Whats on the hook this week

[apollo]

Hi paul the fallow we shoot are on the other side of the river to the boar and we have only ever seen one really good head on a buck next door to our permission and he had 18 does with him at the time.
We have not seen any on the boar ground ,this asks the question would they ever be near them or are the boar going to ruin the deer stalking in the future around the forest....

 

[paul k]

Hi paul the fallow we shoot are on the other side of the river to the boar and we have only ever seen one really good head on a buck next door to our permission and he had 18 does with him at the time.
We have not seen any on the boar ground ,this asks the question would they ever be near them or are the boar going to ruin the deer stalking in the future around the forest....

This is a very interesting question. It would be interesting to hear from others whether there has been much impact on roe, fallow and sika, all of which must interact with boar at some places in the UK. I could see that in areas with a high concentration of boar, the deer might move out and maybe fawns would be vulnerable when very young.

I've not heard any comments from Europe of conflict between boar and other game animals but the difference in the UK is maybe that we have quite dense and localised populations of boar in relatively small woods, possibly encouraging the deer to move way to other parts of the forest. I can't see the deer ever moving out completely but they may be forced to use the outlying woods more than the main forest.

If your fallow stalking is over the river I guess it isn't too far from Wyastone so that big buck might be carrying the Sussex genes. The biggest buck that I have seen alive was living alone in a small wood near Ganarew, also in that general area, but again the antlers were not great considering how big the owner was. We had the rough shooting there and almost every time we shot there this buck would leave the wood with one of my mate's dogs on his tail and that was the last that we'd see of the dog for an hour! I think that the buck was quite used to it in the end and there was almost a "here we go again" attitude about him as he just ran out across the fields fast enough to leave the dog behind, looking back as he went.

 

[Humphrey]

Can we please stay on topic gentlemen! Fascinating though the whole boar issue is, this thread is about what has been shot this week.

 

[paul k]

Can we please stay on topic gentlemen! Fascinating though the whole boar issue is, this thread is about what has been shot this week.

Quite right - smack on wrist accepted.

 

[stuartp]

I spend way to much time on the web, but in my defense it is while I am at work

I did get out stalking last weekend, and we got realy close to some roe and fallow, but none were shootable.

The irony was it was mixed stalking and pigeon shooting day, and whilst carrying the rifle all we saw were pigeons and when carrying the rifle, well you can guess the rest . . .

I am back out ther tomorrow, so now we know excatly where they are we may put it all together.

 

[techman]

Out this week

Humphrey,
I managed to get away from work early Wednesday, as my bit of ground is only about 20 minutes away. Last Sunday morning I located a group of 6 does and a mature buck ( I did not seen him on my ground until the first week of November). They were out in the middle of a 150 acre field and I couldn't get up to them. Wednesday evening they were in the same field but right against the boundary and couldn't get within range before dark. My main problem at the moment is that the farm is mucking out the sheds and trailer loads of Stuff are being dumped on adjacent fields every half hour or so. Will have a look tomorow early and let you know.

 

[beechessam]

After more blanks than I would care to admit, I took a fine pricket tonight. I am sure the keeper must have thought I spend the evenings asleep in the highseat. Anyway I am delighted and he has another in the larder.

 

[Rob Mac]

First fallow buck

Well, it would have been a crime again humanity not to have gone out stalking over the long weekend with such good weather!

30 minutes into the woods, a few fallow does spotted moving off through the beech, and then a pricket making its way towards me along the same track I was on. Up with the sticks hoping he'd turn broadside, but he then went off through the trees, picking his way along slowly. Saw an opening in the trees about 15 metres from where he was and set up rifle on that spot. Out he came and the first of this year's fallow bucks fell.

Great morning and I was back in time for a mid morning full English breakfast - it doesn't get any better!

 

[Sycomb]

Re: First fallow buck

Well, it would have been a crime again humanity not to have gone out stalking over the long weekend with such good weather!

30 minutes into the woods, a few fallow does spotted moving off through the beech, and then a pricket making its way towards me along the same track I was on. Up with the sticks hoping he'd turn broadside, but he then went off through the trees, picking his way along slowly. Saw an opening in the trees about 15 metres from where he was and set up rifle on that spot. Out he came and the first of this year's fallow bucks fell.

Great morning and I was back in time for a mid morning full English breakfast - it doesn't get any better!

He should make good eating

 

[Butch]

Buck

Lovely 2 hours yesterday. The sun rising, mist, songbrids and a nice little roe buck.

Bloody fantastic!


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