My first Sika

Tackleberrywho

A big thanks to Paulo6.5 for lining up my first Sika Deer. Finished work at 5am, up the mountain for dawn. Saw loads of Sika females. Heard this guy whistling, got to within 170 yards and got a nice relaxed prone shot. Much smaller than I imagined, although I was told mine was a good enough size. I know very little of Sika, but I hope that will change with the permissions Paulo has. Thanks again Paulo. I owe U one.

moby30

Well done tackelberry. Nice looking animal- a bit smaller than those big fallows you normally shoot still for their size they're very hardy.
Good work

sincere113

Well done - congrats....;)

tomcat220t

Fine sika stag bud ,308 and the superformance ?Where do ya hit him ?

Tackleberrywho

tomcat220t wrote: »

Fine sika stag bud ,308 and the superformance ?Where do ya hit him ?

neck/spine. Wanted the head. Dropped on the spot.

tomcat220t

Notthing wrong with that @170 yards .Fair play.

dwighet

Its dead mate..You dont have to sit on it...;)

Well done

Glensman

Good shooting Tack.

Like the gloves, boss.

Vegeta

Well done Tack, looks like a good mornings work

crackcrack30

We could spin this photo as an example of 'Catch and Release' for our anti pals.

Well done..............

dwighet

It kind of looks like he has jumped out of a tree and wrestled it to the ground Steve Erwin Style.....

Antoennis

Well done nice shot:D

Vegeta

dwighet wrote: »

It kind of looks like he has jumped out of a tree and wrestled it to the ground Steve Erwin Style.....

Looks like he's wearing the right gloves for that anyway :P

Alan 1990

Well done tac. Good shooting.

browning 12 bore

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

A big thanks to Paulo6.5 for lining up my first Sika Deer. Finished work at 5am, up the mountain for dawn. Saw loads of Sika females. Heard this guy whistling, got to within 170 yards and got a nice relaxed prone shot. Much smaller than I imagined, although I was told mine was a good enough size. I know very little of Sika, but I hope that will change with the permissions Paulo has. Thanks again Paulo. I owe U one.

very nice sika i must say thats all thats in my area in the wicklow hills and that sika there looks very nice i must say also i on the other hand have never shot a fallow are they bit bigger than the sika

steyrprohunter

Well done Tack and fair play to Paul for taking you out. Lovely sika, smaller than the fallow but twice as tough.

Tackleberrywho

steyrprohunter wrote: »

Well done Tack and fair play to Paul for taking you out. Lovely sika, smaller than the fallow but twice as tough.

All I can give is my experiences. Any deer I necked headshot dropped. The last heart lung fallow I shot ran ~

15 yards with his lung exposed out his rib. I can only discuss what I experienced. Hopefully I will get a few more before the seasons out to compare. Although being awake for 27 hours was not fun. Need to get trophy mounted tomorrow after work tonight :-(

endasmail

good shooting tack
congrats

declan1980

Well done Tack, nice looking animal there

Grizzly 45

Waidmannsheil[hail the hunter] as they say in Germany .:D
A nice sturdy buck there Tack.

pedroeibar1

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

............... Need to get trophy mounted tomorrow after work tonight :-(

Looking at that photo, I believe the trophy is already 'mounted'.:D
Congrats Tack
Rs
P.

4gun

you finallly popped you cherry,:D well done

Tackleberrywho

4gun wrote: »

you finallly popped you cherry,:D well done

I still need a Red :-)

Mauser 308

Congrat's Tack, great shooting, first of many I bet. Great animal to start off ur Sika portfolio with. Is that the first deer for the season. Well done

pheasntstalker

well done tack the first of many for u:D

Tackleberrywho

Mauser 308 wrote: »

Congrat's Tack, great shooting, first of many I bet. Great animal to start off ur Sika portfolio with. Is that the first deer for the season. Well done

Well other than a few on a section 42, yes. Not for the lack of trying though !

Birdnuts

Nice one Tack - I've seen those gloves somewhere before;):D

Tackleberrywho

Birdnuts wrote: »

Nice one Tack - I've seen those gloves somewhere before;):D

tactical gloves for the Tack :-) handy with furze and brambles as Ur hands don't get scratches

fallowbuck

Very nice fair play boy.

clivej

Good shooting Tack many more to come hopefully for ya. Nice looking animal with an even head.

One for the wall alright.

Tackleberrywho

Dropped the head into Taxidermist today. Hope to have it for christmas .

Mauser 308

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Dropped the head into Taxidermist today. Hope to have it for christmas .

Tack just wondering what way you were having it mounted and any guide on price?

Tackleberrywho

Mauser 308 wrote: »

Tack just wondering what way you were having it mounted and any guide on price?

