Still had a red hind to go, and last nights full moon was to tempting not to give it a try.

Parked the car a bit away from the fields where I have seen deer a previous night.

As I sneaked in, I could see five deer already on the moon-lit field.
Unfortunately the wind shiftet, the deer got nervous and drifted over to the far end and melted into the dark woods.

I took up stand in the shadow under some maple trees and decided to wait it out.
After 30 minutes I saw movement and they slowly came back out and started eating, moving in my direction.
Two hinds with a calf each, and a single hind, just what I had on my licence.

At 90 meters I let the shot go, the hind staggerd around, tipped over and lay still.

Rifle used is my old trusty Ruger M77, 35 Whelen, bullet 215 gr monometal PBP (local Norwegian production) sight Zeiss Victory 2,5-10x50 reticle #4.

Exiting and efficent way of stalking red
Problem is if they rush off and hit the woods before falling over.
In the dark they are next to impossible to find without a dog, and due to Norwegian law we are not allowed to use light looking for downed game.

Arild-

waidmansheil, smashing write up and story,

I guess that was sort of a exiting hunt?


Best regards Chris

Very nice. I was looking at the full moon yesterday night and asked myself why I wasn't out there in the woods...

Congrats, Arild!
I thought about the same, but when getting back from my Spain-hunt I found that the other guys had filled the quota..

Perfect shot!

Thanks guys, yes this kind of stand hunting along the moonlit fields are something else

The good thing is that the game are not stressed or spooked in any way, so one can pick the shot very carefully.

If there is a "perfect shot", that has to be a good representation of one, particularly at that time of the day,! Looks like plenty of yummy cuts to be had from this good looking beast!

Steve.
Under such circumstances I prefer the high heart /lung shot with possibly a broken front leg as well.
They tend to stay on the spot, but one looses a couple of ounces of venison..

About mooning, I see your point

Nice shot!
Little bit off the topic: I see the camo pattern on your Ruger. I have the exact same gun in 270 Win which I plan on taking with me to Europe. Does the shiny barrel really spookes wildlife? Is that camo paint or tape on it?
Here in the US we don't hunt at night so it is not an issue.Sure wouldn'like to find out for myself by spooking a nice boar away.
Thanks: vgmhunor

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Posted 06 December 2008 21:57 Hide Post
Nice shot!
Little bit off the topic: I see the camo pattern on your Ruger. I have the exact same gun in 270 Win which I plan on taking with me to Europe. Does the shiny barrel really spookes wildlife? Is that camo paint or tape on it?
Here in the US we don't hunt at night so it is not an issue.Sure wouldn'like to find out for myself by spooking a nice boar away.
Thanks: vgmhunor
Posts: 22 | Location: Mass. USA

I like to put camo tape on my stainless rifles.
Dont know if it make much difference, but against a dark background, I tend to belive that a shiny barrel will stand out olike a sore tumb.
So to calm my own mind, I put camo tape on

Thanks Arild,
I will definitely try to apply some heat shrink camo tape.