how many deer have you shot this year??

hawke eye

how many deer have you shot so far ??:eek:

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poulo6.5

hawke eye wrote: »

how many deer have you shot so far ??:eek:

3 so far. 1 fallow buck. 1 sika pricket. And 1 sika stag. I hope to add a red a hibread and a goat to that list before the season is over.

Tackleberrywho

poulo6.5 wrote: »

3 so far. 1 fallow buck. 1 sika pricket. And 1 sika stag. I hope to add a red a hibread and a goat to that list before the season is over.

I'll get you a goat if you get me a Sika!!;)

hawke eye

nice shooting.. its handy to get permission for sika most farmers hate them the reck everthing haha

poulo6.5

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I'll get you a goat if you get me a Sika!!;)

I will take you up on that offer tack. When do you want to come down to Kerry with me.
I have spotted a herd of goats on one of my permissions that are traveling across the mountain to another Permision that I have

Tackleberrywho

poulo6.5 wrote: »

I will take you up on that offer tack. When do you want to come down to Kerry with me.
I have spotted a herd of goats on one of my permissions that are traveling across the mountain to another Permision that I have

i've goats in the Midlands too!
What is the best days for you?
Weds and Fri's are my best days

hawke eye

haha you will surly add a red on your list down there poulo haha:L:L:L

daithi55

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

i've goats in the Midlands too!
What is the best days for you?
Weds and Fri's are my best days

would love to shoot a goat are they nice to eat

poulo6.5

hawke eye wrote: »

haha you will surly add a red on your list down there poulo haha:L:L:L

Red will be Mayo with any luck. I hope to be going up there in the next couple of weeks.

Tackleberrywho

daithi55 wrote: »

would love to shoot a goat are they nice to eat

In a word, no lol

A young Kid maybe! Not a piss smellin puck

I had to cull a good few down the years for a few farmers who had a problem with feral on there land.
I shot mostly males, smeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeely

poulo6.5

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

i've goats in the Midlands too!
What is the best days for you?
Weds and Fri's are my best days

Name the day and I'll make it happen. I'm down in Kerry most weekends

hawke eye

some ppl say the are very nice but iv never tried some and never relay seen any for sale haha..

there meant to be few nice reds up there never in it tho..

4gun

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I'll get you a goat if you get me a Sika!!;)

might get both on same permission

daithi55

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

In a word, no lol

A young Kid maybe! Not a piss smellin puck

I had to cull a good few down the years for a few farmers who had a problem with feral on there land.
I shot mostly males, smeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeely

id try it anyway just to see what its like
and say i did it
could be that bad

Tackleberrywho

daithi55 wrote: »

id try it anyway just to see what its like
and say i did it
could be that bad

Oh could be worse ! lol

hawke eye

haha let me no when ya try it prob be strong but ya never no till ya try it haha

Tackleberrywho

hawke eye wrote: »

haha let me no when ya try it prob be strong but ya never no till ya try it haha

I've had it before
me no Likie


Smelly !

fish slapped

Is there a minimum caliber or licence for shooting goats in Ireland or are they counted as vermin??

Tackleberrywho

fish slapped wrote: »

Is there a minimum caliber or licence for shooting goats in Ireland or are they counted as vermin??

No Min, but I would not use anything smaller than .223 myself.
"feral goats, as an alien species have no protection under the wildlife act.

johngalway

fish slapped wrote: »

Is there a minimum caliber or licence for shooting goats in Ireland or are they counted as vermin??

A lad that used to post on here shot a fair number of goats with his .223. They didn't seem to complain.

Tackleberrywho

johngalway wrote: »

A lad that used to post on here shot a fair number of goats with his .223. They didn't seem to complain.

The last 2 goats i shot was with a .223 (head shot) and they dropped like hot snot.;)

I know a fella who shoots a lot of them with a swift too

tfox

Have had bottle fed kid which was nice but no way could i even begin to gralloch a mature wild goat never mind butcher one and eat one !! The SMELL !! ( 2 fallow bucks, Sika pricket and nice red 8 pointer )

dwighet

2 for me...1 fallow and 1 sika....
That will do me till the doe season kicks off.....
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Birdnuts

2 sika prickets yesterday. I was actually doing a farmer I know a favour just over the border in Kildare - he had had enough of fattening a growing herd of wild sitka on his barley. I'm keeping these ones for Christmas and the new year since they should be extra tasty:D

dwighet

Birdnuts wrote: »

2 sika prickets yesterday. I was actually doing a farmer I know a favour just over the border in Kildare - he had had enough of fattening a growing herd of wild sitka on his barley. I'm keeping these ones for Christmas and the new year since they should be extra tasty:D

Just add Hopps and a small bit of yeast and you will have venison beer...

tfox

Birdnuts wrote: »

