Up to some shenanigans again!
I had the pleasure to catch up with my "GOOOOD" friend @Boaraxa early last week and he "told me" to call him to organise a walk over the weekend, so i did.
We meet up at the same "Bat" spot at the chosen "Bat" time and off we went. "I" just figure out that the day light is quiet "late" these days and as we arrive in the "Bat" hunting spot we still have time for a catch up and some planning as the wind was at that point "all over the place". Plans hatched and off we went, i haven't been for a walk for a while and my already poor fitness is even worse, lol. Up the hill we went and everything looks "quiet" in the animal side, we in a great spot where both of us have shot deer and nothing to be seen, an awesome sunrise in the horizon paid for the hole day out, Oh!!! hang on, till the rainbow show up for a display. And then we walk and walk, hahaha, not far way at all till i shout, "STOP, DEER" he stop looked at me and kind ask, "What are you talking about?" i knew and say, "right in front of you, right there…" he looks ahead and "Ha!!!" there was what i thought was a hind, he said was a yearling but after a quick look through the bins he identify it was an "wonky" deer, it was a spiker with a short stump in one side and an ugly dropped antler in the other side, he quick said, "shoot it, it is ugly and deserves to be taken out of the "gem"", before he finish the sentence i was "locked and loaded", ready to fire off hand Boaraxa suggest me to use his shoulder as rest and i didn't hesitate, within no time i "barely" rest my little Bergara B14 Hunter over his shoulder and "BANG"!!! FLOP!!! "Good shot" given and that little laugh the way it went and off we went to find it. about 70-80 meters away there was the poor ugly thing, really bad "head", with a close inspection before the "photos" we found it had been broke right in the skull, bellow the "coronet" under the skin, some guesses about what cause it and Boaraxa use his amazing skills to gut it so we could keep going.
Another 5-600 meter and we off again glassing, unbelievable that nothing more was seen, the shot before was very quiet and the good breeze on our face make it "perfect" ut no other deer was seen.
Boaraxa set a camera in his special spot and i keep glassine till i found a hind at 560meters away. Because i already shot my meat animal he was looking for his big boy, a deer who is "dodging" him for while and still do.
The sun is up and off to the next gully we went, still nothing to be seen, back to the spot where i shot my deer and the "hunt" start, where is it??? we didn't plot in the gps or telephone where it was, few minutes and i call him, "it is here"! We make a "backpack" and i start the painful carry of the "beast", i have a bad hip and back and it start to hurt quiet a bit, so after about 50-60 meters i call and i must stop and i pretty much "crash" seat… LOL, here he is laughing at me and saying, "only another 200meter now, you have made a good start", "bastard"!!! and we both crack laugh. He help me to get on my feet once again and another 70-80meters was gained before i stop again, another chat and laugh and i "barely" made to the start of the track.
I pretty much said to Boaraxa, you can go and get the truck as i "recover" from the short walk.
Phill(Boaraxa) is just an amazing friend and after a little while as he stalks his way back the view of his truck is a bliss and a "pain killer" to my eye.
Back in to town we approach my car for a swap and for "my" surprise there was my car parked wrongly along side the road… More laughs and off we went to a more appropriated place for the "carcass" swap.
Well, once again my dear friend provide an awesome morning out there doing it.
Thank you heaps Phill, you know how much i appreciate.
Mac
