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    Set up near to where i know there are several does and at least one buck .Tucked into a hedge and let it settle a bit .Got comfy on the sticks and had a call .Now then,ive seen them come in rather fast before but this was a new one on me .Only peeped twice when there was a crashing to my left and a buck came hammering through to stand ,head up and testing the wind .He was a good range from me and face on ,probably 180yds or so .On sticks im not confident of a neck shot to that range ,i know my limitations and stick to them so i waited until he was more settled and peeped again but to say peep
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    Pair of nancy boys .Any calling done yet mate? .
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    Some terriers perfect the art ,if thats what it is of despatching the unfortunate critters but never had any problems afterwards .Shame as they are inoffensive really .
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    Talking of shrikes ,has anyone every seen our own 'larder bird '.Saw one years ago but nothing since .
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    Good mate .We'll have to catch up one day soon .
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    Travelled to a spot in the dark and set up for daylight to await the sunrise and a possible chance of a buck .There is a large set aside field here which is in the middle of a vast acreage of corn .Got myself under an overhanging tree and waited .The first streaks of light appeared with a few spots of rain and revealed 5 does at the far end unseen in the morning gloom but very apparent to the trained eye against the sandy earth .I watched these for a time then became aware that another deer had entered the field from opposite me ,a young buck ,bordering adulthood with a neat set of antlers of
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    Dont stop there Matt ,you are on a roll mate
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    What i maybe ommitted to say was that we have no deep cover ,its all hedges that can be dogged out in a day .To say they are packing on weight is all very well but in my instance ,where are they getting the food from and when .
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    I understand that they go quiet ,i understand that they will be conserving energy but where the feck do they go to do all this 'cos they aint on my ground doing it .Put the dog through several farms today and saw only does . Busterdog mate -believe me ,there are plenty of bucks about somewhere . Edited to say that knowing it happens is not enough for me .I want answers as to why they arnt in the usual territories right now and where they are right now .Sorry if this is a bit 'deep' but i feel the answers are something that i will maybe have to find for myself .
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    Leaving litter is beyond me totally .Take nothing but photo's ,leave nothing but footsteps is the old adage around us and it works .
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    Lovely shots Kay .Hope you get a lot of pleasure from those ferts ,i know i did a few years ago but other commitments forced me to give them away .
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    Bob this place is the exception to the rule mate,they are so easy to get near to it is crazy.............Martin. Basically its the urge to mate that puts a lot of critters guards down .Bit like me walking down the road ,seeing a blonde and getting side tracked ,not noticing the wife waving franticaly at the lights
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    Getting around some of my land at the momemt and not seeing what should be there .I know that the bucks are usually less active now and even nocturnal but where the hell are they .If i thought about it too long i would get a bit paranoid but according to my records it comes good later from the rut onwards but WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY NOW.Cropping has something to do with it im sure as does livestock but is there anything im missing .
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    FFS a little knowledge is a bad thing .Ask JBS fieldsports He will come up with a cunning plan.
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    Missed out on the previous JBS stuff but this lad seems the real deal .Real head up arse messer that is .Id love to spend time with him .Really i would .He 'd have a rethink pretty smartish i feel .As for telling the likes of woodga and snareman what to do well that says it all in a nut shell .Total fruitcake .
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    Luckily we could get the truck right up to it mate .
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    Good do there mate .
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    Just as you state ,mate .Its a white coot
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    I have to agree that it was the flash as this one had perfect eyes .
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    pleasure mate .Wont be the last either .
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    Just to add that he weighed 43lb clean at the dealers .
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    Already taken precautions mate .Tin pants worn in already
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    This lad came through a hedge hot on the trail of a doe .So oblivious was he that hwe came to within six foot of Martin and me whilst out stalking
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    Went down to Martins and then on to a piece of ground he has .Fair bit of land here but we only managed to bump a doe befoe the light started fading .We decided on a sit down to see if anything made use of the last rays of sun so we headed for the far boundary .I saw a deer coloured shape through a gap in the far hedge but no i-d as it really was a fleeting glimpse .Martin put me in this area while he went through to another freshly cut field to sit up as well .Once in position ,i had a squeak and almost instantly a buck jumped through the hedge to my right and stood broadside offering an easy
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    If the fences are getting broken mate then theres more than one type of vermin on the prowl .In my experience ,foxes go over or under an electric fence not through it like other ,more solidly built creatures .But any way ,good luck on the clearance job mate .
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