2 sika prickets yesterday. I was actually doing a farmer I know a favour just over the border in Kildare - he had had enough of fattening a growing herd of wild sitka on his barley. I'm keeping these ones for Christmas and the new year since they should be extra tasty:D

I shot couple of farm fed Kildare Sika last year, there is some difference in condidition compared to wicklow hill ones

Tackleberrywho

tfox wrote: »

I shot couple of farm fed Kildare Sika last year, there is some difference in condidition compared to wicklow hill ones

Same as, lowland Fallow eating grass & corn are nicer than mountainy ones

iwsf

1 for me no later that this morning.
A huge red stag , never seen one so big before!.........he is still running :mad:
I cannot believe i missed it ! It took me over an hour to get close to him , he was roaring like mad. got withing 100 meters. Impossible to miss, a big red stag 100 m away . He was my first , i could hear my heart beating the crap out of me ....was probably shaiking like mad . will see him again

patsat

I currently have shot two fallow prickets, one red pricket and a fallow buck! Hope to add a nice red stag soon enough and hopefully a sika by the end of the year!

Tackleberrywho

iwsf wrote: »

1 for me no later that this morning.
A huge red stag , never seen one so big before!.........he is still running :mad:
I cannot believe i missed it ! It took me over an hour to get close to him , he was roaring like mad. got withing 100 meters. Impossible to miss, a big red stag 100 m away . He was my first , i could hear my heart beating the crap out of me ....was probably shaiking like mad . will see him again

It's called Buck fever.
The best cure for it is to not take a shot until your breaths are calm.
You could have missed by feet if you were shaking like a leaf.

You have to put teh fact he is a deer out of your mind.

it's only another bunny rabbit.
Thats why I advocate shooting bunnies as you get used to shooting with out being seen.

Key is to relax, "it can be hard if you are out of breath" take deep breaths and relax.
If you don't think you have a good position, move into a good position.
Key is to be relaxed and everything else will follow

iwsf

Thx for the tips Tack.
I was in a very good position and the stag was sideway. He knew i was close by, he turned arround and was looking for me . I think i was shaklng but the excitement took over and forgot to calm down and breath ! There were 4 stags arround roaring , the sun was out , no wind or rain , man that was a nice morning to be out. Can't wait to go again. Might have a sip or 2 of strong beverage to steady the hand a bit next time

It wasn't me!

Nothing so far, only seen sign on the ground, no animals yet visible. Saw one stag in a ride on the adjacent wood one morning, but he spotted me at the same time. Haven't been up in a couple of weeks though. Now it's colder, they might be more visible. Might get out this weekend with any luck.

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

...........it's only another bunny rabbit.....

"only" ................... The humble bunny to me is a worthy quarry who I respect and appreciate being able to hunt and to eat when he/she has been killed. I give everything I hunt the same respect. I think elitism towards one quarry over another detracts from us as hunters. I see myself as a hunter not a shooter when I am hunting.

Birdnuts

tfox wrote: »

I shot couple of farm fed Kildare Sika last year, there is some difference in condidition compared to wicklow hill ones

Apparently Red Stags from the Carpathian Mtns in Eastern Europe(which are covered in rich primevial woodland) are up to three times heavier on averge then Reds from the denuded Moorlands of Scotland

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

"only" ................... The humble bunny to me is a worthy quarry who I respect and appreciate being able to hunt and to eat when he/she has been killed. I give everything I hunt the same respect. I think elitism towards one quarry over another detracts from us as hunters. I see myself as a hunter not a shooter when I am hunting.

Bunny, if you miss the point of aim on a bunny with a centrefire he hops off (ie head)
However if you miss the pint of aim on a deer you could wound him.
That was the honest reason I gave to a fella who was looking for some advice.(treat the deer like a bunny, aim to hit first time every time)

You seem to have missed my point, i treat all game the same, I don't miss wound bunnies, nor do I wound deer, if I can't get a clean shot I just don't take it.
Self control has to be applied when hunting.

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Bunny, if you miss the point of aim on a bunny with a centrefire he hops off (ie head)

I'm assuming your working on the principle that if it hits the bunny anywhere on the head it will produce an instant kill which is a fair assumption but not guaranteed

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

However if you miss the pint of aim on a deer you could wound him.

Never :eek::p

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

That was the honest reason I gave to a fella who was looking for some advice.(treat the deer like a bunny, aim to hit first time every time)

All hunters should endeavour to ensure an instant kill with the first shot regardless of quarry is my point, which i think you have missed

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

You seem to have missed my point, i treat all game the same, I don't miss wound bunnies, nor do I wound deer, if I can't get a clean shot I just don't take it.

I didn't miss your point. I disagree with it.

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Self control has to be applied when hunting.

