Thread: SEPTEMBER DEER

Short story,shot this good size yearling last Sunday evening 80yds away thru the lower neck.Recovered all legs n steaks,good way to start the summer collecting meat.

That'll eat well!

1st October
Got to love daylight savings and hunting after work

Well done Trout. Beautiful condition.
Makes me realise how half starved a lot of our deer are in the high population areas.

Good effort Trout.

Tahr, you've got a very good point.

Nice one trout

The boys and I nabbed one on the 29th too.

Excellent condition, full winter coat just starting to molt. Spikes on



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Molt,ya right there.Deer hair every where,like there was 2 deer getting skinned.

I just cleaned up the meat from last night one.
Butchered in haste on the hill to maybe get to the truck before dark.

Man there were a lot of hairs on that meat.

So next time we shoot them they will have a nice new coat and not a dull dirty grey one that's hard to see.
On the up side mine was just a yearling so not a massive load of meat.
Half way back to the truck I bumped into a hind that was enormous. But she was safe on this trip.
And then picked up 3 more hinds very close to the truck that were safe also.
But nice to know where the girls are hanging out this spring

I got two fallow hinds twelve days ago. So me of the best meat ever as they were young animals.
Made some rillettes with them and the left over meat of a fat fallow shot in February that froze.
It is like paté but preserved in its fat. ( there is a similar receipt in the latest Nz Hunter mag).

Great to hear some September deer hunting yarns, so I'll add one to the mix.

I went out for a solo hike in some strong wind. I didn't think I'd have any luck but I took the rifle anyway. After a few hours, I spotted a skinny-looking yearling wandering across a slip. I needed to get to a good position fast. I started running in full view, but I didn't want to look like a person so I was running on all fours like a weird-looking pack-laden creature. I found a great spot. Shot it from 220m through the shoulder/neck, it turned around and I shot it through the other shoulder before it dropped into the most terrifying piece of vertical river I've ever been in. I found it under a tree trunk right before a dry waterfall. It wasn't a yearling but a big boy with velvet coming on... whoops! With a forecast of rain, I butchered it up quick-smart and got the hell out of there! Heavy pack out and venison back in the freezer!

Old Indian proverb . . . He who eats the most venison eats the most hair . . .

Originally Posted by Tentman

Old Indian proverb . . . He who eats the most venison eats the most hair . . .

Haha, classic

a completely different take on a bit of hair pie ay?

Well done Trout, that'll keep the steaks on the barbie for a couple of months.