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  1. Thread: 223 on deer

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    I can only speak for myself in the UK but for...

    I can only speak for myself in the UK but for head and neck shots don’t overlook the Sierra 1380 69g HPBT as with 25g of N140 at book length I get a ragged hole and same POI at 100m as Barnes 62g TSX...
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    NO4 I have so many "best friends" who fly fish :D

    NO4 I have so many "best friends" who fly fish :D
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    I often take my lunch break at a squirrel bait...

    I often take my lunch break at a squirrel bait station and shoot a few while I eat my sandwiches, great fun :thumbsup:
    This an image from early autumn, fattening up for the winter

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    Coming to the end of the season for deer in the...

    Coming to the end of the season for deer in the UK but took this fox while following the Fallow herds, I keep the foxes under control to assist the ground nesting birds in the area

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    I am also required to keep the Canada goose...

    I am also required to keep the Canada goose population down in the area due to the sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) on the estate
    So out early yesterday morning!

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    I used to take a few thousand rabbits a year but...

    I used to take a few thousand rabbits a year but now its just handfuls due to the rabbit haemorrhagic disease
    A few from yesterday evening

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    I control the squirrels on the estate with traps,...

    I control the squirrels on the estate with traps, poison is not allowed, so walk the trap lines daily with a shotgun shooting a few and reseting the Fenn Mk4 tunnel traps.

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    Early morning outings to the formal gardens of a...

    Early morning outings to the formal gardens of a stately home where i'm employed as the vermin controller have been productive for grey squirrels.
    Fully moderated 20 bore over and under with...
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    Emptying the ladder traps keeps me busy at the...

    Emptying the ladder traps keeps me busy at the moment taking 20+ jackdaws a day per trap

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  10. Thread: 223 on deer

    by Goldfish
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    Cheers she is nice :thumbsup: The rifle is a...

    Cheers she is nice :thumbsup:
    The rifle is a Sako 85 .223 in 1:8 twist stainless laminate varmint with a fluted 20” heavy barrel and set trigger with a Wildcat Evolution 50% over-barrel modular...
  11. Thread: 223 on deer

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    In the UK we are not permitted to shoot the...

    In the UK we are not permitted to shoot the larger deer species with a .223 even though it would be capable, just not ideal in the hands of recreational stalkers.
    I cull a lot of deer in the UK and...
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