Thread: Hello from the UK

Hi,

I live in the South of England. Have been hunting for most of my adult life.

I spend as much of my spare time as I can hunting locally to where I live in the south of England for roe deer, fallow deer and muntjac deer.

Below are some photos of the roe deer and muntjac which some of you may not have seen before?


Above is a very good muntjac buck, world class. It has not been measured yet but it will definitely be a medal, probably silver or gold. They are the size of a Spaniel dog and weigh between 10-18KG.


Above is a roe buck, this again is a world class animal. It was a very high scoring bronze medal, only 2 points from a silver!!! My step dad was still very happy, I let him shoot it off one of my permissions for his birthday present, this was the first deer he had ever shot!!! These are relatively small deer weighing anywhere from 15-35KG depending on what the quality of the genetics and also the feeding.

I also have a large forestry block that I hunt in Scotland. It is mostly roe deer, there are a few reds. Also, which is very unusual for the UK we still have wild boar.

My favourite calibre is the 270 which I use for the majority of my deer and wild boar shooting. Below is a photo of my pride and joy the Tikka T3 Lite in 270, as you will see it has a moderator/silencer on it, is this also allowed in NZ?


I also have a Sako Quad with 17HMR and 22LR barrels for shooting rabbits and ground game
Remington 700 in 243 for shooting foxes and the smaller deer IE muntjac and roe deer
Tikka T3 Lite in 270 for deer and wild boar
Weatherby Vanguard in 308 with a night vision scope specifically for shooting wild boar.

I have hunted in Germany and Holland for wild boar, I have made some good friends who come and visit me in the UK so they can shoot some of our unique species and I go to Germany and Holland to shoot some of theirs.

So this is an introduction about me. I hope to learn a lot about hunting in NZ.

Cheers

Buck

Welcome to the forum. We sure can use suppressors here. The deer in the first pic, do they not normally geow antlers that big?

Originally Posted by Toby

Welcome to the forum. We sure can use suppressors here. The deer in the first pic, do they not normally geow antlers that big?

From some of the videos it looks like not many people use suppressors in NZ, is this due to the extra weight you have to carry?

When you say that big, they only measure 6"/15cm, so not very big really, the brow tines are over 1cm which is what gets a lot of the scoring. This is the biggest muntjac I have ever shot, although I saw a massive one in the same woods only 2 days ago!!! This was shot at my Aunties small holding near Coventry in the Midlands of England. They were introduced accidentally by the Duke of Bedford in the early 20th century, I believe he is also responsible for some of the deer that are roaming NZ as well?

Cheers

Welcome 270Buck.
I'm from Derbyshire myself and miss the Roe and Muntjac but the huntings not too bad over here! ;-)
That's a cracking Roe head! Shot a few good ones myself over the years.

Originally Posted by Matt2308

Welcome 270Buck.
I'm from Derbyshire myself and miss the Roe and Muntjac but the huntings not too bad over here! ;-)
That's a cracking Roe head! Shot a few good ones myself over the years.

Not far from me really, I am near Silverstone in between Northampton and Oxford.

Some big stags shot in Derbyshire!! Some of the biggest in the UK!!!!!!

Cheers

The UK certainly has some great hunting, it's just a pity it's nearly all private. One of the great things about NZ is that everyone can access great hunting for free.
This was one of the last Roe I shot before moving to NZ. If only they had some here!

Welcome to the forum.

Originally Posted by Matt2308

The UK certainly has some great hunting, it's just a pity it's nearly all private. One of the great things about NZ is that everyone can access great hunting for free.
This was one of the last Roe I shot before moving to NZ. If only they had some here!
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I will see if I can pack 2 does and a buck in my case if I ever come and visit!!

Cheers

Welcome Buck.

Welcome 270Buck, nice animals there, thanks for the intro

Cheers for the welcome responses guys

Welcome Buck.

A lot different here than UK. Hunters are licenced,generally not the firearms, except for some special purposes e.g. military pattern semi's, full autos, pistols. Don't need a licence mod to have a suppressor.

I used to live in Cumbria and Derbyshire, about 20yrs ago. Took some time to get a 12g and 22LR on an FAL.

Originally Posted by scottrods

Welcome Buck.

A lot different here than UK. Hunters are licenced,generally not the firearms, except for some special purposes e.g. military pattern semi's, full autos, pistols. Don't need a licence mod to have a suppressor.

I used to live in Cumbria and Derbyshire, about 20yrs ago. Took some time to get a 12g and 22LR on an FAL.

I drive through Cumbria at least once a month on the way up to my land in Scotland. Beautiful countryside, I can see some of the higher ground of the lakes from the top of my hill just outside Dumfries.

My FEO is not bad, only takes 5 weeks for a variation!!!

Cheers

Buck

Welcome to the forum mate, nice photo's you have. As I live in Belgium I am not that far from you. I read some very intresting topics on here.

Originally Posted by 270Buck

Not far from me really, I am near Silverstone in between Northampton and Oxford.

Some big stags shot in Derbyshire!! Some of the biggest in the UK!!!!!!

Cheers

Haha. I used to live in Newport Pagnell and worked at the old GEC Towcester site. Still have a few mates living and working in the area.