Thread: Up Close / How Close

I once spotted a stag feeding down the river bed towards us. He was in sunlight we were in shade, he kept moving along and when he stopped and put his head down, I would move closer. I ran out shade and cover at about 25 yards, so took the shot broadside into his shoulder, at such a close distance i wasnt sure of a head shot/neck shot. The 270 literally blew him off his legs.
Another time I saw a red hind from about 350 m away, feeding on a face above a creek. I got down into the creek bed and stalked in to where she was.
The chatter of the water masked any sound I was making
Looked up the 30 M or o that seperated us and thought.... I can get closer.
Her head was behind a bit of scrub as she fed. I climbed up the near vertical face hanging onto bits of cutty grass and the like, got to within 7 or 10 M and had another look ... GONE!!