Rusa starting to cast/hind on the ground

[clint]

I have been chasing a stag for awhile. He has been braking cover with a mate just before dark.
Early this week i saw him with out his head gear so he is safe from me for another 7 months his mate still has his antlers.
Here they are on monday. The big fella without his antlers. The photos arent the best because of the low light
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/clintc_photo/campingatweeronanov07029.jpg

His mate
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/clintc_photo/Dusk_Stag.jpg


http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/clintc_photo/Feeding_Stag_dusk.jpg

He was alot bigger than his mate his cape will be better come winter.( it looked patchy).

Anyway i had been puting all my effort it to him and havent been hasseling the hinds which i had been seeing alot more of.
On tuesday i got to 45m of a feeding deer then was winded.
Wednesday i shot this hind quartering away at 8m! it was a great stalk and at that distance couldnt miss

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/clintc_photo/Rusa_hind.jpg

[jasonfish]

Great stuff hope ya get the big boy. :D

[Trophy Bowhunts]

Some good chewing there Clint.

Mick

[PeterM]

Nice one mate!:D

[spiderbait24]

nice one!

[jindydiver]

Great looking hind mate, plenty of snags there hey :D

[Bowfly]

Good luck with the big fella next year mate and well done on the hind, geez its a big bodied girl mate like Jindy said lots of good chewin!
Well done
Rod

[rory]

Great stalk mate, well done on taking full advantage :)!

[HareSplitter]

great work mate, weldone:D

[Mozza]

well done on the hind:)
Best of luck with the big one next year, he should be a good one by then;)

[howie]

Sweet stuff

[clint]

Thanks everyone.
The shot was at a very sharp angle. With a 2 bladed rage broadhead it sliced about 100mm of hide before entering.
I know a lot of people don't like mechanicals on shots like this (preferring broadside shots). In this case it couldn't have worked out better. She went about 40m.
I really like these heads.

[PeterM]

Thanks everyone.
The shot was at a very sharp angle. With a 2 bladed rage broadhead it sliced about 100mm of hide before entering.
I know a lot of people don't like mechanicals on shots like this (preferring broadside shots). In this case it couldn't have worked out better. She went about 40m.
I really like these heads.


They are unreal hey mate!:D

[Aimstix]

Awesome stuff mate, and some promising future hunts there too :D

[Antarcher]

Well done mate. The one that shed must be a biggun as they always drop first. Pretty early too as most around my neck of the woods still have em. Good going on grassing the doe. None of em come easy.

[clint]

Thanks Ant
Since that post i have seen six Stags all still in Antler and two with out including the fella in the photo.

[James_Stone]

Nice work on the Rusa Clint. Any deer (let alone the off tap Rusa, so i've heard...) is a massive achievement with the bow !