A few stories of some of my adventures
How's it going I was told I should post a bit of write up so here goes hope it makes sense.
The first is of my first pig I shot stalking with no dogs I was hunting up Canterbury I had not long finished work (possuming) when I caught I with the cockie who's farm I was working we were having a bit of a chat when I thought I'd be cheeky and ask if I could go after a pig as I had been seeing a few (mostly sows with suckers) he was more than happy so with a big thank and a promise of some paua. I went home and gathered my gear I arrived just on 5 pm and headed for a gully I had poisoned a couple weeks ago I wasn't walking more than 15 minutes when a noise caught my attention I got down at knee level to look through the tightish scrub to have a boar not 30 meters away feeding happily I closed my bolt and as I did so the pig started to turn I held of till he stopped and fired the boom of the 308 left me ears ringing the pig slumped over and was dead before he heard the bang.Attachment 35738
Next is my first fallow deer
I had seen this deer a couple times when goat hunting and never managed to get a shot off at him until one day I was looking for a couple stinkys It was a bloody hot day as I walked my way along a creek I hadn't seen any goats and was about ready to head home for the day when I spied what I thought was a brown goat I sat and watched to realise that was my target a fallow stag just. Spiker but meat none the less he was a wee way off about 120 meters give or take and having just a 223 I told my self head shot or neck shot or don't fire at all I got a steady rest tryed to calm my breathing as best I could and settled my cross hairs slightly above his eyes I squeezed off and heard the confirming THUD as he slumped right there and then excitedly I rushed over to find a big pool of blood and a bit if brain matter close to the deer confirming my shot was were I intended I was over the moon so after the guts was whipped out I begun the hard part the carry out well 2 1/2 hours later I reached my vehicle and was not sad to be out the bush :D after hanging the deer for a couple days I cut it up and the layer of fat was inches thick ! What a great eating animal and being a head shot no wastage what so ever!Attachment 35739
Cheers for reading Cody
