Hunting & Fishing Season so far..

[ejg]

Our season for stags or any deer with horns started in September. Weather has been quite good and the rut is in full swing. I started with a nice six pointer sika stag taken with my foxing rig a 243 remmy at 200yds 80gr sierra varminter. Made shit of the lungs.

We got this little spike up in the hill, 200yd with the 308 and 165gr sst.

Weekend later took a stag with a bad head at 90yds off the shoulder. Roedale precision Sako 308

Yesterday eve I got this fella in drizzle conditions.
Shot was taken from the x mark spot. Roedale sako 308 and favourite 155gr a-max load. It was not as far as it looks.

Shot went where I wanted, quartering away animal. Spine was scraped and went down on the spot.
edi

 

[psinclair]

Re: Season so far..

Those are cool looking critters! Good shooting!

 

[ejg]

Re: Season so far..

Thanks PGS,
Spooky fellas and the stags are tough to drop.
We'll leave the larger stags go from now on and
just take spikes till November when the hind season
starts. Thats when we will take numbers.
Looking forward to November.
edi

 

[malaga2]

Re: Season so far..

Edi...great shooting...craic must be good in the pub after that

 

[ejg]

Re: Season so far..

Thanks Malaga,
how's the yote shooting going?
Passed through Clon a couple times this summer.

edi

 

[malaga2]

Re: Season so far..

Taken three in the past month... they have really done a job on the Woodchuck/Turkey population on the farm this year...knee deep in Archery season at the moment...

Keep the photos coming...cant beat that scenery...

 

[ejg]

Re: Season so far..

Another update, the stag season is slowing down and we should concentrate on hinds. Weather just turned quite bad lately and deer seem to be hiding a lot.
Shot this fella free hand at about 80yds.

Yesterday we stalked into this fella who was sunning himself in the hill. Neck shot at 184m with 308 155gr a-max.

edi

 

[malaga2]

Re: Season so far..

Edi...youre a deer killin machine

....are you hunting in Cork?

 

[ejg]

Re: Season so far..

Sorry for the late reply Malaga,
I mostly hunt in Kerry, sometimes around Kilgarvin area.
We had floods here mid week, more floods and gales predicted for the weekend. I'm not sure if we'll make it out. Might find a little gap though.

edi

 

[ejg]

Re: Season so far..

Since January the weather improved overall and we had some fantastic days out. Took out the remmy 243 a bit more loaded with 87gr v-max which works very well on neck shots.
This doe was necked at I think around 210yds at absolute first light.

Nice stalk up to this doe who was enjoying the sun.
The views from where she dropped were spectacular.

Then I finally got around to make myself a lightweight carbon stock for the remmy. Makes a nice light hill rifle now, and more sika.

edi

 

[sw22aellafrits]

Re: Season so far..

Very nice deer, looks like my whitetail, 1 broken antler, 2 years in arow

 

[malaga2]

Re: Season so far..

holy shit Edi..one day I will look to hunt with you

 

[ejg]

Re: Season so far..

Thanks Rory,
I never shot a whitetail so far. Might get a chance one day.

Malaga2, the way you are going you'll have all the coyotes shot and will come over anyway. your'e welcome. Season is sept till end feb.

Last day of our season was a beautiful crisp morning. No wind on the hill and lovely views to the Atlantic on our west coast.
I spooked a group of does and followed them for a while. Looking though a few branches of some pine trees I saw the group about to head off. I took the calf off-hand at about 100yds. Spinal shot dropped it. Pity I had the head tossed away already when I realised I hadn't taken a photo yet. It was a long drag back to the car.

View from heading up the hill.

Top of the hill view. Sika hidden behind the rifle....

I got the deer over the forest in the clearing, highest spot.

edi

 

[KClark]

Re: Season so far..

edi,

Nice. What beautiful scenery! Where at on the West coast?

Keith

 

[ejg]

Re: Season so far..

Keith, West coast of Ireland in County Kerry.

edi