Redemption

[Bushfire]

Started heading out for another arvo hunt and realised a few minutes down the road that I'd forgotten my phone/camera. This just wouldn't do for my forum brethren if I qas on the money. Went home and grabbed it.

Got to the property and the wind was atrocious. I thought well I've already come this far so decided to hunt the semi open bush edge that has a little shelter. After maybe half a mile of walking and few roos out (good for hunting, bad for prospects of deer being out) I saw the gleaming coat of a red deer. Glassing confirmed it was a barren hind I'd seen a few times. Even so reds have taken a hit from govt cullers and heavy poaching pressure, so I didn't want to take her.

Moving further I spotted a fallow spike and decided he was just what I needed. I ranged him at about 180 yards, too far for me.so I started a slow and steady crawl with dog at heel. Closed the distance some and waited behind done rushes. The hind stepped out first and spotted the pooch, it was seconds before the gambit was up.

Fortunately, the spike stepped out at around 60 yards. I set the trigger, held low and boom! Took out his front shoulder at the spinal Junction and he was down where he stood.

It was a great skin, fallow come in four colour phases red (normal), black, white and menil. This being the last. I was going to skin him for a rug but forgot the steel and didn't want to walk half a mile to grab it so I just broke down the meat and took some photos.

And christened the boucheron

 

[SwanShot]

Deer of any description do happen in WA, but I'm more likely to stumble over rocking horse ****.

 

[rusticbob]

Well done mate! Care to tell us about your rifle and load?
Looks like a great eating deer.

 

[Bushfire]

Well done mate! Care to tell us about your rifle and load?
Looks like a great eating deer.

It's a GRRW leman .54.

I run my cast .535 balls with pillow ticking patch, 100gn Swiss 2F in the bore and Swiss 4F in the pan. Shoots POA at around 110 yards, groups better than I can!

 

[deermanok]

Congrats.

 

[Robby]

Very cool, nice job!!!!!
Robby

 

[Stykbow]

Congrats on the fallow. I’d take my dog hunting with me if he wasn’t such a hell raiser. I’d never see anything if he was with me!

 

[ORBushman]

Fantastic and thanks for sharing!

 

[Spikebuck]

I love hearing hunting stories from folks in other countries. Congrats on a great hunt.

You stated: "After maybe half a mile of walking and few roos out (good for hunting, bad for prospects of deer being out)" So if I'm reading this right, Roos and deer like being out in the same conditions but Roos are good at seeing a hunter and spook taking the game with them?

I was fortunate to be able to spend three weeks in Australia about 20 years ago. What a beautiful country! Saw lots of Roos, and a Koala, but not much else, but then we didn't spend time out in woods where hunting takes place.

 

[Bushfire]

I love hearing hunting stories from folks in other countries. Congrats on a great hunt.

You stated: "After maybe half a mile of walking and few roos out (good for hunting, bad for prospects of deer being out)" So if I'm reading this right, Roos and deer like being out in the same conditions but Roos are good at seeing a hunter and spook taking the game with them?

I was fortunate to be able to spend three weeks in Australia about 20 years ago. What a beautiful country! Saw lots of Roos, and a Koala, but not much else, but then we didn't spend time out in woods where hunting takes place.

There's probably 100-200 roos for every deer where i hunt. The ratio may be further off than that too. When they're out they bust a lot of stalks, when they're not it's usually for a reason e.g. wind. They tend to be less cautious than deer so if they're not about the odds of seeing deer are generally slim.

Where I am there's plenty of roos, wallabies and emus. Koalas are pretty rare, wombats even moreso and dingoes locally have been shot out for a long time.

 

[Brokennock]

Started heading out for another arvo hunt and realised a few minutes down the road that I'd forgotten my phone/camera. This just wouldn't do for my forum brethren if I qas on the money. Went home and grabbed it.

Got to the property and the wind was atrocious. I thought well I've already come this far so decided to hunt the semi open bush edge that has a little shelter. After maybe half a mile of walking and few roos out (good for hunting, bad for prospects of deer being out) I saw the gleaming coat of a red deer. Glassing confirmed it was a barren hind I'd seen a few times. Even so reds have taken a hit from govt cullers and heavy poaching pressure, so I didn't want to take her.

