End of season double

[alan123shooting]

The weather for an early morning stalk in 31st in Norfolk was not good, however there would a be a brief spell from about 6am. I was undecided but the other half, said if you don’t go you will regret it. So the following morning arrived with it raining as I left the house, I was still tempted to turn round and go back to bed, however I carried on.
I arrived at the area at about 5.45, enough time to sort my kit and move to a good spot. The area is part of a small estate, I normally stalk in a large wooded section but decided to go on the parkland part, true to its word the rain stopped, I had to park further back along the track due to it being churned up. I had a scan with the thermal, nothing so started to move forward. The track has a high hedge to the right behind which are arable fields, to the left a small field bordering the woodland. I continued down the track and had another l scan with thermal and picked up a muntjac in the distance, so started to move forward, I reached a gap in the hedge this meant I could move right down to the muntjac position without being detected. I moved down to a a hedge that divides the two fields which is about 150m to where I needed be, moved through and bumped into a small band of fallow laying down in the corner, they were off at a great rate of knots towards a small wood, I thought to myself that’s ******** things up but I continued. I reach the spot where the muntjac should have been, no surprise no muntjac. I continued on towards the wood where the fallow had gone, by this time it was getting light. I stopped by the small wood, I had a quick scan with the thermal, there was something there, I thought it may be a fallow from the earlier gang; with that two Roe doe stepped out about eighty metres in front, they had not seen me, I slowly set the old Sako 591up on the sticks, the nearest one obliged and turned beam on, the 100 grain .243 bullet went off, she dropped to shot stone dead. Checked her over she was in good condition and the round had hit where I had aimed, the old 591 is an accurate. Time take the Roe back to a point where I could get the car in to pick it up .
Whilst walking back towards the car along the earlier mentioned hedge, through a gap I spied deer size movement, had a quick glass and saw a Chinese doe wandering down the field towards me at about a hundred and fifty metres, I set up again and waited at about a hundred the Chinese turned, I took my chance and let loose again the she fell to shot two deer in twenty minutes . When I picked her up she was dead. I ferried both back to the car a very happy stalker, The dressed weight of the deer Roe 17kg and 13kg for the Chinese. On the way home stopped and purchased fresh baked croissants for breakfast, my wife’s favourite as a thank you for persuading to go out

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3 minutes ago, alan123shooting said:

The weather for an early morning stalk in 31st in Norfolk was not good, however there would a be a brief spell from about 6am. I was undecided but the other half, said if you don’t go you will regret it. So the following morning arrived with it raining as I left the house, I was still tempted to turn round and go back to bed, however I carried on.
I arrived at the area at about 5.45, enough time to sort my kit and move to a good spot. The area is part of a small estate, I normally stalk in a large wooded section but decided to go on the parkland part, true to its word the rain stopped, I had to park further back along the track due to it being churned up. I had a scan with the thermal, nothing so started to move forward. The track has a high hedge to the right behind which are arable fields, to the left a small field bordering the woodland. I continued down the track and had another l scan with thermal and picked up a muntjac in the distance, so started to move forward, I reached a gap in the hedge this meant I could move right down to the muntjac position without being detected. I moved down to a a hedge that divides the two fields which is about 150m to where I needed be, moved through and bumped into a small band of fallow laying down in the corner, they were off at a great rate of knots towards a small wood, I thought to myself that’s ******** things up but I continued. I reach the spot where the muntjac should have been, no surprise no muntjac. I continued on towards the wood where the fallow had gone, by this time it was getting light. I stopped by the small wood, I had a quick scan with the thermal, there was something there, I thought it may be a fallow from the earlier gang; with that two Roe doe stepped out about eighty metres in front, they had not seen me, I slowly set the old Sako 591up on the sticks, the nearest one obliged and turned beam on, the 100 grain .243 bullet went off, she dropped to shot stone dead. Checked her over she was in good condition and the round had hit where I had aimed, the old 591 is an accurate. Time take the Roe back to a point where I could get the car in to pick it up .
Whilst walking back towards the car along the earlier mentioned hedge, through a gap I spied deer size movement, had a quick glass and saw a Chinese doe wandering down the field towards me at about a hundred and fifty metres, I set up again and waited at about a hundred the Chinese turned, I took my chance and let loose again the she fell to shot two deer in twenty minutes . When I picked her up she was dead. I ferried both back to the car a very happy stalker, The dressed weight of the deer Roe 17kg and 13kg for the Chinese. On the way home stopped and purchased fresh baked croissants for breakfast, my wife’s favourite as a thank you for persuading to go out

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Edited April 2, 2023 by alan123shooting

[Mickeydredd]

A nice finish to the doe season, well done.  I took a couple of Roe this week too, a nice bit of freezer top-up.

[alan123shooting]

Thank you 

[oowee]

Nice stalk.

I won't shoot roe doe so late in season. 

Here even some of the small bucks are clean I had a nice two pointer yesterday. 

[London Best]

I, too, have been topping up the freezer for the end of doe season. I had a Munty on the 30th, two Roe does and two Muntys the week before, and two Muntys and a Roe doe the week before that. Freezer now suitably stuffed full.

1 minute ago, oowee said:

 

1 minute ago, oowee said:

I won't shoot roe doe so late in season. 

Many feel the same way. I have a professional stalker friend who has always refused to shoot them after February, despite the extended season.

[alan123shooting]

I  have to dance to the land owner tune I’m afraid 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Well done Mate.