FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Well yesterday saw me and David travel to my ground to try for Scottish roebucks , seeing as he let me shoot one of his Yorkshire bucks On arrival we set off down the valley and wasnt long before we got into a buck feeding out nicely in a quiet meadow where I have never seen deer before .I got on my bipod and was looking through long grass , I placed the crosshairs on his neck , fired and off ran the buck . Cursing I realised that the bullet must have deflected off the vegetation , a denial shot really , should know better Anyway the buck galloped off , but I followed him in the crosshairs , he eventually stopped some 160 yards away , this time no mistake dropping him on the spot with a neck shot Nice big buck in cracking condition but with a poor head ................ After dragging the buck back to the motor , we headed off for another bit of ground but as we left the farm I noticed another buck on a bracken bank .............I told David to get out the motor and take him. He got on his bipod and shot this buck at 180 yards , he ran a short distance and dropped in the bracken. We had to use Jack the terrier to trace the deer as we couldnt find it at all in the bracken After getting back to the car again we set off for another piece of ground to try our luck ...................both these bucks had been shot in places where I have never seen deer before , I put it down to the fact that there are now no sheep on the ground where usually it was covered !! On arrival at the next bit of ground , we glased a doe followed by a kid , then behind a buck appeared, David ranged it at 230 yards. Settled on the bipod again he head shot it But when we went to pick it we were confronted with a pool of blood only. Time for Jack to track this deer he did well hunting up the buck and actually having to pull it On inspection the bullet had entered the bucks head just below the eyeline going downward and blowing away all the bottom jaw and front of its head ............we were amazed it travelled so far!! By the time we got this buck back to the car it was now dark. Another cracking day out mate , wait til the rut gets going !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post
Guest basil46 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nice one guys, have fun skinning and butchering them!! This isn`t a critisism but head shots from 230 yards? Fair play to you for having the confidence to take the shot on. basil. Quote Link to post
vincy 3 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 nice going lads you boys are living the dream Quote Link to post
v-max 2 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hi foxy well done to you im not seeing much in a morning stalk but evenings are good soon be the rut. Quote Link to post
David 9 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Cheers foxy it was a good day out ,it was good to watch me dog working that sort of ground cheers mate cant wait for the rut Quote Link to post
AJWH 0 Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Nice one guys, have fun skinning and butchering them!!This isn`t a critisism but head shots from 230 yards? Fair play to you for having the confidence to take the shot on. basil. totally agree, that sounds like an amazing and very ballsy shot. i remember seeing on a previous thread that he's got a hunter lite in .243 so maybe it was just taking advantage of the difference in laws up there as it would still be illegal in England. again no critisism mate, should be sniper... Alex Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted July 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 .243 is not illegal in England or Scotland mate As for the head shot the buck was standing in long vegetation with only its head showing............. Confidence in your ability is the name of the game Quote Link to post
AJWH 0 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 yeah the .243 is legal on both sides of the border but i still thought the legal requirement for deer in England was 2000+ energy? well after about 125m wouldnt't the bullet be carrying less than 2000 joules and thus be below the legal reqirement?(please correct me if im wrong, im still figuring things out a bit) with only head showing that sounds like one hell of a spot aswell mate Alex Quote Link to post
brno17 5 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) yeah the .243 is legal on both sides of the border but i still thought the legal requirement for deer in England was 2000+ energy?well after about 125m wouldnt't the bullet be carrying less than 2000 joules and thus be below the legal reqirement?(please correct me if im wrong, im still figuring things out a bit) with only head showing that sounds like one hell of a spot aswell mate Alex the ft lbs only matter at the muzzle not downrange. great shot david youll have to come up to my patch with mark for a look out sometime. itll be a change from that tick ridden carter bar eh mark. Edited July 14, 2008 by brno17 Quote Link to post
foxkiller1968 0 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 three nice lookin bucks you shot congrats on the long range shot Quote Link to post
AJWH 0 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 cheers for putting me right brno17 Quote Link to post
brno17 5 Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 cheers for putting me right brno17 no probs mate thats the good thing about this forum theres always some clever fooker with an answer Quote Link to post
David 9 Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 yeah the .243 is legal on both sides of the border but i still thought the legal requirement for deer in England was 2000+ energy?well after about 125m wouldnt't the bullet be carrying less than 2000 joules and thus be below the legal reqirement?(please correct me if im wrong, im still figuring things out a bit) with only head showing that sounds like one hell of a spot aswell mate Alex the ft lbs only matter at the muzzle not downrange. great shot david youll have to come up to my patch with mark for a look out sometime. itll be a change from that tick ridden carter bar eh mark. Cheers for the offer mate Quote Link to post
outdoors kid 1 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Good going some nice bucks there Congrats Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Superb.... Quote Link to post
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