Gday guys, thought i would add soemthin from downunder.
I went for a hunt yesterday afternoon, there was a slight breeze but otherwise a beautiful spring day.
my plan was to climb high up a ridge an watch a west facing slope for a few hours...
plan was cut short when i sat down to have a drink an glass the opposing face.. about half an hour went by an looking through binos i heard the trees directly behind me moving about as if the wind had picked up over the ridge.. i didnt think too much of it until i heard it again an thought i better check it out.....
thats when i was looking at an unsuspected Red stag, i wasn sure what i should do, i sat tight but then i had to reach for my phone to film an photograph this animal as i didnt want to shoot it.... but then i grabbed my gun after some footage, scoped it at 15ms an declined the shot.
i really analised the animal, noting it was a 9 point fairly youngish deer i was happy when he moved down beside me an then cut my wind an barked a few times an moved off into the gulley head 40ms further..
as it spooked i noted there was another stag behind him further up the ridge an to me looked a bit of a mongrel/malform head an the decision was made to pack up the crap laying around an stalk off...
10minutes later an constant barking i could see both the stags an delibratly shot toward the smaller one... clean missing!
a quick follow up from the Abolt WSM an id secured the smaller one..
the bigger guy barked as to ask where is my mate, an hurry up young fella... but he never came so i stalked him up an caught him about to dissapear, looking toward me i fired for a neck shot an again cleanly missed.. i followed up incase of blood, none was found an a few more barks were heard while i butchered the downed deer..
anyway heres a photo for now.
we just got back from bringing all the meat out off him..
the farmer wants the deer shot, but im goin to try manage the animals a little an see how i go, aslong as i tip a few over now an then its all good
I went for a hunt yesterday afternoon, there was a slight breeze but otherwise a beautiful spring day.
my plan was to climb high up a ridge an watch a west facing slope for a few hours...
plan was cut short when i sat down to have a drink an glass the opposing face.. about half an hour went by an looking through binos i heard the trees directly behind me moving about as if the wind had picked up over the ridge.. i didnt think too much of it until i heard it again an thought i better check it out.....
thats when i was looking at an unsuspected Red stag, i wasn sure what i should do, i sat tight but then i had to reach for my phone to film an photograph this animal as i didnt want to shoot it.... but then i grabbed my gun after some footage, scoped it at 15ms an declined the shot.
i really analised the animal, noting it was a 9 point fairly youngish deer i was happy when he moved down beside me an then cut my wind an barked a few times an moved off into the gulley head 40ms further..
as it spooked i noted there was another stag behind him further up the ridge an to me looked a bit of a mongrel/malform head an the decision was made to pack up the crap laying around an stalk off...
10minutes later an constant barking i could see both the stags an delibratly shot toward the smaller one... clean missing!
a quick follow up from the Abolt WSM an id secured the smaller one..
the bigger guy barked as to ask where is my mate, an hurry up young fella... but he never came so i stalked him up an caught him about to dissapear, looking toward me i fired for a neck shot an again cleanly missed.. i followed up incase of blood, none was found an a few more barks were heard while i butchered the downed deer..
anyway heres a photo for now.
we just got back from bringing all the meat out off him..
the farmer wants the deer shot, but im goin to try manage the animals a little an see how i go, aslong as i tip a few over now an then its all good
