Holland&Holland Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 In some parts of the Netherlands the roebuck season starts 1st april, sometimes the 1st of may. Do not know why there is a regional difference, strange. Nevertheless, i was out the 1st of may at the permission of a friend of mine. We are old college mates. He also invited another old mate. The first evening we decided to sit at high seats at his permission. It is a large wood surrounded by farmland and marshes. It is about 900 hectares and ideal roecountry. In a evening you can spot around 70 roe coming out the woods. I saw about 15 coming out that evening, some of them bucks but to far to get a shot out. Nobody shot a buck that evening and we where quite amazed that not one of us bagged a buck ( because normally we should have, never mind). At the little hunting lodge in the middle of the wood we sat around the campfire having a bbq and drank beer and wine, telling each other old stories till 2 o'clock. If you get older you tend to talk more about the good old times... Next morning got up at 5, but it was already bright. We all decided to have a stalk in stead of sitting on a high seat. I soon discovered a pointer buck still in velvet. Had a heap of logs for a gunrest and dropped the buck at 70 meters. My friend told me to try and get another one, he would pick up the buck by car. I then saw another buck very close by at 15 meters. Not knowingly i had sneaked upon him. The buck was as suprised as i was. To my luck it froze and i was able to get a shot out. Again dropped on the spot, this time a 2 pointer. It turned out the other friend got very lucky with an old buck that he stalked in the woodland. Judging from its size and body it is over 5 years and has a nice head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantidgwell Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 nice shooting and some good meat there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 All looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Nice one H&H, sound like a good trip. There's nothing better than being out shooting with your mates. ATB Moses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 That sounds absolutely brilliant. I would love to go deer hunting. Much better then course work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holland&Holland Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 With the cleaning of the heads it turned out that my 4pointer buck had about 50 "larvea" (big and small) in it's throat. I know this can happen, seen it before but never seen that many. I wonder if the roebuck could breathe poperly. Put in another picture of the old buck. My guess is 6 years old according to the behaviour, build, teeth and antlers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Good Shooting-nice pics too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallowbuck Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Good post , nice bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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