Thread: Bushstalking at its best...hard yakka pays off big time!

Awesome story and result there,that’s a classic bush hunting story I love it!Try to never lose concentration as you will aways seem to bump something when you’re thoughts start wandering from hunting zone.
Well done.

Can I come hunting with you? What a bloody ripper good effort and thank you very much for posting put a smile on the dial after a tough day

Wow - what amazing clean open Bush
Wish ours was remotely like that :-(

Well done - did you assess where the shot went - heart shot ???

whattabeaut!

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Can I come hunting with you? What a bloody ripper good effort and thank you very much for posting put a smile on the dial after a tough day

If that offer gets taken up, just be sure you are in pretty good state of fitness. Mr 243 is something of a bloody mountain goat, but with much longer legs.

Got to wonder about those SST projectiles at short distances

Well done.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Can I come hunting with you? What a bloody ripper good effort and thank you very much for posting put a smile on the dial after a tough day

If ye ever in the area i take ye out on a bush stalk no worries.

Originally Posted by Sarvo

Wow - what amazing clean open Bush
Wish ours was remotely like that :-(

Well done - did you assess where the shot went - heart shot ???

Yeah, because there was a log in the way i couldnt aim as low as i wanted in that shoulder area. Was a couple of inches too hit but lots of lung blood so at least one lung was stuffed.
Those SSTs esp as they super perforance and going out of my 24 inch barrel are going pretty quick so i have found they not as great at dropping them in the spot at close range than a soft point 243.
I use them in my 308 as its my long range and backup rifle but tend toend up shooting animals in close lol.
Last hind i shot ran 50-60m before it fell over too with a perfert shoulder shot so i do prefer my 243 in close and the 308 for over 200m plus

That's a fine looking stag, great story and some real nice bush to hunt. No doubt you will endeavour to hit that spot again.

What an awesome stag bro! Well done

Nice mate! Just got my first Public land Red a week or two ago. Haven't seen a Stag yet though!

great stuff,enjoy the venni.

Who cares about the number of points - IMHO, a trophy’s value is in the challenge / experience it reminds you of, so that one is awesome. Hope to have one like it on my garage wall one day!

Wow just read this, well done!

I like storys like this. Good skills chap.