off as he stepped
forward rifle on the sticks i squezed on the trigger and the 7mm 08 ackley
improved sent a homeloaded 120 grain siera prohunter on its way
and back came the reassureing sound of a thud didnt see it run or fall
anything just a nice thud helped by the ase ultra jet z
martin gestured if all was well and i gave the thumbs up as he made he way over we waited about five minutes then made our way over to where
i had marked the buck sure enough he was laid stone dead where he fell
a nice handshake and martin performed the gralloch the shot was slightly
back liver and lungs shredded no green and no damage from the seven mill so well pleased back to martins for a cuppa and a good chat .
a brilliant evening and a big thank you to reMington for his hospitality
and providing me with my first muntie pictures to follow . pete .
where i invited him over to my patch for some stalking
he said why dont you come over to me if you like and try for
a muntjac .
as id never shot one before this was too good an oppertunity
to miss and didnt need asking twice so the date was arranged
for yesterday evening .
this was just where my problems began though in the course of
yesterday muggins here decides hes gonna jump on mrs
roedinators horse well all going well when it puts in a buck and
i fly up out of the saddle and felt an allmighty pain down below
so i jump off doubled up in pain and can hardly walk
im meeting martin at 5 oclock and at 4 oclock im at the back door
trying to get my boots on thinking this just aint happening
but i wont give in and manged to get my self over to martins
it ****ed down with rain all the way over there and i mean heavy
rain im thinking everthing is against this stalk but hopeing the rain
would stop and the sun come through which when i got to martins
it did so off we went to his ground i could hardly get out of his truck
when we arrived and just about put one foot in front of the other
martin was very patient and waited for me to scrabble on behind him
well we just turned the first bend and M had spotted something sure
enough a muntie buck chasng a doe M said if you can mate ten yards
to the end of the fence take the shot well i managed to get there the heavy rain had made it very slippery and i was in **** loads of pain
but laid down rifle on the bipod glass the buck through the leicas at
187 yds across a lovely valley that M has just waiting for a clear shot
when he chases the doe into the bushes and vanishes im hopeing ive
not missed my chance so i let M do his field work and we make our way
across to the bottom of the valley where the buck vanished
M leaves me tucked in under a hedge viewing one side the vally while
he pops onto a ridge viewing the other side in case the buck reappears
well after about ten minutes an object appears about forty yards away
sure enough muntie buck but not providing a clear shot i reached for
the sticks and he vanished again martin explained earlier how elusive
they are well all of a sudden he appeared 70 yds away just about to
go behind a hedge and up into a wood but i was not happy with the
shot he was behind tallish grass and some bramble i didnt want the
bullet breaking up and fluffing the shot so i gambled to let him move
forward for a clearer shot but hopeing not to go the two yards that would
see him lost behind the hedge well my gamble paid off as he stepped
forward rifle on the sticks i squezed on the trigger and the 7mm 08 ackley
improved sent a homeloaded 120 grain siera prohunter on its way
and back came the reassureing sound of a thud didnt see it run or fall
anything just a nice thud helped by the ase ultra jet z
martin gestured if all was well and i gave the thumbs up as he made he way over we waited about five minutes then made our way over to where
i had marked the buck sure enough he was laid stone dead where he fell
a nice handshake and martin performed the gralloch the shot was slightly
back liver and lungs shredded no green and no damage from the seven mill so well pleased back to martins for a cuppa and a good chat .
a brilliant evening and a big thank you to reMington for his hospitality
and providing me with my first muntie pictures to follow . pete .