1894 -Congratulations, what a super head! Had you seen this deer in the past? if so what decided you to take him this day? No self respecting dog likes having to pose for a camera!!
Posts: 337 | Location: Devon UK | Registered: 21 March 2002
quote:Originally posted by trans-pond: 1894 -Congratulations, what a super head! Had you seen this deer in the past? if so what decided you to take him this day? No self respecting dog likes having to pose for a camera!!
First outing on a new piece of land that has never been shot before. I had hoped there might be older and hence better bucks present but never in my wildest dreams.....
Posts: 2258 | Location: Bristol, England | Registered: 24 April 2001
Congratulations! a very impressive buck indeed!stunning infact!! If that head is as heavy as it looks, I would say you have a gold medal on your hands!
Please, please don't cut the skull untill its been measured...as you are no doubt aware, with Roe, the formula for working out the score is heavily biased towards weight...
Regards,
Pete
Posts: 5684 | Location: North Wales UK | Registered: 22 May 2002
Roe are pretty small as most deer go; I could say they are probably the same size as a feral goat?? A typical buck will dress out (head and legs off, skin on)at around the 30lb-35lb mark...weights down south will average a bit better than up north due to the typically better feed and easier conditions...
Regards,
Pete
Posts: 5684 | Location: North Wales UK | Registered: 22 May 2002
Weidmann�s Heil and Congratulations! You must indeed have had Diana�s blessings today!
Roe deer are admittedly smallish but what a beautiful and exciting prey to hunt. Guess I�ll have to go this evening to have a look on the lease, it is still season...
Posts: 8211 | Location: Germany | Registered: 22 August 2002
Thanks for the replys. I enjoy seeing and reading about the different deer species that are in the world. Those antlers look like they could do some damage.
Bakes
Posts: 8086 | Location: Bloody Queensland where every thing is 20 years behind the rest of Australia! | Registered: 25 January 2001
Will the taxidermist use the original skull for the mount, or will he cut the antlers off and use use a "form"???
Regards,
Pete
Original skull. I shall have him facing the way he was. I was very lucky he was still in full summer coat. Nearly all in the area are either part or full winter now.
Posts: 2258 | Location: Bristol, England | Registered: 24 April 2001
Isthis the first beast you have caped out? Was it difficult? Did you skin it out completely or just peel the cape off the neck leaving the taxidermist to skin out the head? Regards,
Pete
Posts: 5684 | Location: North Wales UK | Registered: 22 May 2002
Isthis the first beast you have caped out? Was it difficult? Did you skin it out completely or just peel the cape off the neck leaving the taxidermist to skin out the head? Regards,
Pete
Pete,
I did my big muntjac buck previously. I skinned from just behind the shoulders (allways err on the side of caution) and merely removed the head complete with cape for the freezer.
Posts: 2258 | Location: Bristol, England | Registered: 24 April 2001
As a person who has trouble knocking in a nail straight, I think I could just about manage that however. However, I would not like to try skinning out the head; that must be a very intricate job....
Have you been given any time scales for the job? I suppose the taxidermist will have to wait 3 months for the skull to dry out out before it can be scored???
Any pictures of that muntjac mount you had done?
Regards,
Pete
Posts: 5684 | Location: North Wales UK | Registered: 22 May 2002
Very nice indeed!! Congrats and no matter what it scores that is a nice beast.
My one and only go at roe deer happened a few years ago and I shot one that was close to Bronze (or so I was told) near Inverness. I wasn't necessarily hunting medals, but luck was with me that day I guess.
Hey Pete E, this is what I was looking for at your syndicate when we met up a few years ago(just kidding ).
Posts: 211 | Location: West of the Big Muddy | Registered: 15 March 2001
We've *all* been looking for bucks like that on our lease!
Any plans for a return visit to the UK? The guy who runs our lease has gone full time as a pro stalker/sporting agent and has got some very nice lowland stalking... his clients have taken something like 3 gold medals and a couple of silvers this last season....
Regards,
Pete
Posts: 5684 | Location: North Wales UK | Registered: 22 May 2002
Wow! Glad to hear he's doing well. Does this prevent you from hunting that area then? That would be a bummer.
No immediate plans return to the UK. I have to get the Africa bug out of my system first before thinking of trips elsewhere (spring 2004 in Namibia - if all remains constant!). I'd dearly love to head back your way again though. I'll give a holler if something shakes loose sometime soon.
Mark
Posts: 211 | Location: West of the Big Muddy | Registered: 15 March 2001
Grants changes have not directly effected us although we have lost about a third of the ground (the area where you went) for other reasons, but we still have around 2000acres to go at!
Have you actually booked your Afdrican trip yet? if so, what species are you after?
If you do get back to the UK in future, let me know and I will see what I can come up with...
Regards,
Pete
Posts: 5684 | Location: North Wales UK | Registered: 22 May 2002
I'm working on the final details yet, but will be chasing zebra, warthog, and gemsbok as the primaries. I suppose I'll try for an impala or two and maybe a smaller antelope to round things out, but the first three are my main priorty. Also hoping to round up some surf shark fishing if all goes as planned! Should be interesting!!!
Mark
Posts: 211 | Location: West of the Big Muddy | Registered: 15 March 2001
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