Thread: Snee Road Meat

I had half a day's work up in Palmy so Brian came with me and once finished we swung over to good ol' Snee Rd. The WX was worse than forecast with rain and a bit of sleety stuff but fortunately right on dark it cleared.

We saw some Fallow out grazing at about 4pm but they saw us too (at about 600 yards-they are getting a bit nervous ).
We split up just on dark and I soon spotted a couple come out of the bush. When I was within range I called Brian on the radio and told him what I was up to and where I was. While we were talking I felt the wind swing around, and the deer bolted. They were a young hind and a spiker.

I tracked the lead one up the hill through my 'scope, and because they were going directly up I had a nice long back dorsal stripe to get my lead right on. She collapsed at the 270wsm shot (247 yards), but I had actually hit her a little far back. A real back steak destroyer.

The other one bolted down and around the hill towards Brian said he was so I didn't shoot at that, and it went out of sight towards the bush, Soon after I heard Brian's 30-06, so I was pretty sure it would have been converted from being a grass eater to dead venison. His had been a kneeling shot at 150 yards. Nice one.

I wasn't exactly sure where Brian was but I soon cut through the bush for 20 minutes and came out onto the grass towards where my deer was. But well before I got to it or near to where I thought Brian's was out of the blue Tilly stuck her nose in the air and took me to a dead Fallow spiker. I radio'd Brian and it turned out he was closer to my one than his (which was what Tilly found), so I butchered his and went up to mine.

The beauty of having the little radio's when you split up is being able to to do exactly what we did - guide each other into deer and to stay safe through knowing where each other are.

It was raining again and dark so we were a bit bedraggled by the time we met up with our load of a boned out deer each. It was only an hour's walk back to our transport so it wasn't a killer of a walk. But far enough for 2 old buggers.

Why is that red exclamation mark by the title?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Why is that red exclamation mark by the title?

Warns us of potential poaching activity?

Nice write up!

Originally Posted by Pop Shot

Warns us of potential poaching activity?

Nice write up!

Ha!

Good stuff Bruce.

Nice one guys

also a snee road warning and that what is to follow is very graphic content and to look away should you not want to see dead things

Great stuff, Did Brian spend the morning in the mall??

Hamish

(at about 600 yards-they are getting a bit nervous ).
with you two on the prowl who wouldn't be nervous
well done..

Tilly looks bedraggeled too but I guess that comes with the hunt

Originally Posted by Dundee

Tilly looks bedraggeled too but I guess that comes with the hunt

She doesn't seem to mind.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Fallow have spread during the winter into the area you hunt. They seem to have dispersed into little family groups over the last few weeks and have increased their range by quite a bit. Its unusual to see more Fallow than reds, but that's what's happening at the moment. Throw ya gummys on and go for a hunt.

Cheers for the tip,I'm planning on getting out there soon.Saw two last time but never took the shot.Family first at the mo,got to keep an eye on my olds before the big op.

Originally Posted by Tahr

She doesn't seem to mind.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Fallow have spread during the winter into the area you hunt. They seem to have dispersed into little family groups over the last few weeks and have increased their range by quite a bit. Its unusual to see more Fallow than reds, but that's what's happening at the moment. Throw ya gummys on and go for a hunt.

How many deer for the fur ball now Tahr ?

Originally Posted by Chop3r

How many deer for the fur ball now Tahr ?

67

That Snee Rd sounds like an interesting spot, good shooting, good results.

Originally Posted by Tahr

67

She,s getting there, big party for 100 ?