My first deer (bloody finally)

Was at a mates station fixing up an old hunters hut and building a new room on the side over the weekend, we stopped for smoko on Sat and glassed the eastern hills for game sign and picked up four fallow hundreds of goats and the biggest pig I've ever seen was awesome to watch, they stood out in the sun like dogs balls.
shot two possums a hare and a rabbit Sat night, next day packed up at lunch time and shot a couple of goats for the pot, while gutting the goats at the Polaris a spiker fallow walked out into the open and watched us for 5 odd minutes then started to munch away contentedly.
with Dan giving me the go ahead I closed the gap to 100m and set the howa 223 on the neck took a deep breath and squeezed off a round, the deer did a big jump straight up and came down and rolled a couple of metres dead as.
Very happy very tired now and I won't be taking the grin off my face for a long time as it's taken me three years a good amount of time and money blood sweat and tears
I'm going to send the skin to Nelson for tanning.
Good as wood
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Well done mate. Sweet looking country!

Well done mate. Shit that's some nice looking country :)

Primo spot for a hut. You always remember your first...........of anything;)

you will always remember your first deer. @Blisters got any more pics of the hut ? wanting to build one myself in the near future

Good stuff, should be a good eater too.

Does it get any better than that? what a set up and well done on your first,nice.

The LR options off that deck look very nice :) When are you picking me up ? ;)

Well done and what a magic looking spot:cool:
Where in Nelson are you sending the skin to be Tanned ?

Nice work!

Well done blisters, always a big relief to get 'on the board'....primo eater there!!!!!!:thumbsup:

Nothing wrong with easy deer! Good stuff.

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Congrats on your 1st deer :thumbsup:

Good stuff.
Like the others have said primo looking spot.

well done,enjoy the easy ones as the hard carries dont get easier as your age increases.

Choice that will be a nice eater, good to get on the board for the first deer.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Well done and what a magic looking spot:cool:
Where in Nelson are you sending the skin to be Tanned ?

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Hey mate, I'm going to try this place https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&so...brVWR78zswn9Rw. I've rolled it up and put it in the freezer and I'll send it on Thursday probably

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Hey mate, I'm going to try this place https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&so...brVWR78zswn9Rw. I've rolled it up and put it in the freezer and I'll send it on Thursday probably

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Ahhhh Napier not Nelson:thumbsup:

I was wondering where the tanning place in Nelson was.

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Originally Posted by Blisters

Hey mate, I'm going to try this place https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&so...brVWR78zswn9Rw. I've rolled it up and put it in the freezer and I'll send it on Thursday probably

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Nelson or Napier?
Oops just read VC's post.

Derp soz

Had a couple done at Classic Sheep Skins and very pleased with the result and price. I have a Tahr and Chamois skin with them at the moment.

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Originally Posted by Shearer

Had a couple done at Classic Sheep Skins and very pleased with the result and price. I have a Tahr and Chamois skin with them at the moment.

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Good to hear!!! That's who I'm sending it too, did you freeze them first ? Mines rolled up and I'm the freezer then I do I send it in a poly box down?