Stealth Stalker Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The Peltman asked me to accompany him stalking early Saturday morning, he picked me up at 6am & we set off to his stalking wood, on arrival he handed me the rifle, went through the safety procedure & wished me luck. I was expecting just to tag along & glean a bit a bit of experiance & do a bit of filming We checked the wind direction & headed round the wood stealthily, glassing through the dense woodland looking for Munties. An hour & a half in, we hadn't seen a thing which wasn't surprising as the pigeon shooters a few fields away were banging away like lunatics, the farmer nearby was having 10 minute interval tipper deliveries & to cap things off we saw 2 dogs running riot through the wood unattended, at one point they passed by 10 foot away oblivious to the 2 human trees next to them :blink: We decided to move away from the stray dogs & head deeper into the wood where Pelty had put up a high seat, as I got up the top I caught a glimpse of something that I dismissed as a hare or rabbit, about 10 minutes later from the area where I saw the movement a large doe Muntie appeared as if by magic, the old ticker started to pound a little heavier now, Pelty was on the video camera & we were both urging her to move in to a small clearing about 40 yards away, where I had an un obstructed shot. She obliged & when I was sure of the shot I steadied my breathing & squeezed the trigger. She lurched forward & stumbled in to a ditch hidden from view, for a split second I thought I'd balls it up but Pelty put me at ease & confirmed she was down She was stone dead with a perfectly placed shot from the Tikka .243 I then performed the gralloch under the watchful eye of Pelty talking me through it stage by stage. I've been like a dog with 2 tails all weekend, unable to wipe the smile from my face, Pelty's bringing her round tomorrow for me to butcher. Pelty thanks for taking me out stalking & giving me the oppertunity to shoot my first Muntjac Stealth Stalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Nice going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Thats you hooked then! You never forget the first one, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Just seen this, good man Thats a lovely munty, good eating id say, enjoy. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Good shooting and nice deer SS. Pelty's a good man to take you out for your first stalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Nice one SS And so it begins . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Nice shot Munties are delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Well done fellas You,ll not forget that 1 GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Swings and roundabouts Thursday i had a call from SS asking if i wanted to join him in the quest to reach the big 200 pigeon that he had nearly got. I jumped at the chance but i think i might have hinderd his goal rather than help but all good fun anyway. On Friday night i got a call did i want to go and help get Foxy on his shoot near by, again i jumped at the chance, we saw 3 Fox's, two together which bolted to the sound of the shop brought call, then another which came to the screams of SS's wing mirror on his landy when being rubbed with a wet bit of polystyrene, i'd think i'd scream after being rubbed with said bit of poly after SS has spat on it, but back on track, Foxy started to come in but left with something else on his mind. So we went home with only 6 Rabbits that had been shot while looking around. In fact i think they were a shooting test for Me by SS after he had seen me on the pigeon the day before but i passed with flying colours. When we had finnished, around 10.30pm. I asked if he would like to come stalking for a couple of hours in the morning as i was free, but had to be back for 11am. This was only fair after the fun i had over the last 2 days, not that i wouldn't think of asking anyway. Realy looking forward to the Ferreting we have lined up over the winter. Any way the moral of this story is give and take and your have a lot more fun. Cheers SS, looking forward to the Pigeon pate and burger you have made. Lunch tomorrow I's think. PELTMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john faul Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 well done great shot placement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catcherpelt Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Well done SS good to read Peltman taking you out over the weekend to our deer stalk, shooting your frist munjac and doing the gralloch, trust you be doing your NVQ in deer management soon. now you have experience stalking deer you will be wanting more outings, hopefully with all the land between us all we should be able to stalk more Munjac , Happy Shooting CP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Well done SS good to read Peltman taking you out over the weekend to our deer stalk, shooting your frist munjac and doing the gralloch, trust you be doing your NVQ in deer management soon. now you have experience stalking deer you will be wanting more outings, hopefully with all the land between us all we should be able to stalk more Munjac , Happy Shooting CP Hiya CP. Cheers, you got it in one, I've already put in for a variation for .223 & .243 & will be doing the DSC1. As for the land you've got up there its amazing I've got my feelers out on a few thousand acres not a million miles from here, fingers crossed, so I'll keep you posted. Hows the shotty coming along I hear you've been getting a few woodies yourself? Cheers SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catcherpelt Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 What just a few thousand acres are you hoping to open a wild life safari park, you will have to let everyone know on PW and invite them down for a festive day Stalking, Ferreting, pigeon shooting and then we can finish the day and the local , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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