Price is a weeks wages for me :eek:

I took the entire cape off, so I am getting it mounted that way.
I could have got it mounted shorter, but I want it to look it's best, and the Sika had a full mane so I want to do it justice

Mauser 308

You might post a few pics when you get it back. I'm sure you have a spot on the wall already picked out. Well done again but just remember it will cost at least another weeks wages again if you bag the Red you'r after:D

Tackleberrywho

Mauser 308 wrote: »

You might post a few pics when you get it back. I'm sure you have a spot on the wall already picked out. Well done again but just remember it will cost at least another weeks wages again if you bag the Red you'r after:D

I'm probably going to give the head as a Christmas prezzie to someone as I had promised them one.

I'd only mount a trophy red, and I don't think I'd want to carry one down off the mountain. A red spiker is good enough for me.

Mauser 308

Fair play Tack, not many people I would give a present of the equivelent of a weeks wages to. I hope they appreciate it. Was there much of a drag back to the jeep? Did Paulo help? or was it the - "you shot it you drag it" crack....

Tackleberrywho

Mauser 308 wrote: »

Fair play Tack, not many people I would give a present of the equivelent of a weeks wages to. I hope they appreciate it. Was there much of a drag back to the jeep? Did Paulo help? or was it the - "you shot it you drag it" crack....

Paulo to be fair had to go to work, so it was, you skin it and Butcher it up to divy out to the boys.

He was a drag down hill so not much hardship, they are lighter than some of the fallow I have shot so no Major deal.

I had to drag most of the deer I shot in my time by myself, so it is always nice to have help; especially someone who knows the drill.

Cass

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Tikkat3

Well done on a fine kill Sikka TAC

Fine SIkka!

Tackleberrywho

Tikkat3 wrote: »

Well done on a fine kill Sikka TAC

Fine SIkka!

Still on the look out for a Red if anyone wants to offer one up

Although Next Deer I shoot I will not have to go into work for at least a day afterwards

17pointer

i see u didnt get many offers on that im in donegal if u want few reds up here u can cum up and try for 1 but maybe its 2 far 2 come let me know sure buy the way thats a nice sika. shoot a few myself the best deer of them all 2 stalk

Tackleberrywho

17pointer wrote: »

i see u didnt get many offers on that im in donegal if u want few reds up here u can cum up and try for 1 but maybe its 2 far 2 come let me know sure buy the way thats a nice sika. shoot a few myself the best deer of them all 2 stalk

Well Paulo has promised me a Red Female in Kerry, but I would love a Pricket before the weather gets too hard, supposed to be snow in October :eek::eek::eek: where mountain stalking could be difficult

4gun

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Well Paulo has promised me a Red Female in Kerry, but I would love a Pricket before the weather gets too hard, supposed to be snow in October :eek::eek::eek: where mountain stalking could be difficult

dont tell me you'll let a little thing like snow stop you.... i'nt that what 4x4's are for:D

Tackleberrywho

4gun wrote: »

dont tell me you'll let a little thing like snow stop you.... i'nt that what 4x4's are for:D

Ah last year it really tested them, I'll need snow chains!

Would ya be up for a Red in November in Kerry

4gun

absolutely...them red hinds are prancing around at the moment knowing they're bullet proof....hopefully nobody will give them a calender

Tackleberrywho

4gun wrote: »

absolutely...them red hinds are prancing around at the moment knowing they're bullet proof....hopefully nobody will give them a calender

I won't make the 1st as I be working, but the wed & Thurs of that week suits, is it a ManDate

I can wear my Sexy black Gloves and my Leather Cowboy hat

17pointer

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Well Paulo has promised me a Red Female in Kerry, but I would love a Pricket before the weather gets too hard, supposed to be snow in October :eek::eek::eek: where mountain stalking could be difficult

plenty of woodland where im @ have 2 leases but have hill stalking asswell wouldnt be much point travelling way up here for a pricket ud be better with a stag up 2 u

Tackleberrywho

17pointer wrote: »

plenty of woodland where im @ have 2 leases but have hill stalking asswell wouldnt be much point travelling way up here for a pricket ud be better with a stag up 2 u

Would your Permissions be N,S,E,W Donegal ?

Would I have to bring my own means of Field Butchering or do you have a place to butcher?
I was planning making a Hoist for a towbar but I have not got around to getting the steel yet

Mauser 308

They seem to have a built in calander. This time of year you would be tripping over them and would have them alerting stags I was stalking. But then come Nov 1 they all go in into hiding.

17pointer

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Would your Permissions be N,S,E,W Donegal ?

Would I have to bring my own means of Field Butchering or do you have a place to butcher?
I was planning making a Hoist for a towbar but I have not got around to getting the steel yet

nw donegal all you need is a gun

poulo6.5

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Paulo to be fair had to go to work, so it was, you skin it and Butcher it up to divy out to the boys.

He was a drag down hill so not much hardship, they are lighter than some of the fallow I have shot so no Major deal.

I had to drag most of the deer I shot in my time by myself, so it is always nice to have help; especially someone who knows the drill.

ah... to put that correctly. yes i did help you drag that down the hill and then up the drive to where WE picked it up and brought it over to the shed and hung it together and then i went to work