Fallow deer @ 200m - master buck harvest

[landowner]

Fallow buck taken in the 2022/23 season.

• Scope: Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50
• Rifle: Sako Tikka T3x Tac A1 ("the Tik Tac") - 6.5 Creedmoor - 24" barrel, 1 in 8" twist
• Mod: Wildcat Evo
• Ammo: Sako Gamehead Pro
• Tripod: Bog Deathgrip
• Spotter: Pulsar Axion 2 LRF XQ35
   

 

Edited May 14, 2023 by landowner

[Weihrauch17]

Deer with a Thermal really!

[landowner]

You wouldn't have seen it looking down into the shadows of the treeline at the foot of that valley. Over 50 minutes after sunset.

Believe me I'd tried glass many a day with that wiley ghost. Wouldn't have known he was there without a thermal spotter (Axion 2 LRF).

[miki]

17 hours ago, Weihrauch17 said:

Deer with a Thermal really!

Ilegal in Scotland .... I (personaly) see it as bad form anywhere to be honest.
Stalking is all about using your fieldcraft/skill to get close...

[Bigbob]

I thought it was a advert 

[landowner]

4 hours ago, miki said:

Ilegal in Scotland .... I (personaly) see it as bad form anywhere to be honest.
Stalking is all about using your fieldcraft/skill to get close...

I take your point, but night vision is legal for deer in most countries.

This particular herd is practically nocturnal, you'd struggle to fulfil the DMP with glass.

Wouldn't you consider using a thermal spotter outside Scotland? 

2 hours ago, Bigbob said:

I thought it was a advert 

Advert for my skillz?

[Lloyd90]

What spotter you use? 
 

The quality on the scope is class 👍🏻 is your spotter as good? 

[miki]

1 hour ago, landowner said:

I take your point, but night vision is legal for deer in most countries.

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Wouldn't you consider using a thermal spotter outside Scotland?

Thermal spotters are OK, but any use of thermal or IR/digital scopes is illegal in Scotland (on deer) even in the daytime.
https://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/threads/night-vision-and-law.232182/

 

[Rim Fire]

Well done i use the XQ 50  good scopes the argument for using Thermal to stalk  deer is the same for using thermal to shoot anything 

[Weihrauch17]

5 hours ago, Rim Fire said:

Well done i use the XQ 50  good scopes the argument for using Thermal to stalk  deer is the same for using thermal to shoot anything 

Not at all because you can use Thermal to shoot Deer outside of the legal limits of daylight which don't apply to Foxes or Rabbits, one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset. If you can't shoot Deer with a quality day scope but do with a Thermal then you are most likely outside of the legal limits.  

Edited May 16, 2023 by Weihrauch17

[Rim Fire]

3 hours ago, Weihrauch17 said:

Not at all because you can use Thermal to shoot Deer outside of the legal limits of daylight which don't apply to Foxes or Rabbits, one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset. If you can't shoot Deer with a quality day scope but do with a Thermal then you are most likely outside of the legal limits.  

Not at all you are correct about the times of shooting Deer. But  no different to shooting with a Day Night scope when the time has come and gone you can use  the Ir to carry on shooting same as Thermal 

[landowner]

On 16/05/2023 at 12:55, Weihrauch17 said:

Not at all because you can use Thermal to shoot Deer outside of the legal limits of daylight which don't apply to Foxes or Rabbits, one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset. If you can't shoot Deer with a quality day scope but do with a Thermal then you are most likely outside of the legal limits.  

Worth noting that there are provisions in the legislation for night shooting deer in England and Wales. For example, I had a night shooting licence from Natural England for two areas in the last season.

[landowner]

On 15/05/2023 at 23:51, Lloyd90 said:

What spotter you use? 
 

The quality on the scope is class 👍🏻 is your spotter as good? 

Axion 2 LRF XQ35 spotter, it's good, but image quality is more comparable with the XQ50 than the XP50 (used in the buck video) tbf:

 

Edited May 17, 2023 by landowner