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| Tweet Topic Started: 12th May 2010 - 04:21 PM (96 Views) | |
| Danger Mouse | 12th May 2010 - 04:21 PM Post #1 |
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I went for a last minute stalk on Monday evening and in truth I was looking for one of two bucks, either the murder buck or a nice little six pointer that I had seen previously and was infact missed by a mate a few weeks ago. I arrived where I was going to lay in wait and I positioned myself on the rise in the field and waited. I have a newly placed feeder against the wood edge so I was also interested to see what if anything was using it. I settled down and through the binoculars I saw three pheasants at the feeder and was pleased that they had found it, then they left in a bit of a hurry as the next in the queue arrived, it was a Badger. The greedy bug**r stood there for a good twenty minutes and fed his appetite in my bird feed, cheeky sod. Anyway time was ticking by and I hadn't seen any Deer but as it started to turn from daylight to dusk the Pheasants started to call as they retired for the evening and the odd rabbit started to appear on the field. Just then I heard a Roe Buck bark just inside the tree line, I waited motionless as he barked again a few times before negotiating the dry stone wall and into the field. It was that six pointer, he started to graze on the weeds etc and he was a bad tempered lad, grunting and barking as he ate but he did settle down as I watched him in my scope. Eventually he presented a good side profile and as he lowered his head to pluck more plant life I took a deep breath and took my shot. I didn't see the reaction due to the muzzle flip but caught up with him almost in an instant. He ran to my left hand side and looked confused, span around and headed over the dry stone wall and back into the safety of the woods. Did I miss him, was he running dead? I walked to the impact area to look for blood or pins and found nothing, the light was fading but still plenty of light to see any evidence, I could see nothing that indicated a hit but I was off the bipod and felt confident at that distance of 110 yards that I wouldn't miss. I went to the lower part of the wall where he had jumped over and still no blood, I climbed over the wall and wondered which way he had gone, I guessed that he would have made his way over to some larch trees that are very thick cover but under the canopy of the conifers it was almost dark in the woods and so I was working almost blind. There was no way I was going to find him in here, not in that light. I returned to my car in a state of disbelief and just hoping that he wasn't suffering, if indeed I had hit him. I rang my mate Fallowmoor and discussed it with him, he was convinced by my description that I had lung shot him, and so I decided to return at first light with Breeze and have another look. 4:30am and we are on our way, we started to search in an arc from 120 yards working towards the wall, and an hour later we had just about got to the wall when Breeze stood ridged looking downwards into a ditch! I knew that she had found something and when I looked there he was, as dead as a dodo, I dragged him out of the ditch and checked him over, it was indeed a lung shot and so I opened him up to find that he was not 'blown' this would be due to the fact that it was 0 degrees over night, I gralloched him and took him home, Breeze got his kidneys as a reward and that makes two dogs called Breeze that I know who like kidneys! lol. So well done to Breeze on your first deer outing and as a matter of interest this buck had only made it six yards over the wall before he died and had been there about 8 hours. Here he is back home with me. Weighed in at 37lbs dressed weight. ![]()
Edited by Danger Mouse, 12th May 2010 - 05:17 PM.
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Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? ....... He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
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| john robbo | 12th May 2010 - 05:22 PM Post #2 |
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Well done Andy. Good retrieve for you both. Strange no sign especially with your .308. |
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| Danger Mouse | 12th May 2010 - 05:24 PM Post #3 |
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I even looked the day after too and again no signs, but at least the outcome was a result.. |
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? ....... He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
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| john robbo | 12th May 2010 - 05:35 PM Post #4 |
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Just shows you when things felt that good. Just adds weight to the "must have" access to a deer dog rule in Germany etc. |
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| Danger Mouse | 12th May 2010 - 05:45 PM Post #5 |
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I must admit John that I doubt that I would have found him without Breeze, the good thing is that I now know that I have her do do a job for me if needed. I can't imagine you as an accredited witness not having a dog, how unprofessional would that look?
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Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? ....... He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
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| john robbo | 12th May 2010 - 05:54 PM Post #6 |
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Well she finds them before they've been shot |
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| fallowmoor | 12th May 2010 - 05:56 PM Post #7 |
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Nice accout pal. It all worked out well in the end. I always take Bear on evening stalks as it tends to be high seat work. I will have to take Willow now as Bear is only two weeks off welping and with the amount of mosies we get on my area she would find it very uncomfortable as they always make a beeline for her nose. Just goes to show how most dogs can find a deer even when they have not been trained on them. Well done to the both of you. Any body got an extra powerfull water gun they dont need!!!! |
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| photopro | 12th May 2010 - 06:05 PM Post #8 |
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I wonder how effective the blood trail torches are - see Link There must have been some blood somewhere but is certainly isn't easy to see it sometimes, especially when it's almost dark. photopro |
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| fallowmoor | 12th May 2010 - 06:15 PM Post #9 |
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I have seen them in use in Canada and to be honest they were not that good at all. Give me a dog any day. FM. |
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| photopro | 12th May 2010 - 06:41 PM Post #10 |
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Well there you go, not much middle ground. There are a few manufacturers making these now so they must be selling to enough people who think they are worth it. photopro |
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| john robbo | 12th May 2010 - 10:22 PM Post #11 |
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I have the gerber light its sh*te and just sales hype the blood needs to be that thick on the ground you can see it with the white light. It also shines back with fallen leafs if they are red. honestly save your money or buy mine. I have tracked many (too many) wounded deer, enough to last a life time. With and without a dog. The gut shot ones very rarely bleed much at all and they will run far and hide, most will still be alive and caperble of running again even after the 30min wait. A torch will not find these nor "pull" it down. All pro's should have a dog like binoculars or a good scope etc, they are all tools of the trade. How many gamekeepers do you know without a dog. |
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| mudman | 13th May 2010 - 01:06 AM Post #12 |
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Well done to all involved, some stalkers would have just put it down as an unexplained miss and not even thought about returning the next morning. Even an untrained dog (for deer) dog is better than no dog at all. I would be lost without mine, I reckon 80% of my deer run, usually into plantation forestry, and I am colour blind, so a tracking dog is the only option. |
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