Moving further I spotted a fallow spike and decided he was just what I needed. I ranged him at about 180 yards, too far for me.so I started a slow and steady crawl with dog at heel. Closed the distance some and waited behind done rushes. The hind stepped out first and spotted the pooch, it was seconds before the gambit was up.

Fortunately, the spike stepped out at around 60 yards. I set the trigger, held low and boom! Took out his front shoulder at the spinal Junction and he was down where he stood.

It was a great skin, fallow come in four colour phases red (normal), black, white and menil. This being the last. I was going to skin him for a rug but forgot the steel and didn't want to walk half a mile to grab it so I just broke down the meat and took some photos.

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And christened the boucheron
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Congratulations. Nice deer, nice knife...

 

[aussie pete]

Started heading out for another arvo hunt and realised a few minutes down the road that I'd forgotten my phone/camera. This just wouldn't do for my forum brethren if I qas on the money. Went home and grabbed it.

Got to the property and the wind was atrocious. I thought well I've already come this far so decided to hunt the semi open bush edge that has a little shelter. After maybe half a mile of walking and few roos out (good for hunting, bad for prospects of deer being out) I saw the gleaming coat of a red deer. Glassing confirmed it was a barren hind I'd seen a few times. Even so reds have taken a hit from govt cullers and heavy poaching pressure, so I didn't want to take her.

Moving further I spotted a fallow spike and decided he was just what I needed. I ranged him at about 180 yards, too far for me.so I started a slow and steady crawl with dog at heel. Closed the distance some and waited behind done rushes. The hind stepped out first and spotted the pooch, it was seconds before the gambit was up.

Fortunately, the spike stepped out at around 60 yards. I set the trigger, held low and boom! Took out his front shoulder at the spinal Junction and he was down where he stood.

It was a great skin, fallow come in four colour phases red (normal), black, white and menil. This being the last. I was going to skin him for a rug but forgot the steel and didn't want to walk half a mile to grab it so I just broke down the meat and took some photos.

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And christened the boucheron
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That's a lovely colour on that deer, Mr Bushfire. Sounds like a great hunt too; congratulations on the outcome, and thanks for going back for the camera. Those kangaroos can mess up a stalk, can't they? Around where I hunt, the pretty face wallabies are the peskiest. They let you get real close in the cover, then thump one of their feet on the ground, as a warning sign to all its family members - lets out a hell of a racket. All game in the vicinity takes off as fast as the wallaby!

Given the grass and the vegetation, is that granite country?

Pete

 

[Bushfire]

Congratulations. Nice deer, nice knife...

Thanks mate, it wasn't the greatest start but the knife is now solid and sharp. I do love it and I think this will be the first of many for it

 

[Bushfire]

That's a lovely colour on that deer, Mr Bushfire. Sounds like a great hunt too; congratulations on the outcome, and thanks for going back for the camera. Those kangaroos can mess up a stalk, can't they? Around where I hunt, the pretty face wallabies are the peskiest. They let you get real close in the cover, then thump one of their feet on the ground, as a warning sign to all its family members - lets out a hell of a racket. All game in the vicinity takes off as fast as the wallaby!

Given the grass and the vegetation, is that granite country?

Pete

What I love about hunting NZ is that if something ruins the stalk at least it's probably a deer, roos and wallabies are buggers. Emu's are the worst.

Nah it's very low fertility, low pH deep sands here. Grows silver grass and sorrel well, but not much else!

 

[Loja man]

Thanks for sharing!! Nice deer! Dose the antler on the left side have a tine that hooks way down? Does Australia allow foreigners to come in and hunt on a regular basis?
Aaron

 

[Bushfire]

Thanks for sharing!! Nice deer! Dose the antler on the left side have a tine that hooks way down? Does Australia allow foreigners to come in and hunt on a regular basis?
Aaron

Nah its just a spike, that's velvet still hanging on. It's the beginning of velvet stripping her. Our hunting season is not long from kicking into gear.

Northern Australia gets lots of international hunters chasing buffalo and banteng. Less so down here. Internationals can hunt here, as someone going through the planning of a US trip I can te you hunting here is easier than hunting over there.you buy a deer license, and you're good to go.