The Essex Hunter Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) The wheat has been cut and margins topped, this gave me a chance to cover an area I looked at a while back, The steward ship scheme had been the problem giving too much cover....This farmer has opted out of the scheme as it makes natural paths and walkers take advantage of them instead of using the foot paths. Back to the buck... I heard him calling for around 20 minutes and guessed he was only a few hundred yards away, there were plenty of slots around this small wood so it had to be on his patrol route. There was what looked like an old pigeon hide had been cut in the hedge a long while ago, but it did offer me a chance to tuck in a bit tighter. Using quad sticks, waiting is far more comfortable with the rifle resting on them, with the light starting to fade out he popped on my right hand side around 110 yards from my stand to the wood... This was where I though he might come as it seem a natural place and was also the start of the track running right down the outside of the wood.... I pitched the gun around and gave him a bark....the last one for him.... 34 lbs. dressed, a broken antler and tusk with a neck like a pit bull..... TEH Edited August 22, 2014 by The Essex Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie10 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 You don't want too much cover, providing places for wildlife to thrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Your yard looks like game dealers lol :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Your yard looks like game dealers lol :-) I will have a wild guess that those pigeons in the background are all decoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted August 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 I will have a wild guess that those pigeons in the background are all decoys. First prize to Jdog......lol TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 He looks a war veteran tough little things...your eating well tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted August 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 He looks a war veteran tough little things...your eating well tim Just a bit...lol Looking on SD I have saved my self £2100.00 7 bucks @ £300.00 a squeeze + 5 does @ £75.00 an outing.....!! lol TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEREALTHRILLER Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Very nice, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Well done Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Cracking old beast . Lucky to have munties Tim ...jealous as none up here ....send some up please ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted August 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Cracking old beast . Lucky to have munties Tim ...jealous as none up here ....send some up please ... It is too cold up there, the beer is no good and you wont be able to see over you flat cap to shoot them........lol TEH But thank you for asking..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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