Guest Frank Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi all, Was out this morning with a mate and his 6.5 x 55 sako rifle, what a lovely rifle it is too. We spoted 3 pricketts some 400 odd yads away at the crack of dawn . Mist was around on and off and the sky was a gloriouse pre dawn red. Fallow bucks grunting every now and then could be heard in the distance, O' how i love that sound, brings on a real autumn feeling. Anyway, we was on open ground, in some tall grass and rushes, getting soaked, trying to get close to these lads. Wild country where we were. Got to within 120 odd yds and the heads were up, they had spoted us . After selecting the safest one to shoot, i got given the rifle and told to take my time, as deer watching you, can tend to make you panick sometimes, (human nature). I put out the harris and slowly put the cross hairs, just behind the front leg, imagining where its heart/lungs would be. Deep breath, out, squeeze, KA-BOOM, thwack , sure sighn of a good hit. He went straight down, head up for a split second and dead. The 6.5, sure does bring them down quick. After gutting him, it took us and hour to get him back , over some real rough ground. Cut my knuckle in the process, fairly bad, when gutting the beast :oops: , seems fine now, still throbing. I wanted to take a pic of the rifle and deer together, but as i have mentioned in a previouse post, he, my freind, for some reason does not like to have it splashed on the net, , o well, ill get a pic of the set up one day. Pic of the prikett and place where we were. Frank. Quote Link to post
Guest remmy Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 nice one frank it sounds like you had a good time, i hope you got some venison for the freezer mate , i shot one last month down in hereford, still eating it now fantastic mate, i like it better than roe, its a shame i dont have any here cheers remmy................... Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,021 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Looks like a lovely piece of ground Frank , well done. I am hoping to get out this week and try for a buck Heres some prickets from last season.............................. Another cull buck from down South................. Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Cheers men. FOXHUNTER, thats some shooting mate. Good luck for this week, hope you bag a buck or 2. Remmy, i got half the prickett , so, after its been hanging for 4 days in the larder, im off to get my share. Mmmmmm Frank. Quote Link to post
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