First buck for the season

dwighet

got up at 4.45 this morning and poked the head out the window to see a good day on the way There was no wind and no rain so spirits were high..Stuck on the kettle and made a strong brew of coffee and loaded the Jeep with the tools for the job and off I went to my local haunt...

I arrived just before sunrise and just had that feeling that it was going to be one of those mornings that only a stalker knows about...

I parked the jeep up and loaded the rifle,adjusted the sticks and strapped on the bins and off I went to a clearing that has just recently been felled in the wood...Found myself a nice little spot to park my butt for a scan of the area and spotted a nice doe who had spotted me a gave a small bark and took off on a little 50 yrd run then stopped to look back then went on with her business grazing away..(lovely to watch)

While I was watching the doe I spotted two white palmations of a very nice buck make his way through the edge of the wood and into the newly felled clearing.... At that moment the old heart rate just tripled and I had him in the cross hairs and ranged at 280 yds.. With a gentle sqeeze I let fly with the 7mm08 and made good clean contact with his lower neck and just high in front of the shoulder...The lad dropped in his tracks...

After cleaning him out and tying the rope to his fromt legs for the drag I discouvered that old age has set in on me and I could just bearely budge the cow of a thing....So off I went trying to find an old track that I could get the trusty Jeep Cherokee through and thanks me to god I found one...Otherwise I still be there dragging that beast...

All in all it was a cracking morning...One of those ones that will stick in the back of the head for a good while....
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Tackleberrywho

Nice StagBuck!
Look good mounted

A Fallow that old would be a monster, much heavier than a Sika.
I've only ever shot a few that size and never again, prefer prickets as the are a handier drag.

Good to see everyone is getting something after a slowish start to the season.
I spent 25 minutes looking at 5 last night, 3 Does and two fawns.
Roll on Nov and Open season for all!

moby30

That's a great buck dwighet. Well done and I'm enjoying all the descriptions that you guys are giving along with the photos.

Grizzly 45

Thats a fine buck Dwighet!I never knew they went that black in the coat.
Waidmannsheil!!:D

Tackleberrywho

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Thats a fine buck Dwighet!I never knew they went that black in the coat.
Waidmannsheil!!:D

I was watching 1x grey/Back 3x grey/Brown and 1 x reddish with white spots in the same field yesterday Grizz

I really need a decent camera for low light with Zooooooom.

Is that the lett in Tipp Dwight?
Who was with you that took the pic?

It wasn't me!

He's a beauty dwighet. Very dark. Nice shot at 280 as well. He'll make a nice Euro mount for the wall, interesting shape to the antlers from the front, like a great bowl.

dwighet

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Thats a fine buck Dwighet!I never knew they went that black in the coat.
Waidmannsheil!!:D

Waidmannsheil !!!!! thanks...You gave me luck

dwighet

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

I was watching 1x grey/Back 3x grey/Brown and 1 x reddish with white spots in the same field yesterday Grizz

I really need a decent camera for low light with Zooooooom.

Is that the lett in Tipp Dwight?
Who was with you that took the pic?

Its a Tipp buck Tack..
I took the pic with the camera on Timer...

dwighet

It wasn't me! wrote: »

He's a beauty dwighet. Very dark. Nice shot at 280 as well. He'll make a nice Euro mount for the wall, interesting shape to the antlers from the front, like a great bowl.

It was a good shot..Have been out practicing 300yd shots...First milldot at full zoom(14x) gets me 300 spot on....

I got the go ahead from she who must be obeyed to do a european mount and hang it in the sitting room...God bless her little cotton socks:D

Tackleberrywho

dwighet wrote: »

Its a Tipp buck Tack..
I took the pic with the camera on Timer...

Coolio, I'm going for another evening stalk this evening in Dublin mountains

Let her be Lucky.

I must try and FIND my camera, the new phone although 8MP has no zoom.

your guy would make a nice mount, just remember to leave enough cape if you are thinking of it.
With enough cape you can get a nice mount.

