Thread: The week that was roar 2023.....

That afternoon we made the decision to hunt on foot around to the saddle at the head of the valley Ant shot his stag on, we had a late lunch finishing the bbq chicken, slaw baguettes etc had a hot brew then donned day packs before proceeding on foot to the planned glassing spot.
Didn't really expect to see much after shooting the stag the afternoon before but we had a week and didn't want to scent the place up on the first 2 days.


our view at the head of the valley

We didn't see anything but were happy enough with the evenings activities, we sat glassing till light faded before walking back to camp for ambrosia pudding and a couple cans of Speights ultra whilst discussing plans for Sunday.
On Sunday we decided to glass from the opposite side of the valley to the first night, again the idea of not travelling around too much scenting the block up. We were up before sun rise on what was a cold but much less windy night, I still struggled for sleep but nothing a quick coffee wouldn't fix.
We donned day packs with a few snacks and water on board, grabbed rifles, bino bivvys and walking sticks and headed out on foot around the head of the valley to look back at the opposite face. We found a suitable glassing spot just as the sky began to lighten and set about picking the terrain apart with our binos, of note still only heard the odd distant roar the previous evening with no roaring on our block at all.
Again no animals seen so we beat the feet back to camp for a late lunch of home kill beef sausages in flatbread wraps with cheese bacon and chilli sauce.


view from the mornings glassing spot, no deer seen but no place I'd rather be

The weather forcast was for strong wind rain, sleet and snow up high from late Sunday night. so after late lunch we packed up camp and headed down off the tops to some more sheltered real estate, although we would be fine in the cold and rain the tracks are a bit pucker inducing in good conditions let alone with snow and slippery mud etc, so it was an easy decision to move down to the lower country.