The Essex Hunter Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 With the rape stubble cut the first task was to make a start on the foxes, so I went on Sunday night using my time to note which areas Muntjac were moving around. The early cubs were not easy as they kept on the move in the tall rape; also the wind was not helping as it was on my back on the way out. All 3 were shot on my return walk going back into the wind. This is the second home made high seat with a slight mod from the one I posted a while ago, I extended the sides a little more and used 9 feet of a damaged builders ladder donated by a friend who like Muntjac liver!! I put it up in the first location based on what I had seen last night, however what you see at night is far different in the day…. A good position but stepping back I realised if I moved it then I could use the hedge as cover to stalking along, so that it where it went. The first doe was shot around 40 yards from the right of the oak in the picture out around 140 yards. She started to head back to cover as 2 bucks were having a tear up in the field behind, just behind the left leg with the exit out the right shoulder as she had stepped right looking at the bucks… The second was a buck who was on a mission along a tram line, he stopped once, after I barked at him but moved on right away, so I used the Oi method and he came to a halt. In velvet so a head shot out around 90 yards gave me a full carcass of meat… The mozzie’s were homing in on me and the deer so a donated gambol and a piece of cord made short work of the gralloch on the side of the truck…. TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 A very productive session, great shooting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Very Nice Looks a very nice spot, would it be around 250 - 300 to the far corner near the wood. You could spend hours there I have a set of folding steps that ive been intending to use as a hide but ive been wondering how to attatch the seat, can you show some pictures of you invention please Sir if you will be so kind Cheers dougy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Very Nice Looks a very nice spot, would it be around 250 - 300 to the far corner near the wood. You could spend hours there I have a set of folding steps that ive been intending to use as a hide but ive been wondering how to attatch the seat, can you show some pictures of you invention please Sir if you will be so kind Cheers dougy Thank you....around that distance.... PM me you email address and I can send them in album rather than up load on here.... TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Nice one mate, some good eating them munties, wish we had em near me, Atb Flynny Edited July 22, 2014 by flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman91 Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Nice read mate. And very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 nicely done tim looks a good place to sit for a few hours.. did you drive home with the munty hanging lol lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Great result well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 nicely done tim looks a good place to sit for a few hours.. did you drive home with the munty hanging lol lol Not as yet.....However if I had my old wagon ( ) then it might have been hard to resist....I did drive through the village on route to a field with 3 foxes on the bull bars.... By heck those bucks want a bit of skinning around the back end. I brought a filleting knife to tease it as I go other wise it wants to tear the hock up if I give it a bit of stick.... I might have to tap up a friend for a long tall fridge... TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) lovely place for a seat................... Edited July 24, 2014 by FOXHUNTER1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 lovely place for a seat................... Thank you....It has a left hand side to it as well!! TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halight Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Cracking mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE243 Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Well done Tim those munters look as fat as butter mate reference the skinning my mate shot one on one of his bits of ground i could not believe how hard they were to skin. Ended up using a air line to get it off, mind it was an old buck though and yes a nice bit ground you have there... Atb Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Well done Tim those munters look as fat as butter mate reference the skinning my mate shot one on one of his bits of ground i could not believe how hard they were to skin. Ended up using a air line to get it off, mind it was an old buck though and yes a nice bit ground you have there... Atb Lee Thank you both.....there was so much fat around the kidneys you could hardly see them TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Well done Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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