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browning 12 bore

well here it is lads came across this lad today walking around my area the only thing i can think of is someone shot him and didnt bother there axxx going to look for him and to top it off his head was a lovely 6 pointer very well placed i must say but to see him in this state was very sad to i must say any the moral of the storey is if anyone shoots and there deer runs make sure you do everything in your power to find him either that put them down with the first shot thanks again for reading guys

bazza888

anything could have happened that lad!could you see a wound or something?

Tackleberrywho

All animals die, how do you know he was not a casuality of thr Rut?
I found carcasses of many animals down the years. Disease, road fatalities, or fighting

One shot on kill

it could of been anythin alright

but it is a very good point and some people need constant reminders

Cass

Thats a huge and blind assumption, and quite frankly i'm surprised your first thought was that someone shot him and left him.

Any number of possibilities there. There is not enough left to even make an educated guess as to the cause of death let alone that someone left/dumped the carcass there. Not to say its not possible, but especially with a decent head being left there my first thoughts would not be a stalker.

meathstevie

Even assuming for a moment that the stag was shot at all he could have gone on for miles over light ground if the shot wasn't immedeatly lethal.

And as other lads have said; there's virtually no way of finding out how he met his end...

Mauser 308

I agree with you 12 bore. But assuming it was shot, its not always that easy to find a runner. I dont believe anyone who stalks would shoot at a 6 pointer, or any deer for that matter, and not make a very decent effort to follow him up. He looks like he made it into forestry, again assuming he was shot. I have lost 3 sika so far this season as as a result have stopped heart/Lung shots unless in clear open ground. Its either neck or high shoulder for me as advised by the more experienced guys on here. I seen the difference yesterday evening up in Wicklow I droped a pricket on the spot with a neck shot, and a little later just at very last light an 8 pointer came out from the edge of the wood and droped him on the spot with a high neck shot at 225 meters. In my limited experience shooting heart and lung shots in the late evening near cover causes too high a loss rate.
Again assuming the animal was shot as it would be impossible to prove by the pics, but you are correct it very well may have been shot, but also very well may have been sick, hurt rutting etc,etc,etc. As a matter of interest where in the country did you find him (in case it was one of my 3 that got away)

tomcat220t

Good results Mauser ,glad to hear it working out for you ,now:cool::cool:

Sika98k

If you are losing deer either get a dog or have access to one.

It doesnt have to be a Bavarian Mountain Hound or a Teckel. A Good hunting Springer Spaniel,Labrador can do the job.

I couldnt find a deer 4 years ago,lost a light blood trail and as a last resort got my Springer out of the 4x4.He got on the scent and found it.the deer was dead but I would not have found it in the bracken.

That was the first of many as I let him find each deer now and he revels in it.

It,s great watching his body language stalking upwind in a forest. He can smell the deer long before I can see them.

Mauser 308

Sika98k wrote: »

If you are losing deer either get a dog or have access to one.

It doesnt have to be a Bavarian Mountain Hound or a Teckel. A Good hunting Springer Spaniel,Labrador can do the job.

I couldnt find a deer 4 years ago,lost a light blood trail and as a last resort got my Springer out of the 4x4.He got on the scent and found it.the deer was dead but I would not have found it in the bracken.

That was the first of many as I let him find each deer now and he revels in it.

It,s great watching his body language stalking upwind in a forest. He can smell the deer long before I can see them.

Sika 98k totally agree, following advise from TFox on here I brought my red and white setter with me yesterday as was sick of loosing deer as most of my shooting is evening and when you loose the light it gets harder to find them. The first pricket I shot yesterday I could easily see,I bled him and went and got the dog from the jeep to see what would happen. She bounded out and started looking for pheasents, and actualy had to jump over the deer to hunt on and never even stoped for a smell. I done the necessary with the deer, with her beside me at this stage, and hung him from a tree, for collection later, (rather than leave him in the jeep with the dog) . The second deer I shot (very lucky evening) I again let her out although I knew he dropped on the spot.But she found him and kept looking back till I reached the spot, so I reckon she got the idea. I just hope she will still work on Pheasents for Nov 1. But yes its sound advise use a dg any dog, they will help a lot to find dead deer.