eddoakley Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Well I have been awake now for 24hrs and am currently sat at the farm gates waiting for the keeper so I can take a mate on his first ever stalk!! Going to be a long day but I am looking forward to hopefully helping him bag his first deer. This estate is a gem. Very few people stalk it apart from me and the people I bring and results are always greatWe have roe, fallow and muntjac and all in decent numbers so I am pretty confident. So as they say "watch this space" for an update and hopefully some pictures. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanl50 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Good luck although from what you said your not going to need it show us some pics of the day Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Well I have been awake now for 24hrs and am currently sat at the farm gates waiting for the keeper so I can take a mate on his first ever stalk!! Going to be a long day but I am looking forward to hopefully helping him bag his first deer. This estate is a gem. Very few people stalk it apart from me and the people I bring and results are always greatWe have roe, fallow and muntjac and all in decent numbers so I am pretty confident. So as they say "watch this space" for an update and hopefully some pictures. Edd You say that you have been awake for 24 hrs no offence but do you think that you are in a fit state to be using a gun it takes just a second for something bad to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincs1963 Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 You say that you have been awake for 24 hrs no offence but do you think that you are in a fit state to be using a gun it takes just a second for something bad to happen. I think Edd is a grown man who knows his limits and probably doesn't need nannying. Best of luck Edd and i hope you and your mate have a great day. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Good luck to you and your mate, well done for taking a newby out too. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted August 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Firstly being awake that long really wasnt an issue and had I had any doubts I would not have been there. But thanks for the concern. The "stalking" didnt go exactly to plan. I had thought that I would take Tom down through a small wood which usually holds a few muntjac and then onwards to a high seat in a nice big open field which has produced plenty of fallow and roe too. Last time out Itook the mrs (will write details of that on another thread) and we had 20 odd fallow in front of us. However the wind was not in our favour for the wood and there had been work voing on in the big field the previous day so the plan had to change. The keeper has just bought a mule so it was decided that we would cover as much ground as possible to give Tom the best chance of bagging his first deer. We headed off and soon spotted our first deer, a roe doe happily grazing and taking little notice of the mule. Tom was now like a kid on xmas eve as apart from spotting one deer in the wild many years ago this was the closest he had ever been. We carried on driving with Tom and I on the back of the mule to get the best possible view. I lost count at around 20 deer spotted. Unfortunately either does,moving or for the few bucks just not presenting a shot. We came across a roe doe with a couple of youngsters and with a tap on the roof the keeper stopped for us to get a good look. I confirmed that they were what we thought but as we were about to move on I caught something out of the corner or my eye. A good minute or so of checking confirmed that it was a roe buck, in the uncut crop making his way towards us. The rifle positioned on the roof of the mule and Tom moved into position. I'm sure I could hear his heart beating as the buck moved towards us!! He was still in plenty of cover and as I (stupidly) had forgotten my binos I hadnt had a real good look at him. If it had been me shooting the buck would have been necked whist in the crop but fortunately as Tom is not very experienced he was looking to take engine room shots only. This proved to be the saviour for the buck as by the time he was in a shootable position I was able to see the antlers and although not a medal he was a good size and would be worth a decent fee to the keeper...not what Tom was there for. We watched him for a while until he slowly made his way to another field. There as a mixture of even more excitement and disapointment for Tom but he was glad to be in the situation and to be learning about the deer. Plenty more deer were spotted but nothing shootable until we eventually we came to an opening where 2 roe were just heading into cover, we stopped to have a look and 2 munty came out of the same cover working the edge of the wood. This was the big chance. Rifle set, Tom in comfortable shooting position and deer taking no notice of the 3 men and the mule less than 100yards away. At this point Toms inexperience showed as with a quick call from mr the 2 deer stopped, perfect position and the ideal shot. Tom wasnt so confident and waited too long on the shot. The deer put their heads down and carried on moving. I told Tom to get comfortable again and another shout stopped both of the deer again. But again To hesitated and the moment was lost. Talking about it afterwards Tom was gutted but I explained that it was much better to wait and not get a shot than to rush and get it wrong. You cant stop that bullet when its gone and their is nothing worse than a badly shot deer. They would be there for another day. He took that on board and was looking forward to the evening outing. The weather was against us really and despite the our best efforts and plenty of deer showing the evening didnt produce any shootable deer. A little disappointing but Tom was hooked. He understood that not too many people see that many deer nevermind get to shoot one. He has already booked another outing and is applying for a deer calibre rifle. Taking another member from here next weekend so hopefully will post a better write up and some pics then. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sauce Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Looking foward to our day out tomorrow and I promise not to shoot your prize munty!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mereside Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 blimey best take all my guns off me then as i work a full day shift then head off to my ground in scotland to arrive for my first stalk and spend all day out on the hill dragging staggies to crawl back for tea and back out again and again with a few power naps in between and back home to do it again in two weeks time. to original op I bet thats him sucked in now and its a slippery slope as it just grips you. he saw lots of deer so that will keep his spirits up till next time and i bet he has gone away dreaming of the next time ,atb wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 A very nice write up. Let us know how he gets on another time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Snap try stalking roe in the summer and getting sleep. Especially if you have to drive there, I'll bet the youngster is hooked most of the excitement is before the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprackles Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Funnily enough, ref the 24 hours bit, that was one of the questions for my FAC application. As i'm a shift worker, I was asked if I would ever go shooting straight after a night shift....personally, I wouldn't because to be honest, I cannot stay awake any more like I used to when I was younger.Wonder what he would have said if I'd said yes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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