Roe rut....well something's on.

[sikamalc]

Lovely head. Do tell us what it measures.
I have seen some activity at night with the thermal.
Does coming to Cherrywood but bucks not very intrested as yet.
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It might scrape a Bronze. But I'll be surprised if it does.
It's still a typical head for the area, and as I am now taking the summer off, it was good to get Toby out, even though it was an early start.

 

[Chris Richardson]

Called last night no interest from roe bucks at all we’re still a week away I reckon but managed a couple of munties

 

[wildfowler.250]

It might scrape a Bronze. But I'll be surprised if it does.
It's still a typical head for the area, and as I am now taking the summer off, it was good to get Toby out, even though it was an early start.

I thought that would have been a slam dunk high medal. They do get very nice shaped bucks down that way. Doesn’t seem to be as many of those short but really heavy antlered bucks you sometimes see out of Scotland

 

[sikamalc]

I thought that would have been a slam dunk high medal. They do get very nice shaped bucks down that way. Doesn’t seem to be as many of those short but really heavy antlered bucks you sometimes see out of Scotland

Yes, its a typical West Sussex buck. The weight will be in the bases. Its a very nice head, but by the feel of it not quite enough to make a good medal. I have frozen it for the time being, but will boil it out to see what it makes, and report back.

 

[Ruby Tuesday 2]

Got to act fast before SWMBO gets in from work!
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Luckily they don’t smell so as long as she doesn’t see it she will be none the wiser……

 

[eldon]

So bought a scope off @Muntybuck5803 Tuesday.
He posted it the same day, all good thank you.
I fitted it Thursday then zeroed it in the afternoon.
Out last night and took this buck, all of 35 metres, on fixed x10 mag .... lol

 

[HSB]

A few pairs running in circles around here yesterday

 

[willowbank]

Took myself out on a farm I have in West Sussex this morning.
3 fields total crop failure, unbelievably bad, never seen it this bad since I started on there, about 18 years ago.
First field 1 doe and fawn, second field 1 doe and a fawn, plus a buck and a doe.
The buck and doe were in the middle of the field, but started to make for the woodland edge.
I decided to make a go for him and was able to stalk on the opposite side of a long hedge, that eventually takes you to the bottom of the hill and along the adjoining wood.

Both the buck and doe were now on the headland about 180yds away. I watched the buck thrash the edge of the wood, and then paw the ground. He was stuck to theView attachment 430030 doe all the time.
But no chasing or running, so the doe was not that keen. So sticks up, and my BMH to heel. Took a long look at the buck, nice 6 point, quite tall too.
I decided to take him, but wanted to make the ground up between me and him. No chance, if I showed myself he would be off.
Cherry wood call got his attention, and slowly but surely he made his way towards me.
The doe was also following, but he was very cautious.
I waited a few minutes and gave him another toot on the call, and this time he came into about 100yds.
Dropped to the 270. The doe didn't move, and even whilst I gralloched the buck, she stood about 90yds watching me.
After this i decided to sit on another field in the highseat, about the only field with standing crops. But nothing showed. All the deer were moving really early.
so breakfast on the field, with Toby my BMH.
Who decided that the bacon sandwich was better than his dog biscuits
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Nice write up, good to share

Willowbank

 

[Klenchblaize]

Superglue and ants will see the job finished before a drizzle of peroxide:

Top tip: Always go easy when extracting crud from the nasle cavity and don't rest the head on the snout bone when working on the fat beneath the coronets!

K

 

[GWP]

Had a doe come charging at me yesterday with a buck glued to her backside wasnt even the buck i was trying to call back this was in Eastlothian

 

[CookM]

I was out last night after a troublesome dog fox while the combine was going round,job done.
Home for a rifle change and went back out to where a doe with twins was in the morning.

She came out of the maize strip being chased full pelt by the buck,ran by me twenty feet away,l was in the cover and disappeared over the brown.
So,action is occurring on my patch.
All good to see.

 

[User00056]

I'm out now. Been a lot of activity in this field recently, but the straw was just baled today. I don't anticipate that it'll have put them off, but you just don't know. Too windy for a call just now I think. We'll see what the next couple of hours brings.

 

[Huntersforge]

Caught up with this buck just hours after he was caught chasing a doe on the trail camera