deermagnet
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ive been sat under a tree watching a well used deer ride when a roe doe waked with in 2 meters across me she never noticed ten minutes later shot a buck from the same position
What's the closest you've got to a deer then?
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many years ago when I was a young lad I was on a family holiday staying on a campsite outside Creetown. There was a roebuck that appeared one evening on the field which let the assorted kids on the site pet it. Thinking now there must have been something wrong with it.
Last year I had a roebuck stood under the highseat in a stand off with my slightly bemused dog. Previous to that I was in a new raised doe box (kinda like a low high seat - my feet were maybe 4 foot off the ground), the box was freshly creosoted and whilst waiting for a fox a roe doe appeared and had a good sniff of my boots.
Last year I had a roebuck stood under the highseat in a stand off with my slightly bemused dog. Previous to that I was in a new raised doe box (kinda like a low high seat - my feet were maybe 4 foot off the ground), the box was freshly creosoted and whilst waiting for a fox a roe doe appeared and had a good sniff of my boots.
Last year when out lamping during the rut I drove my quad right next to a buck and poked it gently with my hand, it completely ignored me! Obviously had other things on its mind!
cheers
Rich
cheers
Rich
Moray Outfitting
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Arran many years ago with John.
Uncooperative red hinds, we'd stalked up and down trying to get on them. Long climb up then crawl into a sheep terrace ( u shaped depression with 2 foot bank ), when he whispers -
' they should be about 70 yds over this - get set to take a shot'
we peep over ...
to see 50 hinds running full tilt straight at us..
' goodness gracious me' ( I think thats what he said
)
We pressed up against the bank and the lot came over the top of us - so distance measured vertically was about 18 inches. And do you know I never thought to get my camera out!
Uncooperative red hinds, we'd stalked up and down trying to get on them. Long climb up then crawl into a sheep terrace ( u shaped depression with 2 foot bank ), when he whispers -
' they should be about 70 yds over this - get set to take a shot'
we peep over ...
to see 50 hinds running full tilt straight at us..
' goodness gracious me' ( I think thats what he said
)We pressed up against the bank and the lot came over the top of us - so distance measured vertically was about 18 inches. And do you know I never thought to get my camera out!
The closest i've got a client was 8ft from the end of the barrel, we saw the red stag lying in a dip behind a big rock from about 700 m and could only get a shot if we sneaked around the side of the rock.
In october 2006 I was stalking with a danish client we saw a cull stag high on the ridge above us so slowly made our way up using the folds in the ridge for cover, got to about 250 yards and ran out of cover so we sat and had lunch behind a big rock watching to see if it would come closer, it did. it must have seen some movment and thought we where another stag as it came charging down the hill staight at us, I told the client to put the crosshair under it's chin and wait to see if it turned when I shouted at it, I stood up and yelled at it to which it payed not attention. I told him to shoot it head on at about 80 yards as it wasn't going to stop, he handed me his rifle as sait "i can't" I shot it at about 15 yards under the chin it stopped sliding up against the rock I was leaning on. The client was as white as a sheet but still comes back every year although he hasn't had a stalk that exiting since I don't htink I have either!!!
In october 2006 I was stalking with a danish client we saw a cull stag high on the ridge above us so slowly made our way up using the folds in the ridge for cover, got to about 250 yards and ran out of cover so we sat and had lunch behind a big rock watching to see if it would come closer, it did. it must have seen some movment and thought we where another stag as it came charging down the hill staight at us, I told the client to put the crosshair under it's chin and wait to see if it turned when I shouted at it, I stood up and yelled at it to which it payed not attention. I told him to shoot it head on at about 80 yards as it wasn't going to stop, he handed me his rifle as sait "i can't" I shot it at about 15 yards under the chin it stopped sliding up against the rock I was leaning on. The client was as white as a sheet but still comes back every year although he hasn't had a stalk that exiting since I don't htink I have either!!!
Loki
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Hi All
From a footpath gate I had been observing 3 Roe Does in field about 50m away.
They followed the fence line away and then turned and came back towards me. Continuing along the fence 2 peeled away and went back, but the 3rd decided to keep going towards me at the gate.
I tried to get the mobile phone up and running, at waist height, without it noticing movement at about 15m.
It walked past me the other side of the 150mm gatepost - I could not see the screen to know (rem at waist height) it was in the frame to take the photo.
It passed me - had I been brave I may have been able to touch it...................my Mentor (the late Edgar James at Longleat Estate) pulled hair off the back of a Roe deer that he had stalked up to and walked pass him adjacent a tree!
I wont get the years in for this!
Regards
L
From a footpath gate I had been observing 3 Roe Does in field about 50m away.
They followed the fence line away and then turned and came back towards me. Continuing along the fence 2 peeled away and went back, but the 3rd decided to keep going towards me at the gate.
I tried to get the mobile phone up and running, at waist height, without it noticing movement at about 15m.
It walked past me the other side of the 150mm gatepost - I could not see the screen to know (rem at waist height) it was in the frame to take the photo.
It passed me - had I been brave I may have been able to touch it...................my Mentor (the late Edgar James at Longleat Estate) pulled hair off the back of a Roe deer that he had stalked up to and walked pass him adjacent a tree!
I wont get the years in for this!
