abolter Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 I am lucky to have a good piece of roe ground not far from home and I normally go out to get me a buck on the 1st. However with one thing and another I didnt get this year but I had a friend visiting starting on the 5th so I decided to wait. Last evening we went out and the weather was beautiful if cold. My mate went to the favourite high seat and I went for a toddle through the other piece of wood. It can only really be stalked slowly on foot, the seats dont work well there. However there have been a few nice young bucks showing there, and a pair of foxes. The foxes keep showing but had evaded all efforts to date. Anyway I took a full hour to go 400m or so and startled a big bodied young buck but no shot. I then bumped 3 deer that bolted. As I set off sneaking after them I could see one prancing about, undecided where it wanted to go. I set towards it but had no shot. As I waited and waited on the sticks second deer appeared from cover at about 80m. It was a nice looking buck and broadside so it got the good news!! It dropped on the spot and the other guy just hung about for ages. I toyed with shooting him too but he was right on the boundary so I decided to leave him be. When i got to my guy I was gobsmacked; One of the top 2 I have ever taken. I gralloched him and took him to the track. As I stood and had a scan around I heard a rustle behind me. By now the light was going and when I looked i though it was a cock pheasant scurrying away but it turned out to be the fox! Unlike previous occasions when it had run hundreds of metres without pause, this time he stopped at 60m. 165gr 30-06 on its way and he ran!! An anxious few minutes and I found him stone dead. A real result. A great evening out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abolter Posted April 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Oh and my mate got a nice young six pointer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Bloody hell mate nice going indeed, id love to shoot a roe buck we have none around here. I will have one before i die for sure i think they are the best looking beast there is. what a cracker that is and well done to your mate aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 sounds like a great evening and a nice looking buck,never done any deer stalking of any kind but one day i would love to give it a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abolter Posted April 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 I would happily take either of you out for a roe if you fancied it. drop me a pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Pm sent mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 yes what a great offer ,would love to take you up on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan.308 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Hi Nice buck going on Tuesday Hopefully I will get one as nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Boy Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Is it a malform? looks like the left antler is producing tines from the base in the photo. Any chance of a front on shot of the skull after you've cleaned it. looks very unusual. Had both antlers been as the right one then good medal for sure but nevertheless a very interesting trophy, I'm fascinated by malforms! all the best Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abolter Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 That's a great head, something really different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Nice mate, don't shoot to many lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 nice one I have to agree malformed heads are fascinating. you can't beat the bonus fox either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Nice going mate, nice head and a bonus Fox all in the same evening, thats what its all about, you never know whats going to happen. BR Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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