martin 332 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 As I wrote in my last post I had erected a highseat on a small piece of land that i have that used to be a market garden,and now it is just out to grass,here it is.................. .The evening after erecting it I thought i would pop up there as it is only 10mins walk from my home,in fact for those that have seen the pics of deer in my garden,they are the same deer that are coming out onto this grassland.I arrived about 1900hrs,and,I climbed the seat,it felt very firm and safe,I hung my Roe sack on a branch and got the rifle out of the case and loaded her up with 3 x 100grain Remington Core-Lokt bullets.The landowner had told me that a couple of groups of Roe were coming out most mornings and evenings,one group of 4(2 Bucks and 2 Does)and a group of 3(2 Bucks and 1 Doe)so I was fairly confident of at least seeing something.I opened my sandwiches,and,settled down to wait for the first arrival.I was half way through the second sandwich when a Doe came out of the bottom hedgeline,and,wandered along about 10yds and then disappeared back into the hedge which spiked me up a bit,and,as I finished my tea break I got a flash of a white bum in the bottom corner.I hadn't seen her come out,but,it was a different Doe,and,this time she started to wander slowly up the field which is on an slow incline,I took a picture of her on my phone and through my binoculars to see if it would come out,and,surprisingly it came out pretty good considering the distance.............. .I was now confident that a Buck would soon put in an appearance,and,right on queue out of the bottom hedge came not one but two Bucks,both of which were almost cleaned off(velvet).They were heading across to where the Doe was,just as i thought they might,but,they were a long way off at well over 250yds.I sat on my hands and waited for them to get into a better position for me to actually take on the shot,all of a sudden they all spooked,but,luckily they didn't run off as it was a fox that had come running in from the left hand side,and,because of my blindspot I didn't see it until it was half way across the field.One of the Bucks then couched down,but,the other one carried on feeding as did the Doe,it was then that I decided to take the shot,they were at 186yds,and,the Buck was side on,so,I put the cross hairs on his heart squeezed the trigger and he dropped without a flinch.The funny part was,the other Buck and the Doe never even batted an eyelid,and,as the Buck was led down facing away from me I did think about taking him as well with a neck shot,but,although I wass fairly near to home,I certainly didn't fancy trying to carry two Bucks back with me.I did however give the fox a squeek to see if he was nearby,and,he did actually poke his head through the top hedge,but,it wasn't a safe shot,and,he wouldn't come any closer,so,I got down from my seat,and,went over to sort out the Gralloch,and,pack him into my Roe sack,here he is.......... Quote Link to post
Guest remmy Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 hi martin nice one mate it good to get a bit of blood on your new seat pal well done, Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 using a high seat could be good for other types of shooting as well. i can see it as a good rabbiting tool. Quote Link to post
Gimli 0 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 great post and well done. I'm going green with envy though that you've got a high seat within ten minutes from where you live. Lucky man. Good hunting from the seat! Quote Link to post
foxdropper 17,092 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Nice one mate and good read too .How about the other seat ,is that up too?. Quote Link to post
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 do you live on venison martin ? or do you sell it on ? Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Nice one mate and good read too .How about the other seat ,is that up too?. Not up yet mate,still in the make up stage at the moment... do you live on venison martin ? or do you sell it on ? Well,at the moment I am on the sick(6months to date)so,I need to be shooting a fair bit just to feed me and the dogs mate,cos,I am on half pay now as well.They even cocked up my pay packet this month and I ended up with £360.00,and,that only just covers the mortgage............Lifes a bitch,and then you die! Quote Link to post
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 well, heres hoping you get back to full health soon mate Quote Link to post
Hywel 53 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Good going Martin, will give you a ring in the week Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 A top post martin. A good result, but dont they look scraggy at this time of year!!!!lol.. Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 A top post martin. A good result, but dont they look scraggy at this time of year!!!!lol.. A few I've seen are just starting to get their summer coat now JD,they will be a lot easier to see in the fields then ....LOL........Martin. Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 A top post martin. A good result, but dont they look scraggy at this time of year!!!!lol.. Makes skinning them a bundle of laughs as well Good going again Martin Quote Link to post
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