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I had organised for my mate to try for his 1st sika stag on friday , I was going along just as a spectator but at the last minute decided to try for a stag myself.

 

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We arrived at 5.45am still dark and drove up into the forest. The stalker was taking my mate to look for a good stag which had been seen and I was stalking alone.

 

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I hadnt been stalking 10 minutes when I noticed a black shape emerging from the trees , I got myself ready for a shot but when the beast materialised in front of me it turned out to be a hind not 40 yards from me.

 

Carrying on I glassed a young stag wandering about with his nose to the ground scenting for hinds , I stalked in to about 150 yards from him when suddenly he shot off into the trees. I waited a couple of minutes and he re-appeared , this time I had the cross hairs on his neck but unfortunately once again he rushed off into the trees , the wind was swirling all over and he obviously winded me.

 

 

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I continued further on and came to a nice valley which looked very promising , so I decided to sit and wait..

 

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After waiting for 10 mins I spotted a black shape emerge from the tree line , a stag was wondering across the open ground heading for the other trees . He wasnt going to stop so I gave him a shout , he stopped staring straight at me .

Placing the cross hairs on his neck I squeezed off and dropped him on the spot at 190 paces , I was over the moon with the shot.

 

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As you can see his antlers were covered in foliage , where he had been thrashing.

 

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My mate also managed a really nice 8 pointer ...............he was well chuffed!!!

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Hello foxy nice result for you both.Some of the ground look's good for driven bird's or has potentual for it.Nice open area for stalking & point's to get an open shot just need a lamping licence & ye ha if the deer number's are a prob thou. :blink::gunsmilie:

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