henry d Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Following on from my cull posts, I decided to try an earlier stalk tonight and set off at 4-30pm. When I got to the field I wanted to get to I got all the way up to the area I had seen a cull buck and the pricker stags and saw the buck I had earmarked for culling. He had a "poor" head and as there are a lot of roe about he is for culling. I got to within 150 yds and he started to take an interest in me, so I steadied myself and took the shot. He ran towards the fence and at high speed hit it and flipped over it, I didn`t see him get up so I walked up to him. He was dead and I gralloched him there. I had him down as a 5 pointer with One side smaller than the other, however on close inspection he had broken one side just above the brow tine. I phoned the `keeper as I am working tomorrow and Friday and didn`t want to leave the carcass in my shed and asked to leave it in his larder, it would be easier to cut out the bung etc. there too. Anyway I cleaned it up and had a chinwag with him and one of the things he said was that there were too many yearlings and could I cull a few of these too Well I would try and so I set off with home, a pizza and a beer in mind, however as it was still early I thought I would visit a field just off a main road and see if a 2 point yearling buck I had seen was there. I looked out into the field and there was a roe there, but I couldn`t tell at that distance what it was, so I stalked up the field edge and saw 3 roe, 2 does and a buck I stalked up until I was almost parallel with the rear most doe and checked the distance to the buck, 90 yds. Onto the sticks, squeeze, bang and he jumps turns and drops in a few paces. The 2 does run off and cross infront of me @ 70 yds and I see an old doe is with them, if I had have walked closer she would have heard, seen or scented me ! Anyhoo the `keeper is delighted as I am now getting them sorted. No pic of the second buck as I left the camera in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Sounds like a perfect evening on the Roe bucks, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Top shooting H, nice one :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glogin Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Well done H :blink: Do you see more about there as it gets colder ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted October 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Yes, that and the reds getting frisky and pushing them away from their territories. 2 frosts this week already ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Thought so, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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