spandit Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 ...I'd be eating venison tomorrow! Popped out with the .22 and a lamp to look for errant rabbits (saw one, missed it) but whilst looking around, I heard a noise. Shining the lamp round I saw two eyes staring at me. Looking through the scope confirmed a roe doe and I managed to get within about 15 yards of her before she bounded away. Lovely to see her taking cover in my newly planted woodland. A few minutes later she'd circled behind me and I could see her for about 10 minutes before she either ran off or was hidden by the terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powler Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Great to see such things, always nice when something unexpected pops up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 lovely to see. but you might not appreciate them in your newly planted wood. i have picked up some woodland stalking and the damage is surprising. but saying that as with all nature, if they are not doing any damage there are not many better things than watching them go about there buisness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted October 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 lovely to see. but you might not appreciate them in your newly planted wood That's why I bought a .308 earlier this month! Most of the trees are in tubes but the ones in spirals have been quite badly chewed in places. Don't think the management wants me to shoot them here, mind and a difficult thing to keep secret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Why would you be eating venison tomorrow if you were a poacher please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted October 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Why would you be eating venison tomorrow if you were a poacher please? Because I could have illegally killed the deer (wrong calibre, out of season, with a lamp). A poacher doesn't care for the law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Because I could have illegally killed the deer (wrong calibre, out of season, with a lamp). A poacher doesn't care for the law If it was on your ground you wouldnt be poaching though. The offences you mention are not poaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 If it was on your ground you wouldnt be poaching though. The offences you mention are not poaching. Huh? Thats why he said if he were a poacher,in which case he wouldnt be bothered about the law regarding taking the roe with the wrong calibre,out of season ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Huh? Thats why he said if he were a poacher,in which case he wouldnt be bothered about the law regarding taking the roe with the wrong calibre,out of season ect. Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted October 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 I think you're overthinking this. I saw a deer and could have killed it but I would have been breaking many laws by doing so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 I think you're overthinking this. I saw a deer and could have killed it but I would have been breaking many laws by doing so No,i agree,but,poaching wouldnt have been one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted October 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Well done. You've won an argument you started. Had I shot the deer it wouldn't have been poaching. Thank goodness you were here, 'twould be awful if something on the Internet were wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 More than happy to help out fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted October 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 If only you were as pedantic about your punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 If only you were as pedantic about your punctuation. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iano Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 I love this reply and sums up the word 'pedantic' perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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