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    As the man says - yes it will. If you're on open hill you might be looking at a longer shot that you'd normally have on a roe so bear that in mind.
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    Cheers all - reccon the deer will be swimming down there at the moment with all the damn rain recently. You're probably right mate. On a small parcel of land with no special features to actually hold the deer I think there's nothing to be lost by taking them as they appear. You're kidding yourself if you think you can 'manage' such a small area. The vaccume will always be filled again, especially with all the does milling about. Its the cattle which have shafted me as I knew they would. Still, its nice to know a good buck is in the area, just hope a car or someone's dog doesn't have i
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    Popped out the other day before the silage had been cut to assess the deer movement at a small patch near me which can hold some suprisingly good bucks when you strike it lucky. I've found the window of opportunity is quite narrow here as you've got to time it just right. The pasture and meadow has got to be long and lush enough to lure in the does in from the surrounding area looking for areas to fatten up and drop their young... with any luck keeping a buck in tow. Alternatively the previous years followers will have been given the elbow and the good browsing and quiet fields give them a pla
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    A baby hey... Strewth. I'll bet when they tangle with each other it's a sight to see; poor fence! Interesting about the body weights - never would have thought that would be the case but thats shows my ignorance more than anything. Don't seem to get many fallow round here sadly although i've heard population pockets are about. Bet you've got plenty of coat hanging space on your wall!
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    Seconded on that Mattydski - I find stalking rewarding in a much broader way to other fieldsports, don't even to have to shoot something to learn something new or enjoy the trip out. Its not for everyone though and barriers to entry seem very daunting at first so Stuarts kind offer is an excellent opportunity.
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    Lucky you're keeping busy though mate, keep em' coming Tommy - Never realised it was your day job mate, not half jealous although I guess it becomes like any job after a while. Still sounds a pretty damn good from where i'm sat at the moment and i'll bet the rush is still there when you do go out after the wild ones. I'm still here now mate got to pay for this new scope somehow
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    Just been going through some past pages in this section over the last few years and one thing is glaringly obvious - there are A LOT less topics about members getting out and about and actually doing some stalking. Whilst i'm probably a little bias I always found this section to be the most entertaining in terms of tales of man against beast and acounts of wits and fieldcraft in action - not to mention practical demonstration / illustration of hints and tips, tactics, medal heads etc. All things that make you WANT to read it. Discipline has been an issue - many genuine blokes have left
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    Never mind about the buck mate - don't dwell on it. Like you say rather clean miss and there for another day. Great pic of the tiddler, lets hope he finds his feet fast as FD says that area is due to be cut soon, always seems such a waste to find them chopped up
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    Thats one way to get thrown out the zoo Thats one way to get thrown out the zoo
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    The difference between those two will be around a grand then! As a all in one utility 'field' rifle i'd look at something with a sporter barrel and composite stock. Most out the box rifles will outshoot their user so fondle away and find something that purrs to you - I use a Sauer 202, got a mate with a Tika T3, another with both a remi 700 and Sako - they don't miss much. The glass is important and DON'T skimp on the mounts either... a very underestimated bit of kit.
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    Don't you mean .223 or 308 Chest shooting a deer doesn't 'rip the stomach apart' - thats gut shooting. You may lose a bit of shoulder meat, generally more so if you use a quicker bullet but a lot depends on exactly where the bullet strikes. If the beast is quatering and you took a 'chest' shot you may well damage the gralloch - generally you'd have patience and wait for a better position or just not shoot. Experience (as opposed to blind bullshit) will teach you that head shooting doesn't leave a lot of room for error and even a small error of judgement can result in nose, jaw shooting. An
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    Nothing like waiting up like that on a nice evening to find food for the soul as well as the ferrets mate.
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    Nice going again Stalker - you certainly seem to keep this section turning over at the moment!
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    Fair old pile there wasn't it - glad I've got a bit of boot space Good write up mate
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    C-hrist. He's a biggun. One happy client there and who wouldn't be.
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    Likewise mate - you were lucky with the weather mate and hit the window perfectly. Bet every time you shut your eyes for the next few days you see a buck or fox
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    I couldn't get up this early for work but for a dawn stalking session in Wiltshire with my mate Foxdropper it was no problem at all. I met up with him and Foxhunter who was down for the weekend just before first light and after a brief catch up we were off in the car with great expectations to visit a place which is known to hold some solid bucks. The general plan at this time of year was to trim off any cull animals in preparation for the rut which had been successfully done by the pair the two days previously but FD generously said that if a decent buck presented itself on this ground and wa
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    Cheers for that one FD mate - he was a nice young buck wasn't he. Seem to see more and more of those tear drop points recently. That big buck really was a cracker as well, got the heart thumping just looking at him.
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    skinning goats
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    Ohhhh - nice mate. Thats a lovely piece of ground martin.
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    At least you're keeping the .22 Now you'll just have decision paralysis about which one to take out, then regretting whichever decision you make From my own experience I had a .22 and sold it to buy a singing and dancing Anchutz HMR having being whooed but all the tales of 200 meter headshots, flat shooting and non-ricochet safety. I have long since swapped back to a .22 and never looked back. The problem is when you think about shooting the HMR you imagine a lining up a rabbit, 200 meters away on a nice still summers day and casually blowing its head off - reality is somewhat disapoin
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    I'd rest the calling for a bit mate and try baiting an area, then get there for dawny or sit up with a lamp and whack it (and those cats while you're at it). If you know where the earth is you might try asking the owner of that ground as the cubs will be milling about on top now, knock a few of them over the vixen may move them further away.
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    The Castor Bean tick looks the most minging but the little bracken / deer ticks are the nasty feckers that can cary lyme disease. I've removed dozens of the buggers and been to the quack a couple of times about bites which went a bit funky. As long as they are removed within 48 hours and you haven't snapped the head off you should be good. FD - I apologise. I forgot how you feel the cold. I'll sort you out with a hot water bottle next time
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    Probably saved yourselves a longer follow up by waiting for him - nice going lads, catch you later.
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    Cheers all for your comments - Don't give FD and ideas Stalker... he already spends an unnecessary amount of time on the bung end of deer during the gralloch as for the venison Stu that'll be burger / sausage meat the neighbours will no doubt have off me at some point. To add to his list of woes Ian his head has a nasty hole in it just below the pedicle which I noticed when fleshing the head - I'll get a pic up when I ve boiled it out. Could be a tine hole which would tie in with his other facial issues but to a cynical mind looks like a .22 slug entry
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