I am supposed to be going for a stalk down in Tipp shortly too, must give you a hollar if/when I am down there.

dwighet

Just back from hanging him....
What a struggle that was on my own...
It weighed in at 150 pounds clean...
No wonder when I was trying to drag it all I was doing was burning rubber..Must of been close to 12 stone with its insides intact..
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Thats enough RAVING now...Time for a shower and a pint or 8..:cool:

dwighet

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Coolio, I'm going for another evening stalk this evening in Dublin mountains

Let her be Lucky.

I must try and FIND my camera, the new phone although 8MP has no zoom.

your guy would make a nice mount, just remember to leave enough cape if you are thinking of it.
With enough cape you can get a nice mount.

I am supposed to be going for a stalk down in Tipp shortly too, must give you a hollar if/when I am down there.

do so...
Cant afford a full mount...Off to scotland shootn geese in 2 weeks so a euro mount will do the job...can do that myself

Tackleberrywho

dwighet wrote: »

It was a good shot..Have been out practicing 300yd shots...First milldot at full zoom(14x) gets me 300 spot on....

I got the go ahead from she who must be obeyed to do a european mount and hang it in the sitting room...God bless her little cotton socks:D

I missed your last post before I wrote the other.
Euro mount is better than no mount I suppose.

Yeah, the Mildots are handy, I have 2MOA lines At 200 more or less the same diff.
14x @ 280 is a fair shot, the practising must be paying dividends.
Well done Skip

customrifle

Nice shooting man, the 7mm08 seems well up to task:cool:. Thats a fine animal and 280 is a nice distance. Enjoying all the reports from you lads on the deer and goat hunting, and its great its on this isle and not having to read it in sporting rifle. Really makes me think bout gettin deer licence:D

It wasn't me!

dwighet wrote: »

It was a good shot..Have been out practicing 300yd shots...First milldot at full zoom(14x) gets me 300 spot on....

I got the go ahead from she who must be obeyed to do a european mount and hang it in the sitting room...God bless her little cotton socks:D

Nice one. Should look cracking!

Vegeta

He's a cracking buck. Big, dark and very strong looking.

Nice work

Prohunter

That's a fine buck you got.

fallowbuck

Stunning ""love the colour"":)

clivej

Good shooting mate that looks so much better than the photo you sent me this morning. Looking at it hanging in the chiller I see how big it is. Fare amount of eating in that lad.

Many more to come

dwighet

clivej wrote: »

Good shooting mate that looks so much better than the photo you sent me this morning. Looking at it hanging in the chiller I see how big it is. Fare amount of eating in that lad.

Many more to come

Plenty of mouths to feed mate...
all the old lads at the pub are hounding me for an auld bit o`meat...

johngalway

dwighet wrote: »

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Well done D, when did you join Hezbollah though :pac:

dwighet

johngalway wrote: »

Well done D, when did you join Hezbollah though :pac:

Thanks mate....
my AK and RPG are in the back of the jeep :cool:

Thats me in the middle

Double Barrel

That is one fine animal Dwighet.

Nico13

Well done buddy, very nice looking buck hope u get plenty more;)

dwighet

Nico13 wrote: »

Well done buddy, very nice looking buck hope u get plenty more;)

One big lad like that is enough for me..Out of that wood...
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Mauser 308

Great looking animal D. And great shooting also at that distance, Did you have far of a drag on your own? he looks like a tough prospect.

dwighet

Mauser 308 wrote: »

Great looking animal D. And great shooting also at that distance, Did you have far of a drag on your own? he looks like a tough prospect.

I made a bit of an attempt to drag....
But found a track that I was able to get the jeep through the wood and into the clearing..Was able to drive right up the deer

clivej

dwighet wrote: »

I made a bit of an attempt to drag....
But found a track that I was able to get the jeep through the wood and into the clearing..Was able to drive right up the deer

That's my kind'a stalking.

You'll be looking for a loan of my deck-chair next. :eek:

vixdname

HOwya Dwight, lovely stag mate, well done, we still have to meet up and get out over the season, drop me a text whenever suits !