Not always ... but mostly lol
It is true though ...but if your more then 500 yards you need a creed 
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It is true though ...but if your more then 500 yards you need a creed Remember to put your Ring doorbell app on snooze on your phone!
Find out if your stalking mate has hay fever BEFORE you go out
Remember my ten to two feet can find the driest crispiest twig to crunch even after 40 days and nights of rain
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Remember to charge the battery for your thermal binoculars BEFORE you go out to play! AND take it with you as double A batteries don't fit.
A good mate told me the above
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Find out if your stalking mate has hay fever BEFORE you go out
Remember my ten to two feet can find the driest crispiest twig to crunch even after 40 days and nights of rain
.Remember to charge the battery for your thermal binoculars BEFORE you go out to play! AND take it with you as double A batteries don't fit.
A good mate told me the above
.Maybe two things, 1) leave stuff you donāt need for either shooting or gralloching and 2) make sure the rest is individually covered up.
You donāt need to carry things like insect repellent. Put it on and leave the rest in the truck/cottage. Less is more.
Additional ammo in a soft pouch individually packed. Pouch in a pocket. One item per pocket. Binoculars tucked in top of jacket to stop it flapping about.
Gralloching kit: pocket knife? What else do you need to do a gralloch?
Some noise will not spook deer but it depends on the type of sound and on the deer. Sometimes banging sticks together will make no difference and other times ān twig snapping will set them off. No point losing sleep over but try to keep noise natural.
Once you have sorted your kit and packed in pockets, you only have your sticks and a rifle left, rifle over shoulder and sticks in opposite hand. Nothing on the belt to rattle against.
You donāt need to carry things like insect repellent. Put it on and leave the rest in the truck/cottage. Less is more.
Additional ammo in a soft pouch individually packed. Pouch in a pocket. One item per pocket. Binoculars tucked in top of jacket to stop it flapping about.
Gralloching kit: pocket knife? What else do you need to do a gralloch?
Some noise will not spook deer but it depends on the type of sound and on the deer. Sometimes banging sticks together will make no difference and other times ān twig snapping will set them off. No point losing sleep over but try to keep noise natural.
Once you have sorted your kit and packed in pockets, you only have your sticks and a rifle left, rifle over shoulder and sticks in opposite hand. Nothing on the belt to rattle against.
The closest Iāve ever got to deer were the days I was whistling, talking to myself and muttering. The more time I spend outside the more Iām convinced itās the āspookyā sounding noises.
Eliminate the metallic clangs with tape but just move with the countryside. No sudden movements, no sudden stops or gestures seem to work for me.
Eliminate the metallic clangs with tape but just move with the countryside. No sudden movements, no sudden stops or gestures seem to work for me.
Years ago when staying at my wifeās parents house and doing some shooting I had been out after a stag that her father (farmer)had seen coming into one of the fields . Out in the morning - nothing , wifeās father standing there when I came home and shook my head at him , back out in the afternoon - nothing , came back home and father in law standing there 
sorry its not there .. ā itās there all the time ā he says .. ā Iāll come doon wae ye he says ā.. we walked down the middle of the field , him smoking the regal king size like a puffer on the Clyde and the smoke wuffing in front of us, yarning about how good the sheep were looking , me looking all round thinking to myself heās been seeing things when all of a sudden he stops - points - and says ā thereās the cā¦t there .. to this day I donāt know where it came from ,standing 70yards away broadside in the middle of the field .. bang - whack .. well done he says ā Iāll get you back at the farm felt a right plonker , must have been the Regal king size that disguised my smell 
sorry its not there .. ā itās there all the time ā he says .. ā Iāll come doon wae ye he says ā.. we walked down the middle of the field , him smoking the regal king size like a puffer on the Clyde and the smoke wuffing in front of us, yarning about how good the sheep were looking , me looking all round thinking to myself heās been seeing things when all of a sudden he stops - points - and says ā thereās the cā¦t there .. to this day I donāt know where it came from ,standing 70yards away broadside in the middle of the field .. bang - whack .. well done he says ā Iāll get you back at the farm felt a right plonker , must have been the Regal king size that disguised my smell 
Heym SR20
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Minimal kit, a reasonable level of wind all helps. If its still you are much better sitting up somewhere.
Donāt try a creep in, just walk to your preferred spot, get yourself comfortable and have a snooze of 30 minutes. When all the tweety birds are back doing their thing the woods and hills have forgotten you are there and everything, including the deer are going about their normal business. First 20 to 30 mins, bugger all happens, accept that and have a kip in peace with no phone, family or any of lifeās other embuggerances.
But in Scotland the above doesnāt work in July, August and September thanks to the midges. Ok if its windy, but if its still, its brutal. Even worse is shooting a deer in such conditions.
Donāt try a creep in, just walk to your preferred spot, get yourself comfortable and have a snooze of 30 minutes. When all the tweety birds are back doing their thing the woods and hills have forgotten you are there and everything, including the deer are going about their normal business. First 20 to 30 mins, bugger all happens, accept that and have a kip in peace with no phone, family or any of lifeās other embuggerances.
But in Scotland the above doesnāt work in July, August and September thanks to the midges. Ok if its windy, but if its still, its brutal. Even worse is shooting a deer in such conditions.
Rutland lad
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I look forward to frosty morning stalking. Until I realise that walking on frozen leaves is as noisy as walking on bags of crisps.
And try as you might, you just HAVE to get into that seat !
And try as you might, you just HAVE to get into that seat !
I once stupidly forgot to put on repellent. Even worse though, I gralloched a buck next to a ditch and rolled my sleeves up. Holy crap, did I learn a lesson that night. I manifested the saying 'stupidity should be painful'
HonestJohn
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Travel at half the speed, and then cut it in half
dpaterson
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Vet wrap!
Did that once taking a long shot at a fallow - decided to go from sitting to prone, popped the bipod legs down, lay down on my side then rolled over into prone - squeak! Fallow stopped dead in its tracks & looked straight at me - the squeak was the last thing it ever heard though
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