Market gardens come good again.........

[martin 332]

Now,I just wrote this story down and then lost the bloody lot of it,so,here is a watered down version....sorry.

 

I went across the valley to the market gardens where the farmer had been seeing a few Roe around.I got there around 1530hrs,and,it was a beautiful afternoon with the sun shining on the valley side I was sure that I would come across something just below the tree line.I made my way up to the first field and there was a young doe there nibbling away at the sparce bushes,so,I got a hawthorn inbetween us and got up to the fenceline,and through the long grass I could then see that there was two of them both last years young'uns.The trouble was i was going to have to stand up to take the shot off the sticks which would mean I was out in the open for them to see me,so,when I slowly got to my feet and put the rifle on the sticks they both saw me and trotted off some 60yds,and,then stopped although they were still very twitchy.I must of pulled the shot as I totally missed her,and they both made their way through the hedge into the next field.....bummer! still it does happen to the best of stalkers even though they won't all own up to it.I carried on across into the other field,but,there was no sign so I assumed that they just didn't stop and kept going full throttle heading for the next county,so,I snuggled back into a Hawthorn bush and decided to wait for something to happen,well I didn't have long to wait,the two Does must of been actually in the hedge still as they emerged nice and calmly chewing as they went,I very carefully put the bead on the nearest(70yds)and,I dropped her,she was dead before she hit the grass.

Although her sister had shot off straight through the far hedgeline I was sure she would be back,so,I just stayed perfectly still and she did appear a few minutes later,but,as she was on her way out of the hedge something spooked her and this time she wasn't coming back.I decided to do the gralloch and then go back over to the far field that has a lot of young xmas tree saplings just put in.My plan was to esconce myself in the larger block of very large xmas trees and use the Roe sack as a rest,and,it proved the right thing to do,as a Doe and follower came out of the wood and started their evening meal at a range of 188yds.I decided to take the folower first,and,as she hit the grass her mother never even flinched,so,I slowly moved round to the Doe,she was slightly skew to the shot,and she just wasn't going to move in a hurry,so,I took the shot,she ran on into the wood,but luckily not too far(20yds),and,it turned out to be a bit far back and I had creased the gut leaving a bit of green,not much though,and the heart was split in two.........

The Doe was another with well raised pedicles,that's two I have had like this in the past few weeks,I am going to do the skull out to see just how pronounced they are.....just curious.

By the way,I know the pics are dark(flash)but,by the time I had dropped the first one off at the truck,and,got back up to do the other two the light was fading.

 

Cheers.....Martin

[Yokel Matt 918]

Good going Martin - great write up. A very productive bit of ground there mate and fair play for assisting the farmer with his problem

 

Edited to say fair pay with the low light gralloch with no torch and keeping all your fingers... the force is strong in you :aikido:

Edited March 4, 2010 by Local

[Roonstar 0]

Nice write up Martin

[john robbo 30]

class as usual martin

[brno17 5]

good do martin that market garden always produces for you and well done admitting the miss, it does happen to us all and those that say it doesnt dont shoot many deer

 

atb

alan.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Nice one mate ,fancy missing one though .Whats the tally for that spot up to date mate .Roll on buck season eh .Speak soon .

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Nice one Martin . Didnt you see any munties ??? And yes we all miss some time or another thats life !!!!

[wint 3]

Well done Mart,another good day great write up

Andy

[Hywel 53]

Good going buddy, I recognise the pic

[martin 332]

Nice one Martin . Didnt you see any munties ??? And yes we all miss some time or another thats life !!!!

 

Haven't seen any for a while FH,I'm hoping it's just the fact that they don't show while I'm there,but the farmer said he hasn't heard any calling for a while either.I'm certain there is still a decent amount on the ground,I have personally only shot Bucks and I think I am right in saying that there have only been 2 Does shot while I have had the ground and that was by guests.I will report on any seen though..........Martin

[wboulter 3]

great write up well done and yes we all have a miss now and again but you had a good result in the end