First Welsh Gold Roe

[paul k]

I was delighted to see on the CIC-UK Facebook page that Wales has its first Gold medal roe, a buck shot in Gwent by Carl Jennings made 134.87 and is a nice looking head with long elegant times and 2 extra points from the base of the right antler.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/CIC-trophy-measuring/312734152192527?ref=stream&hc_location=stream

You'll also note that stalkers are getting more attractive from one of the other items

 

[palmer_mike]

Yes see what you mean she's got a very nice pair (of trophies).

 

[8x57]

Carl Jennings may be from Gwent but was the roe from Wales, and if so where was it taken from?

 

[Bomag]

Gwent!! Reading the comments, one says Carl is English not a Welshman from Gwent.

 

[8x57]

Where in Gwent ? I take it you actually mean Monmouthshire and probably somewhere in the lower Wye valley.

 

[swarovski]

come by ear

 

[8x57]

come by ear

No from facebook. Ears don't count in the scoring.

 

[Leon]

I was led to believe that it was taken in Wales, hardly suprising last time I was in Monmouthshire the place seemend to have a fairly high population of Roe.

And yes that young lady had a very nice pair of trophies

Leon

 

[8x57]

I wouldn't say fairly high population of roe in Monmouthshire Leon in fact I would say that there is only a fairly small population if any, it's mainly fallow that's why I am so curious.

 

[swarovski]

who's horns are these antlers

 

[8x57]

Swarovski I think you are confusing Monmouthshire with Wales.

 

[swarovski]

title is first welsh gold.

 

[8x57]

He also mentions an abomination of an administrative district that was called Gwent.

 

[Teckel]

There's some but not a lot around Monmouth plus there was a dead boar on the side of the road in Usk about 3weeks ago.

 

[CWMMAN3738]

There's no roe in GWENT unless he brought it here in a trailer & shot it in his garden!

 

[Teckel]

There's no roe in GWENT unless he brought it here in a trailer & shot it in his garden!

I know that's not true as I've shot a couple.

 

[CWMMAN3738]

Interesting as GWENT founded in 1974 was abolished on 1st April 1996 with a return to Monmouthshire, BlAenau GWENT, & Caerphilly, City of Newport, & torfaen. Monmouthshire is the Eastern 60% of old GWENT, and the most likely place for there to be any deer.

 

[1st Pattern Paul]

Very interesting as I shot this and it's going to be just shy of bronze at about 100pts and I know this was definatley shot in Wales in Powys.View attachment 31451

 

[Bomag]

I know we have them in Powys, mostly in the forestry in the border areas, the hounds flush them from these areas.

 

[8x57]

Nice looking buck Paul and shot in Wales (Powys), would it happen to be around Radnorshire by any chance?

I have heard of the odd roe being taken in the lower Wye valley in Monmouthshire having gradually spread from the Forest of Dean (Glos) but from what I have heard the spread hasn't been widespread or in any great numbers. I was at a meeting a month or so ago where the FC was represented and I'm sure that it was mentioned that numbers aren't great as yet and the same as regards boar.