I got fed up with friends missing this week!

[devon deer]

I took a couple of really decent blokes shooting with me this week, both missed a roe deer, so i thought sod it time to go out on my own.
First call, a farmer rang me and said can i shoot a young fallow buck that was bothering his pregnant sheep and he was worried they would abort, first morning he wasn't there, next morning he was, winding the sheep right up, so i did as requested.

I had seen a nice group of stags around my area, i spied them this morning at first light there were 6 of them, but i was a long way from them, by the time i stalked into position they were going back into the timber (no good as it then joins another private farm where i can't shoot) he was the last one, but only presented a Texas heart shot (not for me!) i quickly raised my sticks and i barked at him, he turned broadside, i have to admit he was a magnificent beast and i almost didn't squeeze one off, but hell if i didn't somebody else would. Only downside of being on ones own is the extraction, he was a heavy deer!

Cheers
Richard

 

[mdunc8]

That stag is a beaut. Congrats. Got any other pictures?

 

[1_pointer]

Very well done! I agree with mdunc, that stag is great! Thanks for sharing your pics.

 

[LCH]

Very cool. When do the stags drop their horns over there?

 

[Nameless Range]

Both are beautiful animals.

How do they taste compared to the elk you killed in Montana last fall?

 

[devon deer]

That stag is a beaut. Congrats. Got any other pictures?

Sorry i really should take more pics, this is from another angle.

Cheers
Richard

 

[noharleyyet]

Good shooting Richard....are you thinking shoulder or euro?

 

[Festus]

Very nice!
Congrats, well done.

 

[skimerhorn]

Beautiful stag

 

[Hem]

Great hunt and really cool stag. You owe it to yourself(and mostly us) to take more pictures and post.I too would like to see some different angles on that animal.

 

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That's a beautiful Stag! That's pretty good sized for the UK isn't it?

Also out of curiosity, what's the body size on a stag like that compared to your bull elk you killed?

 

[MT_elk]

Very nice. Congrats!

 

[duckhunt]

awsome

 

[Straight Arrow]

Nicely done!
Perhaps you can persuade the other blokes to go to the range while you hunt.

 

[TRS_Montana]

Awesome stag!

 

[mtlion]

Congrats Richard, that is a cracker.

 

[devon deer]

Thanks chaps.

I am going to boil the head out on Friday, i would have loved to have taken it to a taxidermist but you don't know my wife, she wouldn't have it in the house, i want a trophy room in our next house.

Weight wise this stag was much smaller compared to the bull elk, after i gutted, removed the lower legs and head it weighed 207lb, still hard work on your own as they don't get jointed in the field.

I saw another stag this afternoon, an easy shot but let it go, i was bloody knackered from this morning!

Cheers

Richard

 

[fishing4sanity]

Congrats! That's an amazing looking stag.

 

[HalfAce]

If a fallow buck can make sheep abort their lambs, I can't imagine what a pack of wolves will do to an elk herd.

Beautiful stag sir.

 

[SFC B]

Nice stag mate!!! I love to see Red Deer pics