shootgun Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 As i said in a previous thread, my pigeon season was(and still is) absolutely rubbish , so on my shooting days i was reaching for a rifle rather than a shotgun from my cabinet... I had thoroughly enjoyed this season , some challenging stalks, as sitting in the high seat didn't proved particulary successful for me, and also had my fair bit of blank days. Stopped shooting does couple of weeks ago, even though in season, i don't take great pleasure in shooting them while heavily pregnant. Seen some stunning roe bucks as well, hopefully they will still show up after April the 1st! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 My personal doe season ends on 28th February. Sickening to shoot females after that date other than carefully selected muntjac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Yep , I’m another one who finishes end of Feb , although I struggled getting on them early in the season , they just didn’t want to come out of the woods , there was so much food about this year it wasn’t till early jan that I finally got into them .Finished about ten short of my target but the estate was happy enough. . I’ll spend the last couple of months thinning out any poor males ..in saying that they are all in hiding at the moment ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted March 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 10 hours ago, Walker570 said: My personal doe season ends on 28th February. Sickening to shoot females after that date other than carefully selected muntjac. Pretty much same for me, but haven't got a lot of muntjac on my ground unfortunately. 3 hours ago, moose man said: Yep , I’m another one who finishes end of Feb , although I struggled getting on them early in the season , they just didn’t want to come out of the woods , there was so much food about this year it wasn’t till early jan that I finally got into them .Finished about ten short of my target but the estate was happy enough. . I’ll spend the last couple of months thinning out any poor males ..in saying that they are all in hiding at the moment ... I had shot only one all season in the open field, everything else whas shot in the deepest darkest Sussex woodland. At the moment the bucks are coming out at the very last light and they gone just after dawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Thanks for the post and images. At least when the opportunity has arisen you have taken it well. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 I'll shoot females up to the last day of the season. I don't see what's so sickening personally. Each to their own I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMcC Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 23 minutes ago, ClemFandango said: I'll shoot females up to the last day of the season. I don't see what's so sickening personally. Each to their own I suppose. Doesn't it sicken you when you open it up and see the size of the young not far off perfectly formed, some the size of a rabbit still wriggling and wondering what is going on ! Ah well as you said "each to his own" just like the guy in the papers yesterday that hung his Collie for not rounding the sheep up properly, He didn't see anything wrong in that either ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, EMcC said: Doesn't it sicken you when you open it up and see the size of the young not far off perfectly formed, some the size of a rabbit still wriggling and wondering what is going on ! Ah well as you said "each to his own" just like the guy in the papers yesterday that hung his Collie for not rounding the sheep up properly, He didn't see anything wrong in that either ! Doesn't bother me at all. Never shot a doe with a feotus that was "still wriggling and wondering what was going on." That's an exaggeration. Can't see the link with the Collie, you might as well have said that Hitler didn't think it was wrong to commit mass genocide. It's a bit of a stretch don't you think? Edited March 24, 2018 by ClemFandango Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 I don't see the link to collie story either, seems toatlly irrelevant. I have shot late does when I have been behind, it isn't ideal but we don't live in a perfect world. If you stalk on a busy commercial shoot like I do, you sometimes have a very small window to catch up on doe numbers after the shooting season ends. Odd that we don't comment on shooting pregnant muntjac but we do about roe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Not into deer stalking but I do see a lot of deer on my walks, what sort of deer is the one in the last picture, looks a bit like a Sika? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Dunkield said: I don't see the link to collie story either, seems toatlly irrelevant. I have shot late does when I have been behind, it isn't ideal but we don't live in a perfect world. If you stalk on a busy commercial shoot like I do, you sometimes have a very small window to catch up on doe numbers after the shooting season ends. Odd that we don't comment on shooting pregnant muntjac but we do about roe. Yes, but there's pregnant and VERY pregnant. With muntjac then they are always pregnant, possibly whilst nursing the last fawn. If stalkers cannot reach their cull figures on does by the end of Feb, then they should get some help. Four months seems more than adequate to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 There's no such thing as very pregnant. They are no more pregnant 4 weeks after the end of Feb than they were at the beginning. If you are finishing without using the full legal length of the season you aren't shooting enough deer. 2 hours ago, old'un said: Not into deer stalking but I do see a lot of deer on my walks, what sort of deer is the one in the last picture, looks a bit like a Sika? Fallow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Walker570 said: If stalkers cannot reach their cull figures on does by the end of Feb, then they should get some help. Four months seems more than adequate to me. You are wrong. The simple fact you seem to have overlooked is a busy partridge/pheasant shoot will drive roe deep into cover from which they don't return until well into February. The doe season wasn't extended just for the fun of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 14 hours ago, shootgun said: Pretty much same for me, but haven't got a lot of muntjac on my ground unfortunately. I had shot only one all season in the open field, everything else whas shot in the deepest darkest Sussex woodland. At the moment the bucks are coming out at the very last light and they gone just after dawn. Same as my bit of Sussex , the bucks are bunched up but not moving till way after dark ..we sat and watched them the other night with the thermal , they never put in an appearance till an hour after we packed up and were gone long before we got back an hour before light ..the doe’s on the other hand are every where .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 Maybe that will change now with the extra hour of daylight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 18 minutes ago, Dunkield said: Maybe that will change now with the extra hour of daylight? Only if someone has told them the clocks have gone forward ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 I am heading out in a bit with a 'guest' if we see any we can ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted March 25, 2018 Report Share Posted March 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Dunkield said: I am heading out in a bit with a 'guest' if we see any we can ask good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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