Thread: Two mates, a 243 and some Fallow

A glance skyward and two lads knew todays wind wasn’t going to be helpful

Back and forwards the plan rolled until one most likely to have a deer at the end got the nod

Navigating into a suitable creek bed enabled quiet travel away from searching eyes. Covering ground only slowed by the odd shriek of an overhead raptor or parrie that thinks it has a duty to annoy
Cooler land contours were searched for resting animals and a wary eye on terraces and flats for anything capable of sounding the alarm
Crossing the creek a few times you learn the quietest spots to wade. A few minutes along two yearlings sprang into view 25yrds to our left
Holding their attention with soft hind mews and fawn calls they soon tired of us and trotted another few yards further causing the rest of their family to join them. My trusty guide and his 243 levelled the largest animal and all went quiet
A cool spot was chosen to store the animal for now and Confident we had lost the element of surprise we climbed to a vantage point for plan B, - Which happened to be a restaurant quality lunch where plan C was formed


Climbing higher for the afternoon gives more options and the wind played ball by blowing from most of the directions available to it
We moved from cover to cover which paid off when more animals were found, they were trying to use a ridge system to flank us and escape
We chose to add to our collection and found the 308 to be just as effective as the 243

A fantastic day peppered by moments of brilliance, some useful marksmanship and plenty of laughs with a good mate

Long live the 243



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They look very tastie!

There’s a genuine inch of fat on the largest one and a nice layer on the others

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Primo spring venison, fat as. Nice

Good bbq meat there,enjoy.

The offcuts go into sausages, these are a mild garlic and herb

They cook well and done on the bbq they gain slightly in flavour

Such a great way to make the most of valuable animals

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Who does your sausages?

Classic butchery in Havelock North

$6 a KG

great harvesting... looks like primo eating,enjoy it .

Title says it all really, well done, enjoy the venni.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Classic butchery in Havelock North

$6 a KG

About $22 kg at New World.

Well done boys, very cool