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Up at 5 am for the drive to one of my furthest spots .Heavy morning mist meant a cloaked arrival at my chosen spot for a sit .The farmer here has been on to me about the deer even though i shoot on sight in season here it seems there is a ready supply next door to fill the slightest void created by me but im not complaining ,who would .Sat under a tree in the mist and watched the sun come up and the first efforts for it to burn the mist away .Pheasants landed noisely somewhere in the field and a trio of hares passed by very close ,close enough for me to see the eyes clearly .

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An hour passed with the mist lifting then settling in again and eventually cleared my end of the field and thats when i saw him .I was suddenly aware of a deer behind me ,dont know how but its not the first time and sure enough when i slowly peered around the tree there he was prancing along testing the air ,aware of something but not sure what .He came across my steps through the wet grass and shied away only to run forward and jump over the dark area id left behind as i walked to my tree.Very close now and all thoughts of a shot were gone as i watched and managed a pic of him .A hare came into the field close to him followed by another and another ,a doe in heat maybe and this fascinated him .He made his way around to directly infront the rifle offering a shot .

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I was in two minds whether or not to shoot him ,to spoil the moment but the job has to be done im afraid and he fell to a neck shot ,dead on the spot .Dragged him to the hedge for the garalloch.

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Left him for collection and moved on with only intentions of seeing what was about .Came across a doe and another buck feeding on backthorn flowers and managed a few pics before departing for the truck.

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