Way back in the day, a work mate got a ballot (think it was the blue outlined block on your OP).
Borrowed a 30/06, borrowed some 165gn SP off the owner and on the appointed day - off we went.
Cloudy but dry, not a lot of wind.
While walking in, got passed by a couple of Army trucks full up with soldiers.
They turned up a side road and disappeared northwards.
About 1 hour later, sounded like a small war had broken out.
10 minutes later, a small group of deer crossed the road in front of us.
We all stood and watched them, but no shots presented as they ran up a side track.
Started raining - and being soft city office types, we started back to the cars, intending to head home.
Just as we got to the gate, the afore mentioned trucks came roaring out, with three or four deer hanging over the tailgates.
Was a lovely day up until then - so stopped at the Henderson pub to drown our luck
The start of my "plenty walk, not much seen" days![]()
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