First red stag of the season 2011. Scotland. Deer stalking / hunting / shooting.

I do not shoot many red deer in Scotland as the land I stalk is mainly forestry and extraction is a nightmare...
I went out one September morning and spotted a movement just at the edge of the trees, not far from the place where I shot one of the bucks. I put the rifle on sticks and waited. All I could see were tips of the antlers. I felt wind on my back and thought no luck again... but no, st. Hubert was on my side this time. The stag saw me but could not see me well, but was curious. Then I saw a movement behind him - another young 6-pointer. The stag I was after stepped out of the trees to have a look. I knew that was my only chance and neck shot it. He dropped on the spot.
It was not far away from the track, but it took me over an hour to drag and load it...
He weighted 150 pounds (68kg) head and legs off.
Again Steyr Mannlicher Pro Hunter .308 with 150 grain Hornady SST.
Thanks for looking.

Full story at: http://roestalker.co.uk/first-scottish-red-stag-of-the-season-2011-woodland-s...

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[whitewolfbushcrafter]

Brilliant video, takes true skill to be a decent hunter, a skill I hope one day to have, anyway quick question, how do you get the deer out of the woods, it looked too big to carry and the access didn't look great for landy or quad so did you just drag it all the way back to the truck?? Many thanks WWB

[gregloginway]

@whitewolfbushcrafter

Hi WWB,

Access is limited that is why I often do not pull the trigger when see big red deer. There is only one road through the forestry and rides are not great even for a quad bike. I was lucky with this one as it was only 300m drag. It still took me an hour to drag it back to the track and load it.

Thanks for your comment,

Greg

[XxBlazingModsxX]

what do you do with the stag once you have shot it?

I want to go hunting but 1. i dont know the proceidures for hunting and 2 i dont think there is anywere to do big game hunting in rochdale, england....

looks like im sticking to my game "theHunter"

[gregloginway]

@XxBlazingModsxX

Hi,

I usually do not have enough space in my freezer, so it goes to a game dealer and venison ends up in the food chain. I do not sell roe deer, they are much easier to process and usually have a space for 1 or 2.

I am sure you can do some roe deer stalking not far away from home, but for red deer you would have to go a bit further. You do not need to have your own rifle, go out with someone and see if it is something for you.

Regards,

Greg

[XxBlazingModsxX]

@gregloginway Hi Greg.

Thanks for the quick reply :)

Yeah stalking sounds like it would be a great experience, i have done some small game hunting before mainly rabbits on a local farm, where we would just give the rabbits to the farmer and he would cook up a beautiful stew and mash with them :P

But yeah i will look into stalking a bit more as it sounds great,

Thanks, Josh

[gregloginway]

@XxBlazingModsxX

Josh,

I cant recommend anyone local to you, but ask around, local gun shop maybe? and someone should be able to take you out.

Have fun,

Greg

[XxBlazingModsxX]

@gregloginway yeah ill ask at a place called Towers Of Rochdale i recently baught a few targets from there. many thanks Greg :)

[gregloginway]

@schwarzwallau Waidmannsdank

[schwarzwallau]

Waidmannsheil !! :-)