Thread: Trapping Surprise!!

Went for a wee wander to clear and reset the trap line tonight.

I had cleared a few already and was squatting down half way through plucking a tree bear when I heard a foot step and stick break behind me.
My heckles went up and my heart stopped momentarily. I knew there was cattle in the block but they weren't anywhere near this area.
While still squatting and holding the possum by the tail, I turned very slowly round to find my head torch light looking right in the face of a young Fallow spiker.
It was so close I could feel his breath on my face.
Damn near crapped my pants, or jizzed in them, not quite sure. Probably both actually.

Slowly finished plucking the coon and gave it a biff into the scrub. Quick look at the stag, yup still there watching about 5m away.
Reset the trap and rubbed the truck with more lure. Stag still there.
Wandered off to the next trap nearly 20m away. Stag now licking the lure off the tree.
Gave him the big "Oi! fark off you bastard!!"
Well bugger me the cheeky prick started to walk toward me!
Did the big arm wave and tried to shoo him away. He got a bit miffed, snorted at me then slowly wandered off to about 50m away and just stood there watching me as I worked.

Eventually he meandered away, but stayed within torch range.
After I finished off my traps, I started to have a wee look around to see if there were any more deer about but only saw the stag. Watched him move around for a bit till he disappeared in the darkness of the scrub.

Very happy to see some deer up there.
Due to proximity of new subdivisions to my block, it is impossible to go in there with a rifle.
I do however know someone with a bow.......

Bloody hell! I'd have crapped myself too

Bigger trap required? Thats a laugh mate

Should have tackled the bastard!!!!! Would have been an amazing story. Not saying your story isn't already amazing.

Cheeky wee fallow. Ha ha ha ha should of given it a smack on the head with a coon trap.

Hope you going back with a bow tomorrow night

Or just leave it be and enjoy it for the cool thing that it is

If you need someone with a bow, I'd be more than happy to help out! 😬

Shiza that must of been cool to see!

I'd love to see you tackle it,
I had a fallow hind run into me on a tight bush track a month ago, when I grabbed her left front leg she let out a heinous sound and lept around at the end of my arm like a teenager avoiding the dishes.

It took all my strength to push her to the ground and hold her down, after a bit of a talk from me I let her go.

My mate looked at me like I was crazy, in the scuffle she had badly torn the chest in my hunting shirt and my left sleeve, he had lept to my right to avoid her but still his shirt was ripped open at the stomach and his right sleeve was torn in two places, and he had a 15 inch graze/bruise down his RH side, I had a badly twisted/bent finger and more grazes than Johnny Knoxville.

Had it been any larger it would have pounded both of us easily.

Don't try it

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Don't try it

That is really good advice. Their hooves are hard and sharp and they are way stronger than most would give them credit for.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

I'd love to see you tackle it,
I had a fallow hind run into me on a tight bush track a month ago, when I grabbed her left front leg she let out a heinous sound and lept around at the end of my arm like a teenager avoiding the dishes.

It took all my strength to push her to the ground and hold her down, after a bit of a talk from me I let her go.

My mate looked at me like I was crazy, in the scuffle she had badly torn the chest in my hunting shirt and my left sleeve, he had lept to my right to avoid her but still his shirt was ripped open at the stomach and his right sleeve was torn in two places, and he had a 15 inch graze/bruise down his RH side, I had a badly twisted/bent finger and more grazes than Johnny Knoxville.

Had it been any larger it would have pounded both of us easily.

Don't try it

Hell, I would have paid good money to "spectate" that act

Originally Posted by mikee

Hell, I would have paid good money to "spectate" that act

Grab em by the neck or head is the key deer have long necks and not much muscle on it get the head on the ground the rest follows
Still would have been entertaining to watch Im sure.
As would me wrestling Dougies stag to the ground and yelling for a knife while the other two were still standing in the paddock

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

As would me wrestling Dougies stag to the ground and yelling for a knife while the other two were still standing in the paddock :

There is a story behind this I am sure?

Originally Posted by Rushy

There is a story behind this I am sure?

I just told it

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