camokid Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) hi all had a lovely trip out this week to one of my favorite spots i like to spend a few hours in.. i made the call to the farmer to let him know i was coming up... it was still early about 4 oclock so i new i had plenty of time.... a short 30 min drive and i was there i got out the car and right in front of me stood a buck muntjac bright rusty lump standing out against the sunny green hedges .. i still had the gun in the car and was not in a big rush to get him so i let him carry on his afternoon munch.. i got sorted bag sticks gun and away i went. i crossed two fields slowly walking the edges i got to the foot path and thought id have a spy in the binoculars see if there was anything moving along the bottom edge .......then came an almighty crash through the cover and out leaped a stunning roe he ran full speed up the hill away from me but i could tell he was a cracker and i also new where he was heading too so with this in mind i started to walk very fast to see if i could head him off before he made cover.. i was a tad too late and he had made the rough patch just in time for me to see his white bum going into the tree line.. this rough patch is about 70 yards wide and a few 100 long its made up of reeds bog trees bramble basicly everything to hide a deer but at the back is the canal so i new he was in there but i also new there was nowhere for him to go it had now become a game of who can sit the longest .....i didnt mind as it was a lovely view down to the cover i sat in the one spot on the deck rifle on pod ready for three hours and at last a glimpse of movement in between the trees i looked in the bins and it was him... now i do tend to take a few deer but in all honesty i got buck fever on the sight of him and started to hyperventilate lol he was just massive and after a long wait the excitement was well kicking in.. he was still standing in cover and slowly making his way into a clearing that you can see in the right of the picture above i waited a few minutes more until i was happy with the shot and there it was..... my opportunity........ the shot rang out and he jumped and ran out of sight .... knowing the shot was good i did a small celebration dance and waited for a few moments ..... and would you believe it a fox came out of cover roughly in the same spot and started to walk right to me with a quick shout the second shot was off and mr fox was also down ..... the shot was 180 yards to the deer and 120 to the fox i found the deer about 15 yards from where i had hit him... he was magnificent a very large body and a good head on him too a nice big clean 7 points... pleased is an understatement .... how to screenshot on windows 7 and here is foxy he took a bit of a head shot i didn't really waist time sorting the roe skull as it will make a medal and it needs 90 days to dry to get cic scored so time will tel it 12" tall and weighing 620 at the mo so fingers crossed... screenshot on pc image hosting free no registration thanks andy Edited April 11, 2014 by camokid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Great write up and great shooting Andy...as before I am very jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcherman Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 well done a cracking write up and a great buck aswell and a fox doesn't get much better than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 funny forgot to say it did get better ... i found a nice munty on the road on the way home and decided to nab it.... only to get pulled 200 yards down the road by the police asking me what i was up to...lol i said collecting dinner they let me go and just had a chuckler... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Well done Andy brill write up mate. Looked a nice beast till you shot him. good going on the fox to bud. ATVB Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everycal Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Top job fella keep it up !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 That's a Gold Medal Buck bud.Brilliant! Really well done on the Fox too. Great to speak to you yesterday. Catch you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Certainly a cracking looking buck that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstenson123 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Nice buck &That fox looks a bit peed off aswell!! well done mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Extremely well rewarded for your patience...sniper That is 1 really impressive Roebuck mate,really pleased for you Parked the Jimny up with Mark tonight in some lambing fields only for the Fox to appear in the field next to us 3 times at 1 point it walked past us about 7yds away. So we moved into that field and it appeared again,rolling in the grass.Had to wait for a safe shot,then "click" bolt still up..."click" again,safety on Mark squeaked but it started to run off eventually stopping some 170yds away.....and i missed it wasn't meant to be PS i gave him a slap for you Once again,congratulations mate,superb Roebuck and a good shot on the Fox to boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 That's one nice looking head mate , a wall hanger for sure .... not sure about the fox though you may struggle with that Well done good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 That roe head is a cracker. That fox head has been cracked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) Nice one Andy that head looks a good un for a medal hope no body seen you doing the jig thinking there is a loony about Edited April 12, 2014 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Lovely buck that - well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not2Night Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Well done Andy looks looks like good land, you must have a very big freezer , atb Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Lovely buck Andy ...hope it makes Gold for you...........You are certainly getting amongst them at the minute. Good job I never texted you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Belting buck mate, only 10 days till I'm in Scotland stalking, can't bleddy wait!!!! Let's hope I can bag one as good as the one you got, well shot mate, Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Very nice roe! Getting it shoulder mounted after it's scored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Well shot Andy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 hi all many thanks for the kind replies ... his pelt was falling apart due to the summer coat change but i have a good taxidermist on hand ... rob58 thats you mate..lol... i will be trying to get another buck later on in the season and with his cape and them antlers i will be getting a good shoulder mount sorted .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Well done,good write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 hi all many thanks for the kind replies ... his pelt was falling apart due to the summer coat change but i have a good taxidermist on hand ... rob58 thats you mate..lol... i will be trying to get another buck later on in the season and with his cape and them antlers i will be getting a good shoulder mount sorted .. Nice! I've kept a few skulls but if I ever get a good one it'll be off to the taxidermist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Well done lad. Hope it makes gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbjones01 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 cracking buck and write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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