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Squirrel_Basher

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  1. Its not over til i say so ,lol.Looking at the fors and against ,and i realise its no real poll only a summary of the thread, but the against far outway the fors and from some very experienced non dmq holders too .The diagrams you lads swear by are flawed ,seriously in some cases but you wont dare look or feel inside a deer to prove otherwise just incase the bible is wrong .It appears certain AW's wet nurse their students through to a pass ,scoring points with the board no doubt for a high pass rate.What is apparent is that you blokes spend too much time thinking about best practice than doing
  2. Someone will no doubt know but i think there are no laws concerning photography within the realms of non invasive. Nice pics mate ,bet you wont see the young fledge as they are out and gone in seconds .One minute the adults are to and fro ,the next you hear whistles down stream from the scattered brood.
  3. The buck with the swept back antlers Mark ,would you say he was a mature cull or just a one off set for him this year as he looks in his prime from the short vid of him .
  4. The heart lung shots on shot placement 2 on the link concerns a beast 3/4 on .Please dont try pulling the wool John because ive been around too long . Square broadside ,the shoulder blade is forward of the vitals,you know it ,i know it end of .
  5. Hit in the right place yes but a bit forward and your in trouble.The right place being just behind the blade when the leg is straight down . The shoulder is a big area and no amount of pursuading will tell me thats a preferred shot in any light . 'Dying very quickly indeed' covers a broad time frame and not the instant dead on its feet that im used to .If a beast still has a flicker in the eye then i consider it a bad shot .
  6. I never for one moment thought you meant shooting a leg out John but the shoulder blades are not a kill area either .Trauma and blood loss is what you are relying on with that shot as well as a lack of mobility which dosnt sit right for me .The lungs ,heart sit immediately BEHIND the front shoulder blade ,have a look next time you open one up .Trachea is in line but thats all .
  7. Posted 14 May 2010 - 07:57 AM -Wireviz Pinning a deer is to shoot it through the front shoulders there for making sure it dose not travel from the spot even if it doesn't die right off .Most roe will still wheel barrow a bit but not much. The reason for this is they have floating shoulders (no socket) This still gives them some movement. Nice shot and well done to the client. Posted 14 May 2010-11:41 AM-J.Robbo Pinning a deer as above. Through both front legs and often withers. Causes bullet to expand instantly and breaks both legs causing instant death. Damages a little meat but
  8. ...................and this is in the name of best practice i take it .The more i hear about the manual you chaps regard as the bible ,the more i want to do things the way i was taught.Shooting a beast through the front legs so it dosnt kill it outright but dosnt go on too far ,absolutely diabolical and shows a distinct lack of disregard for the quarry and greed on the part of the rifle holder shooting in low light.If i was told to 'pin' a deer like this the answer would be f**k off . There are no major organs in that part for a kill which makes this unnacceptable to me .
  9. Pity about the tips as he would be quite a heavy head by the looks .Good to see your lucks changed a bit mate even if it is temporary
  10. Cracker there mate ,let us know the weight .
  11. Down at Martins yesterday evening for a stalk and as usual he never failed with the buck .Scanning a valley, where he has a cracking bit of ground ,we spotted a buck and doe about 350 -400 yards away from our parking position .Martin said to take it from here as long shots are the modern way to go apparently ,lol.I declined, naturally, as thats not my forte'.Walked down to the stream and stalked up and around a rise to get somewhere handy.I crawled to a mound that commanded a good view and could see our victim bedded in the long grass .Martin had the video camera that we hoped to get a bit of
  12. Maybe im missing something or maybe its just local dialect but if i was told to pin an animal it would mean to me that a instant ,on the spot kill was neaded .Neck shot maybe which clearly didnt happen as he ran on into the drop off .If ive got things wrong then sorry but thats the way i see it mate .
  13. Sorry John for lowering the tone on your thread but i feel the need for a rant .This chap is either very deluded or an out an out bullshitter ,havnt made my mind up yet .He may be from Europe but stalking is stalking the world over and you only get to feel for young in a dead doe!Roe moult in Europe too so why the quiz on body condition .Somethings not right here . Good footage there mate showing great field craft on your part and that of your client ,who could of ruined the moment very easily .
  14. Ive been lucky as that is the fourth ive seen .
  15. Fences that high are no probs to roe mate and ive seen fallow clear six foot easily .
  16. Having spoke to you on the phone about this misdemenour before seeing the pics im gutted mate ,truly cut to the core .I havent shot a pricket all season and you go and take one without me . Joking aside mate ,excellent read and a cracking buck that will surely go gold . See you next week for a go at the dregs i suppose
  17. Is it still in velvet mate ?Glad you got one up there anyway .
  18. What exactly did you tell the client mate as he obviously didnt listen !
  19. Good cull animal id say ,well done mate .
  20. What was his interest in an old cull? .Goes against most of what we are told about foreign guests dosnt it .
  21. Out this morning to the market garden frist light , where id previously seen a few bucks in velvet.The rain was constant but straight down so no worries about wind for a minute .Triapsed about the boundary glassing as best as i could in the fogged up bins when i spotted a young buck on some neighbouring land .I dont think he saw me as he was ass on but he was on a mission to get to a patch of cover that also over the boundary .He jumped the fence and even before he landed another buck came charging at him from within the firs ,an older scraggly beast that i would of liked to of taken .The you
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