Ive found that with the ones round me as well
Why do they always know where to stand
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Heym SR20
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Agreed. I do a lot of catch and release stalking - I could have shot it, but not safe, wrong sex, not part of the cull plan etc etc. When in fact its i have had a really good evening, seen lots of good things, head is clear and I really can’t be bothered with the hard work of extracting and butchering a beast.
And if I don’t shoot anything, well perfect excuse to have to go out again in the next few days.
But for heavens sake don’t tell let the rest of the family know.
Frank Homes
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A completely worthless and unnecessary comment.Good job you had a rem mag for a big deer like that at 120m. Nice calibre choice
The wisest thing I ever heard anyone say about deer is that "they study us better & more thoroughly than we ever study them, they have to, their lives actually do depend on it"
They quickly learn where they can be without seeing the monkeys with the bang sticks or where their fellow bambis don't fall over suddenly
That explains why dog-walkers, cyclists, hikers etc can casually cross one of the farms I shoot on and the deer don't react, but as soon as I walk out from behind the barn, any deer which claps eyes on me gets the hell out of dodge - they can tell the difference instantly
They quickly learn where they can be without seeing the monkeys with the bang sticks or where their fellow bambis don't fall over suddenly
That explains why dog-walkers, cyclists, hikers etc can casually cross one of the farms I shoot on and the deer don't react, but as soon as I walk out from behind the barn, any deer which claps eyes on me gets the hell out of dodge - they can tell the difference instantly
Heym SR20
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Agreed. Yesterday I went for a walk with the hound at Bonaly on the edge of Edinburgh. There is some nice woodland that must be 10 to 15 years old. It is enclosed but the fences are broken. Watched a really nice buck for a few minutes - he was 20 yards away just lying up in the sun. Walked up 50 yards and there was a group of 20 plus volunteers who had been planting all morning new trees.
And at the Kings Buildings - part of Edinburgh University which looks out over golf course and the Braids there are several Roe that lie up by the outlet ducts of the heating systems of the main building, in sight of the office / desk of one of the lecturers. Who also does a lot of Deer management and is a regular on SD.
I must admit to getting a lot of pleasure from watching deer. I get irritated that I don’t take better photographs. But they do taste very good.
If you have spent any time with big predators you soon notice that when lions have full bellies all the buck are totally unconcerned. I have seen Impala browsing 20 yards from a group of sleeping lion. The bush is noisy - birds calling, chattering etc. But when lions go out to hunt everything goes quiet and on high alert.
I have noticed it myself. Take the dog for a walk at this time of year. Lots of birds singing. Start moving slowly as if you are stalking and they either alarm call or go quiet. If you sit still, it takes at least 20 minutes before everything settles down again and the birds start singing.
It’s nature, and thats why what we do what we do.
When I commenced as Stalker on one estate I had a hell of a job to see deer. Folowing the advice of an old Woodman I just wandered about whistling and started spotting them everywhere.
Our Fallow know the lie.of the land perfectly. One boundary field rises from a ditch to the adjacent estate. The deer feed from the boundary a distance of some 50yds which puts them 200yds from the ditch. However they stop dead at that distance and from the ditch are skylined.every time. They also have the knack of crossing the river and standing 50 or 60yds away on our neighbours ground or in front of a well used footpath in a narrow strip of woodland. Luckily we do sometimes catch them out.
Our Fallow know the lie.of the land perfectly. One boundary field rises from a ditch to the adjacent estate. The deer feed from the boundary a distance of some 50yds which puts them 200yds from the ditch. However they stop dead at that distance and from the ditch are skylined.every time. They also have the knack of crossing the river and standing 50 or 60yds away on our neighbours ground or in front of a well used footpath in a narrow strip of woodland. Luckily we do sometimes catch them out.
These two just watched me walk on by earlier when I was walking the dog. Eyes followed me, just to make sure I wasn't up to any shady business.
Stalker62
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Very true but as I walked I selected big trees to stop behind and shoot off quickly. They usually stood just long enough.
Ranger6555
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Because their life depends on it
Perhaps a cherry picker?
kenbro
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A really really really tall one!
Ken.
Try going stalking with a friend and when you stop with the rifle get your friend to carry on walking at a normal pace. I find it very productive at the end of the doe season when all other tactics have been used.
Yep done that too
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