ejg223 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 After a 2hr walk up into valley without seeing a tail my son and myself decided to change places and observe a wind sheltered sunny ridge with cover. I have seen sika sun themselves there before. Before we made it back to the jeep we saw a grey-back crow in a tree across the valley guess 220yds. I took the 22-250 my son had along and turned the greyback in a puff of feathers. Off to our next place I decided to take the 22-250 howa with a-tec because the valley has a few houses and a road close by. I've never taken a deer with the 22 before, but many foxes this year and she's very reliable. After a while of glassing the hill I saw a hind feeding between bushes, damn scope fogged up constantly, the ground wet as hell. The deer was head on, but I thought the little 22 won't go in that deep anyway. She just went head over downhill after impact, not a twitch. She had a nice hole through the heart, lungs in tatters but didn't make it to the gut. lucky. First pic was with the phone, shot was taken from around where piv was taken and the deer was almost at the top of the ridge to the left, around 180m. At last I got some deer blood on my new stock. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Nice shooting, looks a nice bit of ground you have there. Me and a couple of pals are after getting over to Ireland for some Sika stalking as we have yet to stalk them. Do you know anyone who does guided outings you could recommend? All the best Moses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemasis243 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Great pics and write up mate ,you got a cracking piece of ground there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col48 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Nice shooting, looks a nice bit of ground you have there. Me and a couple of pals are after getting over to Ireland for some Sika stalking as we have yet to stalk them. Do you know anyone who does guided outings you could reccomend? All the best Moses hi Andy i can sort you out over ireland, give me a call Monday and we will have a chat about it. ATB Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Sweet Just the right size for the boy to carry too Seriously, lovely spot you have there and nice to see the 22-250 didnt let you down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col48 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 After a 2hr walk up into valley without seeing a tail my son and myself decided to change places and observe a wind sheltered sunny ridge with cover. I have seen sika sun themselves there before. Before we made it back to the jeep we saw a grey-back crow in a tree across the valley guess 220yds. I took the 22-250 my son had along and turned the greyback in a puff of feathers. Off to our next place I decided to take the 22-250 howa with a-tec because the valley has a few houses and a road close by. I've never taken a deer with the 22 before, but many foxes this year and she's very reliable. After a while of glassing the hill I saw a hind feeding between bushes, damn scope fogged up constantly, the ground wet as hell. The deer was head on, but I thought the little 22 won't go in that deep anyway. She just went head over downhill after impact, not a twitch. She had a nice hole through the heart, lungs in tatters but didn't make it to the gut. lucky. First pic was with the phone, shot was taken from around where piv was taken and the deer was almost at the top of the ridge to the left, around 180m. At last I got some deer blood on my new stock. edi hi Edi that brings back some very good memory's,from when i was over in Ireland sika stalking.all so nice to see the next generation of stalkers out and about, i have not been sika stalking for a few years now.and its a real sham as it is one of my favorit species. i was over at county wicklow,and have never seen as many beasts in one place.it was lifting with them. ATB Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted December 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Moses, I wouldn't even know anybody who does guided stalks in Kerry. Not that common I think. Deer are not as plentyfull as in Wicklow maybe that is the reason. I'll ask around. Ronin, that hind was a fairly heavy lump to carry, but it keeps em cleaner than dragging with all the water gushing down that hill. I did carry it for a while too... The penetration of the 22-250 is not that great, but it dumps all the energy. If you hit the right place it works well. I could see the reaction through the scope for a change, mostly loose the pic for a moment with the 308. Col, I shot a few fallow this year, but much prefer hunting sika in a tougher terrain. Never shot in Wicklow before though. Thanks for all the replies. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi edi , Well done on a very nice beast!!!! :lol: Also good to see your son sharing the moment with you , always good to share your hobbies with your sons or daughters when they are growing up!!!! All the best................. RAY.......................................... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi edi ,Well done on a very nice beast!!!! :lol: Also good to see your son sharing the moment with you , always good to share your hobbies with your sons or daughters when they are growing up!!!! All the best................. RAY.......................................... :lol: Thanks Ray, both my lads are going out a bit more, now that they can take their own shotgun or a rifle. Great help getting the catch back to the car. With this help we can venture higher up into the hills. My older son is very handy with the stock making in the meantime. Had my young daughter along in a peat bog last week, she wasn't amused after falling flat into a mud puddle. Maybe also because I didn't stop laughing. As you say very good to do something together. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thanks Pat, my favourite is still the 308 for deer, but if the situation is right and one has a bit of time, why not. I'll be over in Houston this weekend for 2 weeks. Must find a way of getting a shot in. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigyboy Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 nice going edi, youre making me jealous, sitting in the house spending too much time on the internet while you guys are out hunting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 In this case I'll see ya in the new year. Hope you'll get better soon. Pat I'll get in touch. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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