deer stalking this morning

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Well as ever the morning started out far to early......3:40 Am. Then the long drive to the stalking ground, We waited for the daylight to break and it was very frosty, there were not many deer showing, apart from an old rutting buck with a poor head so we let him be...No joy on the first patch of ground,

So we started of to the second part of the permission. Seeing two does how in turn heard the crunches of us on the frosty grass.

Then we saw a young sorel buck laying under a tree with nothing to bother him i ranged him at 226 yards the air was still and i gently squeezed of the round hitting him square on the neck were i had the cross hairs.........he keeled over not knowing what hit him,

my friend stalked another bit and saw nothing until i pointed out a pricket at 304 yards which he squeezed of a round with his 6.5x55 head shot keeled over dead..............

what a great morning then the long drag home as i'm just showered now and posting this up of the days events........

 

 

[SNAP SHOT 194]

yes was a heavy little beast alright, the drag out was the killer, about a mile!!!!!!!!

[Guest remmy]

nice shooting guys, starting at the does this weekend, have a mate from you neck of the woods coming over for a bit of fun.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

excellent remmy let us know how it goes..............best of luck...

[Yokel Matt 918]

Great shooting lads The buck in your pic looking in cracking condition. Fair old drag back... bet that first brew didn't touch the sides. What loads / ammo was your mate with the 6.5 shooting if you don't mind me asking.

 

Cheers

 

Local.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Great shooting lads The buck in your pic looking in cracking condition. Fair old drag back... bet that first brew didn't touch the sides. What loads / ammo was your mate with the 6.5 shooting if you don't mind me asking.

 

Cheers

 

Local.

lapua brass, 48 grains n160, not sure of col. cci BR primers, and 129g hornady sst's......................

[gluebeam 0]

is that a sika? where u shooting@ ?

[tiny-nioclas 0]

Nice bit of meat on that fallow buck snap shot, i saw a nice big buck out this evening with 5 does, i took one of the does but will be out for the buck first tihing in the morning

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Nice bit of meat on that fallow buck snap shot, i saw a nice big buck out this evening with 5 does, i took one of the does but will be out for the buck first tihing in the morning

yes i think he was fed on GM grass, welcome to the forum mate, what neck of the woods are you in,

[tiny-nioclas 0]

From west waterford myself, and yourself? the size of deer here are great, its a pity about the antler quality,il take a look at him in the morning and see what he's like, the farmer wants them all dead, but what will i do for next year then haha!

[Yokel Matt 918]

Great shooting lads The buck in your pic looking in cracking condition. Fair old drag back... bet that first brew didn't touch the sides. What loads / ammo was your mate with the 6.5 shooting if you don't mind me asking.

 

Cheers

 

Local.

lapua brass, 48 grains n160, not sure of col. cci BR primers, and 129g hornady sst's......................

 

Many thanks

[cometa300s 20]

nice shooting mate and that is a beast of a gun.

 

all tha best liam

[Shooter08 0]

that would look nice on the plate at xmas ey