Another buttercup buck

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

I went for an afternoon stalk yesterday in the sunshine to see if I could catch anything out. After seeing 5 does, 2 of which had twins at foot I was starting to lose hope.

 

I then spotted a buck in a field of buttercups and the stalk was on. I had to negotiate a 5 bar gate and then creep a good 200 yards before I could get hidden behind a dry stone wall. It was very warm and I was sweating like a pig and my breathing was all over the place .The only shot available was off the top of the dry stone wall..... I waited til the buck turned broadside , steadied myself the best I could and released my 100 grn .243 , the buck dropped immediately to the shot . I was relieved paced the buck out at 138 paces.

 

I was them swarmed by an army of flies whilst I performed the gralloch

 

The buck with his last supper .....

 

 

Note he still had some winter pelage on his back and haunches and it was the 26th June

 

[john robbo 30]

Looks a nice heavy buck that well done.

The bucks up here are very secretive now all bulking up for the coming rut.

Saying that had 1 in a clients sights this morning and I stopped it as it emerged from cover at 50m's and no bang his saftey was still on the buck twigged us and he was off.

He will have to wait for the rut as had a cancellation tonight and thats me done now till the 15th july, I'm rearing poults.

Though i'm away this week after munties for an evening and to sort out expanding my permissions out of county

[Sky09 8]

very nice looking buck well done

[Ratcherman 0]

Nice buck there mate and another one for the tally well done

[J Darcy 5,871]

Nice lump there Foxy.

[bob.243 9,178]

Nice one

[wireviz 8]

Very nice made buck IMO should have been left to get beter and by the look of him he would have. Still he will taste great.