brno17 5 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 out tonight on one of my permissions local to me looking for a buck that i'd seen a few weeks ago. i got settled on a bank looking down into a pasture that borders the strip of woodland he frequents, with the wind in my favour i thought i had chosen the right spot as i'd seen him using the bottom end of the field nearest to me.......wrong. after about 20 minutes i saw two deer leave the other end of the wood and on glassing them saw one was the buck i was after with a doe in attendance. i hoped they would feed down my way and as i kept an eye on them i noticed he was now clean but his head was uneven. they gradually fed toward the far fenceline and jumped over onto a wheat drilling and moved out off site, but i knew where they were going........ there is a big area of marsh at the bottom end of the drilling that contains good roe fodder, when the meadowsweet and marsh buttercup get growing its a haven for many deer all summer but they can be bad to spot in the dense cover. i covered the dead ground quickly and made for a gate that i was sure i could intercept him from but when i got there and spied i just caught the haunch of the trailing deer moving out of site behind the bank that runs down to the marsh.....sh!t they had covered the ground fast as i was unsighted to them again i quickly moved down the field where the bank drops away to the point where they cross the fence and sat down on the hill rifle on sticks and waited. the doe crossed the fence first quickly followed by the buck, she eyed me nervously between mouthfuls but didn't seem to pick me up as a threat, i waited until he turned broadside at around 120 yds and took up pressure on the trigger of the .223 settling the crosshairs on a high heart/lung shot and squeezed, at the strike he reared up and fell over backwards dead on the spot, i reloaded watching him and let the doe move away out of sight before heading down for the gralloch. Quote Link to post
cassshantia 16 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 well done .lovely buck ,were you out of breath by time you caught up with them ? what sticks have you been using monopod ,bi pod ,or tri pod ? Quote Link to post
black lab 3 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 B.17. Nice looking Buck also good write up, they can cover a lot of ground even when not trying that hard, bet you were buggered Wullie. Quote Link to post
brno17 5 Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 On 21/04/2010 at 22:25, cassshantia said: well done .lovely buck ,were you out of breath by time you caught up with them ? what sticks have you been using monopod ,bi pod ,or tri pod ? i was using bipod sticks mate.if i recall correctly they cost £14.99+ post from evilbay, telescopic so can be used standing, kneeling or sitting. atb alan. Quote Link to post
brno17 5 Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 On 22/04/2010 at 09:29, black lab said: B.17. Nice looking Buck also good write up, they can cover a lot of ground even when not trying that hard, bet you were buggered Wullie. buggered ?? aye yer right wullie. am built for comfort no speed atb alan. Quote Link to post
black lab 3 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 On 22/04/2010 at 12:00, brno17 said: On 22/04/2010 at 09:29, black lab said: B.17. Nice looking Buck also good write up, they can cover a lot of ground even when not trying that hard, bet you were buggered Wullie. buggered ?? aye yer right wullie. am built for comfort no speed atb alan. Alan, i am the same as yourself but i am wee fat and stunning no speed lost that about 20 year's ago when i go for a walk with the rifle, the dog look's back at me as if to say hurry up all the best Wullie. Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Nice buck there Alan mate and good account of the outing .Many more to follow hopefully. Quote Link to post
brno17 5 Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 On 22/04/2010 at 18:19, foxdropper said: Nice buck there Alan mate and good account of the outing .Many more to follow hopefully. hope so tim, dont take many from this ground though it couldnt sustain it. just keep them in check, but a mate is about to lease 3500 acres of forest and wants a hand with the cull so i said go on then hope your season goes well mate. atb alan. Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Nice one Alan,and really good news on the 3,500acres good luck.........Martin Quote Link to post
wboulter 3 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 nice buck fella Quote Link to post
brno17 5 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 On 22/04/2010 at 21:22, martin said: Nice one Alan,and really good news on the 3,500acres good luck.........Martin cheers martin,wish i had as many deer to go at as you boys in wilts atb and good luck for the season alan Quote Link to post
gav243 1 Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 good buck alan well done Quote Link to post
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