First write up so here goes.
Me and a friend went out this morning with SussexSteve after Fallow.
It seemed only minutes after arriving at the farm we were onto a small herd of Fallow bucks at around 100 yards with the wind in our face waiting for enough light.
After a short wait, my friend picked off a sorrel and a few seconds later I dropped a pricket as it stopped to look back. I was a tad disappointed with the shot placement on mine - a couple inches higher than ideal but a clean kill which is the main thing.
A couple other of the herd stopped briefly at the bottom of the hill before entering the woodland but didn't really offer a shot before skedaddling.
After bleeding the carcasses and dragging them out the way, we briefly covered some other fields to check if there was anything else about before trudging back to the truck.
Out came the quad to recover the carcasses and back to the truck. Very swift gralloch from Steve - eye opening to watch a master at work. And some tasty kidneys for Max! Some deft work to do the bits I faff around with for ages!
By about 8am we were packed up and ready to go.
Really appreciated being led by someone who knows what they are doing. This is the first time I've been out with a guide and it was definitely worth it.
Steve was very patient and generous with his advice. It is clear there is no substitute for experience.
Both me and my friend were chuffed as punch and will both have full freezers for a few weeks.
Thank you Steve and look forward to coming out with you again.
Me and a friend went out this morning with SussexSteve after Fallow.
It seemed only minutes after arriving at the farm we were onto a small herd of Fallow bucks at around 100 yards with the wind in our face waiting for enough light.
After a short wait, my friend picked off a sorrel and a few seconds later I dropped a pricket as it stopped to look back. I was a tad disappointed with the shot placement on mine - a couple inches higher than ideal but a clean kill which is the main thing.
A couple other of the herd stopped briefly at the bottom of the hill before entering the woodland but didn't really offer a shot before skedaddling.
After bleeding the carcasses and dragging them out the way, we briefly covered some other fields to check if there was anything else about before trudging back to the truck.
Out came the quad to recover the carcasses and back to the truck. Very swift gralloch from Steve - eye opening to watch a master at work. And some tasty kidneys for Max! Some deft work to do the bits I faff around with for ages!
By about 8am we were packed up and ready to go.
Really appreciated being led by someone who knows what they are doing. This is the first time I've been out with a guide and it was definitely worth it.
Steve was very patient and generous with his advice. It is clear there is no substitute for experience.
Both me and my friend were chuffed as punch and will both have full freezers for a few weeks.
Thank you Steve and look forward to coming out with you again.
. The very local fallow where I live can be large bodied but have quite slow antler development. Half an hour away the fallow are generally smaller/lighter with decent heads. I assume the results of genetics, diet, mineral availability and population density.
