I've recently had one of the farms I've got signed off for up to .308, it's not overflowing with deer compared to one of the others which hasn't been signed of (annoyingly)
Anyway I thought I'd take a trip up early morning to see if I can find any deer that might be feeding before the sun is to strong so a 6am arrival on the farm feels okay with the temp.
I stalked up one of the fields and when I got to a vantage point I did some calling hoping any roe in the area may decide to come in of still feeling rutty, sadly they didn't, so off I went to the main and largest field on the farm that has some good shrubbery and a spiney as well as a fairly close proximity to a neighbouring wood.
I made my way through a hedgerow being sure to stay tight in until I was sure it was clear, then in the distance in a shaded part of the field i saw a shape moving, I closed to about 600m and check again and saw it was a small muntjac feeding along. I wasn't able to cut across to head it off due to the stubble and the noise I thought it would generate so I went along the edge in a hope of picking it back up uf it fed out of sight. I got to about 300m when it disappeared out of view, as I followed the path it had been on I saw a muntjac in the field opposite running and thought I had spoked it, worth a double check so I carried on and found my one about 200m in front just down the hill. It was completely unaware I was there so I closed the gap to 100m, set up the sticks and waited for a broadside shot. Went for a H/L shot and he dropped on the spot. I started a hanging gralloch in a nearby tree and halfway through the branch snapped which annoying as he fell knocked my knife on the green. Luckily most was already outside his body so I was able to save the carcass. Super happy with my first ever solo stalk and even happier that it is on one of my own permissions. He is only small and looks to have been in the wars a little but a very memorable stalk that's for sure.
A big thank you to everyone that has taken the time to show me techniques fr fieldcraft, to grallochong and butchery
Anyway I thought I'd take a trip up early morning to see if I can find any deer that might be feeding before the sun is to strong so a 6am arrival on the farm feels okay with the temp.
I stalked up one of the fields and when I got to a vantage point I did some calling hoping any roe in the area may decide to come in of still feeling rutty, sadly they didn't, so off I went to the main and largest field on the farm that has some good shrubbery and a spiney as well as a fairly close proximity to a neighbouring wood.
I made my way through a hedgerow being sure to stay tight in until I was sure it was clear, then in the distance in a shaded part of the field i saw a shape moving, I closed to about 600m and check again and saw it was a small muntjac feeding along. I wasn't able to cut across to head it off due to the stubble and the noise I thought it would generate so I went along the edge in a hope of picking it back up uf it fed out of sight. I got to about 300m when it disappeared out of view, as I followed the path it had been on I saw a muntjac in the field opposite running and thought I had spoked it, worth a double check so I carried on and found my one about 200m in front just down the hill. It was completely unaware I was there so I closed the gap to 100m, set up the sticks and waited for a broadside shot. Went for a H/L shot and he dropped on the spot. I started a hanging gralloch in a nearby tree and halfway through the branch snapped which annoying as he fell knocked my knife on the green. Luckily most was already outside his body so I was able to save the carcass. Super happy with my first ever solo stalk and even happier that it is on one of my own permissions. He is only small and looks to have been in the wars a little but a very memorable stalk that's for sure.
A big thank you to everyone that has taken the time to show me techniques fr fieldcraft, to grallochong and butchery
