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An afternoon walk around the "backyard"!
Good morning everyone,
After a quick meeting with a friend farmer i stick along for a quick afternoon walk around and beyond his property, saw a good mature hind on my way up and a wild sheep but kept moving as i was not yet ready for a hunt, the deer was only 284meters down hill.
I keep moving up with the strong wind pushing behind me, I know, it is "stupid" a hunt this way, but, it didn't affect my upper hunting ground, almost half way i spot something "small" in the middle the track, WOW, it is just couple hares. Arrived at a prime spot with heaps of grass and water just bellow the bush line, but nothing to be see.
I keep going further up and now i can see 4 wild sheep, but i still not ready yet, still moving up i start to glass more often and take extra care, when, as i slowly come out from behind a bush i spot that beautiful but "wonky" red stag, he was laying under a small tree and with his only right side antler "spot" me looking at him, "surprise i got you" feeling came up, the deer now is up and start to move upwards, i lay down and fire a shot, I"I got it" woo Hoo!, Nah!, he got up from behind the bush and up he goes, i try to follow it looking for "blood trail" to find out it does not exist, boomer!
Keep looking around and thinking about take one of the sheep or a calf i suddenly spot 2 fallow buck, and then a third and a hind, woohoo! here i go! As i try to get closer all of them start to go down hill in to the scrub and now i have "none" deer in sight. The light is fading and the home time is approaching, so, lets shoot something.
I walk down the hill for a bit and start to look for the bucks when suddenly here is that little hind feeding and walk/jumping around happily. I start to make my move and she start to "run" towards me, then, "where is she?" the "bloody" deer gone, i could not find it anywhere, now the light is fair, i stand up from behind "my" bush and "SURPRISE"! right in front me no more than 5 meters the little hind jump, she is so surprised as i was, she look at me sideways and "Boom" my 140gr Nosler Bal Tip gone from my 7-08 barrel, she only move downwards towards the ground! WooHoo! again, she is down.
After few photos and message to my kids and partner the mess start, time to take all the meet i could and head home in the dark. What a great afternoon, i was thinking how many of us are this lucky to go for walks like that.
Guys, have a great week and that all of you have a great time any time out there, thank you to all of you guys that somehow "help me" or "teach" me here in this forum, i ALWAYS have a laugh or two with you guys and learn a lot.
Mac
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