Your Stalkers Diary. February 2010.
As always, the relief of ending another pheasant season is tinged with some regret. And what a great season I've had. Low points were losing 150 poults because some one opened the pen gate to give the little darlings some exercise.( buzzards and foxes had a field day). Cracking ribs by falling down a muddy slope onto a tree stump! Calling short two shoot days because of the weather.
High points, hitting the cull plans for each block, teaching willing students and the laughs on the way, and getting a laser range finder on a hen bird over the guns at 103.5 metres!!!!
Watching a Gold medal Buck with 9 points ( one like a unicorn 6" long) for 20 mins with young Chris, a stalking client who was looking for a cull buck. I estimate a weight of 600 gms plus!!!
What of the deer, my stalking readers ask. Well the Roe are in good shape with the usual odd exception and the birthing rate has been higher than average last year so numbers are good. The buck season went well with very few clients not having taken the shot. I can't remember a session when we did not see deer.
The Doe season started slowly but with 7 weeks to go we are on target to hit the plans for each area.
More evidence of Munty with a few sightings in the area. I have also seen 3 sika on the Blackdowns recently.
The snow was great for helping to see what was about!
Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones in the new Buck season.
Pete.
As always, the relief of ending another pheasant season is tinged with some regret. And what a great season I've had. Low points were losing 150 poults because some one opened the pen gate to give the little darlings some exercise.( buzzards and foxes had a field day). Cracking ribs by falling down a muddy slope onto a tree stump! Calling short two shoot days because of the weather.
High points, hitting the cull plans for each block, teaching willing students and the laughs on the way, and getting a laser range finder on a hen bird over the guns at 103.5 metres!!!!
Watching a Gold medal Buck with 9 points ( one like a unicorn 6" long) for 20 mins with young Chris, a stalking client who was looking for a cull buck. I estimate a weight of 600 gms plus!!!
What of the deer, my stalking readers ask. Well the Roe are in good shape with the usual odd exception and the birthing rate has been higher than average last year so numbers are good. The buck season went well with very few clients not having taken the shot. I can't remember a session when we did not see deer.
The Doe season started slowly but with 7 weeks to go we are on target to hit the plans for each area.
More evidence of Munty with a few sightings in the area. I have also seen 3 sika on the Blackdowns recently.
The snow was great for helping to see what was about!
Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones in the new Buck season.
Pete.