Should that be trigger instead of self

Tackleberrywho

Bunny.
I try and tailor my answer to the question.
A guy had buck fever, I tried to advise him on tricks to stop it.

And I have never seen a rabbit get up from a centrefire round to the head. 600 or so rabbits later.

It is my philosophy to use rabbits to practice on, It's not mentioned in the HCAP so it's not a rule, I personally believe it helps a lot though

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Bunny.

Yes, Tac

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I try and tailor my answer to the question.

If you say so

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

A guy had buck fever, I tried to advise him on tricks to stop it.

I get "buck" fever but I find the only thing to do is for me to control it, not let it control me I reckon lining a buck up in my scope and thinking it's a bunny might not be a good idea, just too damn freaky, next I might convince myself it's a pink fluffy elephant :P

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

And I have never seen a rabbit get up from a centrefire round to the head. 600 or so rabbits later.

You fire the "round"? when I do it it's the bullet that hits 'em :P

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

It is my philosophy to use rabbits to practice on

Ya, shows a lot of respect does that.

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

It's not mentioned in the HCAP

Probably because that's about shooting deer

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

so it's not a rule, I personally believe it helps a lot though

That's it, I'm convinced ! Back on thread so

Tackleberrywho

One deer this season, however i could have shot more.
Wallysworld asked me to shoot another as the herd stayed around for ~ 5 mins after I dropped the pricket.

i said "wallysworld"
never be greedy, we have meat enough for today and tomorrow

I don't get buck fever anymore, although for the first 3 or 4 years I have to say I had buck fever.

it took shooting a lot of bunnies to make shooting deer routine

bunny shooter

When I'm hunting it is never routine. Every shot is different and requires full concentration.

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

When I'm hunting it is never routine. Every shot is different and requires full concentration.

You don't hunt often enough then , the situation may differ, the rules stay the same.

Practice makes permanence permanent practice makes perfect !!

buckshotbrolan

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

You don't hunt often enough then , the situation may differ, the rules stay the same.

Practice makes permanence permanent practice makes perfect !!

Would have to agree with you here,I have not done any wabbit hunting in well over six months and went out last week for some and boy was my stalking technique well rusty! This years wrabbits who have not been shot yet were seeing me first and running away!
Anyway on the second week of the open season I had the 'buckfever' my heart was racing with a nice fallow buck in my sights, tried to move to get a better shot (made more noise than two skeleton's humping on a tin roof!) he noticed and quickly headed into deep cover. Quarry size has never bothered me before but having a break has made me feel like a newbe again.
Have had a few trips out for rabbits now and my game is back,so will be out this weekend for the old buck!

bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

You don't hunt often enough then , the situation may differ, the rules stay the same.

Practice makes permanence permanent practice makes perfect !!

Hunting is only one use of a firearm. There is target shooting too :P I never disputed the rules stay the same. But the situations in the field are never going to remain constant enough that you can become complacent about your shooting. Big difference shooting on the range to shooting in the field. When you get complacent with firearms that's when you'll make a mistake from my experience. A lot of the near misses and dangerous situations I have seen were lads that were very familar with firearms is my point.

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

Hunting is only one use of a firearm. There is target shooting too :P I never disputed the rules stay the same. But the situations in the field are never going to remain constant enough that you can become complacent about your shooting. Big difference shooting on the range to shooting in the field. When you get complacent with firearms that's when you'll make a mistake from my experience. A lot of the near misses and dangerous situations I have seen were lads that were very familar with firearms is my point.

That is why I am at home in the field and like a newbie on a range.
I don't go often enough
I feel more comfortable in the field.

Although I love a range to go to when seeking advice or testing my 200 and 300 yard zero's.

patsat

patsat wrote: »

I currently have shot two fallow prickets, one red pricket and a fallow buck! Hope to add a nice red stag soon enough and hopefully a sika by the end of the year!

Just realised it's the open days for ul next week... That's leaves Tuesday and Wednesday free for me, finger crossed I'll get a nice red stag!

tfox

tfox wrote: »

Have had bottle fed kid which was nice but no way could i even begin to gralloch a mature wild goat never mind butcher one and eat one !! The SMELL !! ( 2 fallow bucks, Sika pricket and nice red 8 pointer )

plus red 13er

seoirse1980

Three yesterday which brings me up to six. Four prickets and two eight pointers. Had a pal with me yesterday that did all the carrying for me:D
All sika so far

Tikka Jim

Got 8 so far. 1 sika pricket, 3 eight pointers (2 very poor and 1 very good, pic attached)
1 fallow buck and 3 prickets.

Birdnuts

Tikka Jim wrote: »

Got 8 so far. 1 sika pricket, 3 eight pointers (2 very poor and 1 very good, pic attached)
1 fallow buck and 3 prickets.

Wow - nice mix, nailed a another Sitka pricket myself over the weekend:D