John Gryphon
Well-Known Member
Spotted a two year old stag at a preaching tree so I sent one into him. I didn't know it was a p/tree until I went to the shot site and when I did there was no ****ing deer, no blood, nothing. It was still darkish under the forest canopy and I could see sfa so I went back out of the creek and walked up 1/`2 a mile saw a similar stag and thought "no, cant be " Came back to the original site for part two.
The dog had been to the dead deer, that I was sure of but the **** wont bark. Anyway off I went, over the creek in waist high fern and berry canes, slippery and steep. I went 50 yards higher and then found blood, I tracked the blood which wasn't continuous but enough to find the deer. **** me the closest avenue was way down below and the decision was made to drag and drag I did until I came to an impassable log. I tried everything to get the **** over the log to no avail and fearing that it was going to be on the cable limit I went back to the ute, took it as close as possible towards the deer then ran the cable out. Hooked the deer up then towed until the deer pulled into the fork of a fallen tree on the edge of the creek, **** me the old Hilux stopped quickly.
Backtracked so as to drag deer to a better lay and recommence, by this time I`m getting shagged but got the deer onto the ute and home to hang it up.
A side on 80 yard shot through right shoulder that exited on edge of left shoulder. I suspect I used a 285 Alaska in 9.3 x 64 rather than the favoured .232 grain bullets as the **** ran uphill and around the spur curve for another 80-100 yards. I had a mix in the mag and usually have the 232 as a first crack.
To add to it I did the US thing of hanging the stag by his head to skin it having never done so previously and as the Salami Bros are coming next month I decided to skin 'hot' and when cold freeze it in quarters. Deer weighed 330 LBS guts in. Next time will be by the proper way of hind leg hanging. Had a can of Guinness with 'foot odour' cheese on crackers typed this up and now i`m having a nap.
The dog had been to the dead deer, that I was sure of but the **** wont bark. Anyway off I went, over the creek in waist high fern and berry canes, slippery and steep. I went 50 yards higher and then found blood, I tracked the blood which wasn't continuous but enough to find the deer. **** me the closest avenue was way down below and the decision was made to drag and drag I did until I came to an impassable log. I tried everything to get the **** over the log to no avail and fearing that it was going to be on the cable limit I went back to the ute, took it as close as possible towards the deer then ran the cable out. Hooked the deer up then towed until the deer pulled into the fork of a fallen tree on the edge of the creek, **** me the old Hilux stopped quickly.
Backtracked so as to drag deer to a better lay and recommence, by this time I`m getting shagged but got the deer onto the ute and home to hang it up.
A side on 80 yard shot through right shoulder that exited on edge of left shoulder. I suspect I used a 285 Alaska in 9.3 x 64 rather than the favoured .232 grain bullets as the **** ran uphill and around the spur curve for another 80-100 yards. I had a mix in the mag and usually have the 232 as a first crack.
To add to it I did the US thing of hanging the stag by his head to skin it having never done so previously and as the Salami Bros are coming next month I decided to skin 'hot' and when cold freeze it in quarters. Deer weighed 330 LBS guts in. Next time will be by the proper way of hind leg hanging. Had a can of Guinness with 'foot odour' cheese on crackers typed this up and now i`m having a nap.
for a brilliant write up