Regards
L
siamsteve1968
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5 or 6 metres
The Croc
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Like Deermagnet, I've sat in a release pen shooting squirrels with the air rifle (cammoed up) back against the tree, Buck and Doe wandered in, Buck went to the feeder, Doe wandered down the pen, stopped about 6ft from my feet, stood and looked at me for a short time, decided I was nothing to worry about and walked back the Buck and started feeding, absolutely brilliant
Brian
roedeerred
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this close enoughThe closest I've ever been to a wild deer was last year. I was on the edge of some broadleaf woodland at last light, trying to get a shot on a roe doe. I knew where they should be, and sure enough, I found four there, about 120 yards out. I used the nearest tree as a rest, and got myself ready - I waited for an opportune moment and dropped my chosen animal with the .308. Much to my amazement, the other three came charging down the field and then dived through the gap right next to where I was standing. They were so close that they literally jumped over my foot as they did so - I even slapped the last one on the arse as it ran through!!!
doghound
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I had a roe doe walk down a headland towards me one summer, I stood back a bit into the hedge and she walked straight past pausing in front of me, no more than a sticks length away.
Some years later I was laying in a grass ley late in the evening, trying to call a buck fraying in a hedge when a barn owl dropped on my head and dislodged my hat.
Lastly I was aiming at a fallow from a high seat when all went black, as i glanced up there was a black bird perched on my barrel.
Some years later I was laying in a grass ley late in the evening, trying to call a buck fraying in a hedge when a barn owl dropped on my head and dislodged my hat.
Lastly I was aiming at a fallow from a high seat when all went black, as i glanced up there was a black bird perched on my barrel.
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Cooter
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I was out on a horse paddock controlling the bunnies, when a Munti stepped out of the hedge less than two metres away from me.
He turned and faced me and, as I was lying on the ground, I thought if this thing gets upset I am in trouble, it was the biggest ugliest thing I had ever come across, and I have shot a fair few of them over the last few years.
Luckily he turned and did one.
He turned and faced me and, as I was lying on the ground, I thought if this thing gets upset I am in trouble, it was the biggest ugliest thing I had ever come across, and I have shot a fair few of them over the last few years.
Luckily he turned and did one.
Monkey Spanker
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Managed to stalk up to within 8 metres to this one yesterday morning! Could just see his antlers over the top of the very tall bracken which I moved through very slowly via an overgrown sheep track. Just wanted to have a close look really but decided to cull him after noticing a load of string and metalwork around his head, including a pheasant feeder spring! Couldn't get a clear view at first and tried calling it with my Hardwoods Fallow Grunter to get him to move. (I was stood behind a tree at that point in case he was after a scrap!)
He didn't seem that bothered so I blew it harder and longer. I blew it so hard in the end that the reed stuck and made a rather squeaky wet fart noise! He got curious and moved into a very small gap whereupon I shot it through the atlas joint.
Haven't aged it properly yet but probably about 4.5 years old. 300lb larder weight which isn't bad for after the rut!
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Probably not a good idea to get that close in hindsight!
MS
Couldn't get a clear view at first and tried calling it with my Hardwoods Fallow Grunter to get him to move. (I was stood behind a tree at that point in case he was after a scrap!) He didn't seem that bothered so I blew it harder and longer. I blew it so hard in the end that the reed stuck and made a rather squeaky wet fart noise! He got curious and moved into a very small gap whereupon I shot it through the atlas joint.Haven't aged it properly yet but probably about 4.5 years old. 300lb larder weight which isn't bad for after the rut!
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Probably not a good idea to get that close in hindsight!
MS
PointBlank
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Holy cow, nice one MS. 
I have probably been within 4m of roe doe (out of season)is my best I expect.
I have probably been within 4m of roe doe (out of season)is my best I expect.
6.5/284matt
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Managed to stalk up to within 8 metres to this one yesterday morning! Could just see his antlers over the top of the very tall bracken which I moved through very slowly via an overgrown sheep track. Just wanted to have a close look really but decided to cull him after noticing a load of string and metalwork around his head, including a pheasant feeder spring!
Haven't aged it properly yet but probably about 4.5 years old. 300lb larder weight which isn't bad for after the rut!
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Probably not a good idea to get that close in hindsight!
MS
Can you see ok through that face mask ms? It looks a bit dark to me.
If you saw his face you would know why he wants to hide it - gruesome!
Whilst I was beating through a field of maze there was a little clearing where the roe had been feeding as I came through two of them charged at me one went to the left and clipped my mate and the other clipped me lightly on my arm but it could have been much worse a one was a spiker that would have most certainly hurt ill bet........
moonstone gsp
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I got within 10 meters of a roedoe and kid. The doe sensed danger and sprung off into the woods leaving the kid. The kid seemed confused and headed towards me. I kept perfectly still and the kid came within 2 m of me and just ran around squeaking. The kid then stopped looked at me and ran into the woods to look for mum.
For fear of pulled up I say kid others say fawn???????????????
For fear of pulled up I say kid others say fawn???????????????
ksb
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Have you been shooting in Belfast zoo again BrianI took this photo of a Sika doe one night 4 or 5 years ago, distance was about 5 feet. I looked up from gralloching her buddy and she was standing looking at me. Mad, but true.
I shot a muntjac out of a high seat a few weeks ago. Custom built 260rem rifle, Swaro Z6i 3-18x50 with turrets etc. Swaro 8x30 SLC LRF, range? 23 yards.....
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