Three Firsts

[buckup]

"Thank you for your sacrifice" I said to him as I lay my hand on his neck. I carried out the 'Last bite' and sat drinking coffee from my flask, looking at my beautiful buck for a long time. I felt so tired as the adrenaline ebbed away and I could feel the cold again. Yes it was very special.[/quote]
Great to read you feel this way too. I thought I was going soft!
Seriously though, I was told on my first ever successful stalk that if ever that feeling leaves you it's time to take a break. If you don't, then I guess it becomes a task rather than a joy. Keep it up, well written.
Mark.

 

[Beowulf]

Thanks Mark, Non stalking friends cannot understand how I can get so angry about animal cruelty but still stalk deer! Infact I'm training up a new driver who mentioned that a chap was selling vension burgers and sausages in the local market and that he thought it was sick! Oh dear, he was in the lorry cab with me for eight hours. He had a change of heart after that! He even asked me if he could try some venison next time i had some. Another convert.

It still suprises me that people should think we are all mass murderers, but don't look at the wider global implecations on wildlife caused by our modern way of life and their part in it! 'Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone'.

Like many on this site my interest in the British Countryside and the deer there in, verges on fanatical obsession. I am only truly happy when outdoors and in the bossom of 'Mother Nature'.
Working like a slave for people who care little for you or the work you do for them is madness. But very necessary to support us in a fairly comfortable life and provide us with the cash required to pursue our deer dreams!

My week in Scotland will be great, I can be my true self for the whole time! I hope that it will inspire me to write about it and share with anyone who is interested. It will be 'John Macnab and the Thirty Nine Steps all rolled up into one super adventure'! I'm a big John Buchan fan.

 

[monynut]

Like many on this site my interest in the British Countryside and the deer there in, verges on fanatical obsession. I am only truly happy when outdoors and in the bossom of 'Mother Nature'.

Beowulf.

You should give up the lorry thing and become an author .

You have hit the nail on the head there, to be out with or without firearm is something very special, l personally love sitting in a highseat and watching the goings on, there is always something to observe, l spend hours watching deer and other wildlife without a firearm being present, Just to be out and amongst it all is a privilege.

l have spent hours trying to explain the reasons why we do what we do and most of the time people except it in the end and understand why it is done, l even have a very old friend who is an active anti field sport activist even he now understands why l do it and l get no grief from him at all, but l still cant get him to try venison .