Im Back, and get rewards!

After three and a half months off with a stuff shoulder and not doing anything it was driving me crazy.Today thou, i decided to test it out and go look for a deer.
I asked four people if they like to go to my hot spot, and they all passed lol. Think the weather put half of them of but i knew it be a good day.
Looking at weather maps each weekend hunting soon gets you to know what its going to do and i had no doubt the storm will blow over during the night.
Arrived early, and the plan was to hunt some grass flats, always deer there at this time of year. Unforturely thou the rivers were in flood and as it was i had to cross a waist high torrent just to go.

So, a change of plans and i decided to hunt some open bush instead where i havnt really been into before. Ten minutes in i spook a yearling , bugger but good start.
Didnt see much sign after that for awhile so i climbed high, shoulder felt good and went looking for a stag on the top.
Sure enough, as i reached the top, a nice little flat area screamed stag and as i looked around i was at first abit disappointed not to see a deer or much sign.

Then suddenly, in a dip ahead was a monster of a stag lying down and as he got up and crashed away i only managed to catch a foot in the crosshairs and he was gone.
Bugger, but was happy to see one, just knew it looked good for a stag to be tucked away.
Carried on down the other side and spooked two yearlings way ahead of me. As they came around the face on a slow run i had a shot at the back one but aftter a search it was a miss.



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Not long after that saw three goats in the bush. after that shot decided goat curry will be it and 3 shots later , 3 dead goats.
Took some meat for dinner tomorrow night and was happy to start the walk out. Wasnt bad day i thought for first hunt but it didnt end there.

Only 15 mins later just heading down the ridge i see a spiker!! something had spooked it down below and it was heading across and slightly toward me. Fired a shot but was abit rushed and a miss.

Silly thing stopped behind a tree, could see a little of its neck so had another go.....think the round hit the branch in front of it fu k!
Then it takes off towards me and stops and i make no mistake the third time a BOOM, down it goes






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Pretty good day out after not being able to> shoulder survived, i survived and ended up with some good action in DOC land and bought home venison and goat.








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Fired a couple more shots than normal but shooting on the fly in the bush shit happensl lol

heck that is just a bit of rust around your edges Mate...you will be back to one shot per kill in no time..... enjoy the venni ,you sure have earned it.

Good yarn mate, into em. Enjoy the fruits of a walk worth while.

Good stuff, must have missed your call lol

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Lucky not to run out of ammo :thumbsup:

Beauty, good day on the hill alright

Good day mate. Plenty action. Well deserved after your soft mates opted not to get their socks damp :D Also really impressed at your honesty. You are a rare breed. Most people would have written this up as seen and passed up all the other deer and then shot the spiker offhand at 500m through the eye :thumbsup: All the best for getting that shoulder 100% and back in to the hunting.

This has got me fired up , Im finally back in country ( top of the south ) in 7 days time .
Pick up my rifle from Kiwi Greg , check zero , head to the hills for a week .
Man I’m frothing at the mouth right now .
Your mates must be soft and doughy to turn down a hunt because of some weather :)
Good to hear your back to fighting fit .

Well done.

Nice work!:cool:

Good work, some veni and some curry meat. That's what its all about.

Nice to get back into it after an injury. I know the feeling...

Would have been a good load to carry out. :cool:

A great day out.