southdowns_stalking Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) After having no time off since the new year I decided to have a little trip down to the New Forest and crack on with the fallow cull. Up bright and early I left my house just before 0500hrs allowing time to get down there meet up with Nick and get in the high seat for just after 0615hrs. A couple of hours past with the rain coming and going, the only sighting being a muntjac in some thick woodland about 250yds down one of the rides to my right. Just as we were going to leave a cock pheasant gave out his alarm call and a charlie came trotting up a ride and disappeared off behind us. Just after 9 we called it a morning in the seat and went back to the truck for a well needed cuppa. After tea and breakfast we moved a couple of miles down the road to the other end of the woodland. Walling down one of the tracks I pushed off a row buck who had been laying in some bracken about 25yds away to my left. Done the usual roe trick of running 30yds then stopped to turn round and have a look. After 10sec or so he gave out a couple of barks and was on his way. Not wanting to move off straight away i took this time to glass the rest of the open woodland. One happy nothing was there it was off down the track. Next ride on the left saw a doe and two young ones, that were just coming out of the wood 70yds down. I stopped and slowly placed the rifle on the sticks but with no clear shot waited for her to come further out. The wind was swirling badly at the ride junction and after a couple of minutes she caught our scent and moved back off into the wood. Nothing else was seen so reaching the end we headed back, just past where we had seen the doe earlier, two young fallow bucks were feeding in the holly, 30yds to my right. After 25mins of moving through thick cover to get a clear shot the first fallow of the day fell 10yds from where he was shot. His mate was not spooked and after 10mins of trying to get a clear shot he moved over the bank and out of sight. Waited another 15mins but he did not return. After checking the buck and pulling him back to the track, (that was hard work through the thick wood) we walked back to get the truck. 500yds on and I spotted a white fallow up under one of the pine plantations. Rifle up on the sticks, having a quick look around spotted two others just to the left, decided to take one of these and leave the white one as they are useful for spotting the herd and the clients on the continent like shooting these. 2nd fallow dropped 15yrds up the hill from where she was standing. Saw another muntjac in the afternoon, but was again in thick cover with no clear shot. Another roe buck was spooked and that was the day done. Edited January 23, 2012 by Dunkield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Top stuff fella couple off nice looking beasts there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james macnee Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Well done mate . At least your having more luck than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 well done buddy two fine looking animals you get there :good: :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 What part of the New Forest do you go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well done. Good Shooting and nice pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Nice write up mate and well shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 lucky chap i would love to drop on the fallow might be this years gole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 well done, nice write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Well done :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southdowns_stalking Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Thanks, was one of those days when it was just nice to be out, bonus to get a couple of fallow!! What part of the New Forest do you go? Its on the very north tip of the forest near Redlynch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 (edited) Thanks, was one of those days when it was just nice to be out, bonus to get a couple of fallow!! Its on the very north tip of the forest near Redlynch. Good see a few getting culled, been a bit elusive down here in the south part of the forrest Have you seen many Sam Edited January 24, 2012 by docholiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Great write up. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southdowns_stalking Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Good see a few getting culled, been a bit elusive down here in the south part of the forrest Have you seen many Sam Doc, was this reply for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 reply for you and Sam, just starting to get a few moving around, have to get a few more does before we start on the bucks, but shot only one in last six outings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yds Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southdowns_stalking Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) reply for you and Sam, just starting to get a few moving around, have to get a few more does before we start on the bucks, but shot only one in last six outings We have the opposite, lots of bucks!! The strange thing we have noticed is that an above average amount of doe's shot have been carrying male young for the last few years. This also helps build up the details on next years cull plan. Thanks yds! Edited January 26, 2012 by southdowns_stalking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Good see a few getting culled, been a bit elusive down here in the south part of the forrest Have you seen many Sam Hi Doc, not shot many Forest Fallow but done well on the Roe and Sika, 200+ down and a few to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Hi Doc, not shot many Forest Fallow but done well on the Roe and Sika, 200+ down and a few to go... looks like you are doing well, always available if you need another hand ps if you fancy an afternoon on the rape some pigeons showing on my property give us a shout, same for you yds doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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