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A good start; High seat in the right place first time.
Topic Started: 1st June 2010 - 10:17 AM (86 Views)
john robbo
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Put up another high seat in a place I've been saying should have one in for years now.
Put it up about 2 weeks ago and with time to kill last night I thought we'd try our luck in it for the first time.
A brisk walk up the side of the rape and we were at the base of the seat.
My client was keen and stepped on the first rung.
No i said its the new design you climb up the inside and so you don't have to pirouette at the top.
He was up and very impressed.
Anyway we hadn't been in it more than 20minutes when this little fellow jumped out of the old green lane.
A rested shot later at 135m's and he was ours.
A great start to a seat which has good prospects.

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Will try and get a photo up of the seat they are steel and very well made.

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good result there john, i have started to kill some deer now john using high seats for many years just getting them on the hoof, as you know a well placed seat can turn up the goods, i have a nice buck coming out infront of a seat that i am saving for andy when he gets up, atb dave.
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*Monkey Hanger* Well done lads, he looks a good body weight
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not a massive deer but well formed.
never sacked him so dont know how heavy really.
drove the truck up to him and we lifted him in/out.
hes in my chiller so will weigh soon.
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Nice looking seat that Robbo, was it made local?
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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Yes mate a lad who'll swap for stalking.
Had him out tonight for a stalk and took my sako as well we shot 1 a peice story to follow when time to write up.
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Well i took Wayne out for his high seat payment (i'm actually in credit he has some catching up to do). LOL.
And thought I might treat myself to a cull so I popped in the 6.5x55.
I told Wayne where to go and wait and I took up position at the other side of the wood.
After 1 1/2 hours I decided to start my stalk after seeing Jack sh*te.
Around the wood I was painfully slow as there is alot of cover and no wind.
After about 200 m's I wait again for about 15 mins. Nothing then on starting again I could hear a buck thrashing which is unusual for me(pardon).
The cover was impenetrable and so I circumnavigated it expecting a buck to "burst" out.
Nothing Happened then down the ride I saw him a yearling 6 pointer.(not unusual for this ground).
Putting the rifle on the sticks I readied myself he was about 110m's.
His &rse was facing me so no shot on and he was very preocupied in the hedge.
I paitently waiting and he eventually quatered.
Thats it I thought I can slip 1 in behind his leg and hit his heart and may or may not loose a leg on the way out.
I fired he fell and never kicked. The 156gr rn hitting his armpit blowing his heart to bits and exiting through his throat. Great a dead buck and a complete carcass.
Gralloching and bagging him i started to head in Waynes direction.
Another 200m's down the wood I saw a "red" stump amongst the bracken.
Glassing it the stump turned into another cull buck.
Then a doe and another.
Watching them feed I could have shot him but watched a while.
The bag now getting heavy it was decision time shoot or move.
I decided if I could get up the side of him I might move them to Wayne and 2 for me was just greedy.
15 paces later I was rumbled and the deer bounced in Waynes direction barking like mad.
Well I thought he's going to know there coming.
A pause and then a bang.
On arriving at Waynes ambush he was stood over his first roe buck neck shot at 25m's.
Another clean beast.
What a great night and a plan hatched.
The photo was taken on auto off a gate in the gloom and mist and this is by far the best one.
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It's great when everything comes together, frustrating when it doesn't.

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Well done John, swap a stalk for a seat eh? Hmmmmm.
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