Wade J VanGinkel
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Just a brief report on the hunt I just returned from. Not good at writing things.
Due to cheap airfare I found and booked a hunt on fairly short notice with home counties sporting in the Waddesdon area.
4 day hunt planned. I arrived a bit early so we took off and hunted the first evening. Saw plenty of deer but all does to include muntjac, Chinese water deer and roe.
First actual morning was a repeat of the evening before. Did spot a good muntjac from a high seat but was missing one antler so let him walk.
Just before dark I took my first animal, a nice water deer. Slightly broke on one side but I made the decision to shoot.
The next 2 and a half days were miles of stalking, high seat sitting and some calling. Just couldn't get on a decent buck. Brush to thick, too small and once I just wasn't fast enough.
Finally at midday on my 4th and final day we called and had a decent buck pop out of the hedgerow about 300 yards away. Managed to sneak in to about 100 yards and put him down with a heart shot from the sticks.
That should have been the end of my hunt but the guide wanted to keep hunting and allowed me to take a cull doe at no extra charge.
Did some fox calling after that. And although I was 3 for 3 on the deer I completely missed on my fox opportunity.
All in all a great enjoyable trip with a great outfit.
Rifle used was a blaser r93 in .243 with Schmidt & Bender 8x56. That high magnification caused me a bit of grief until I got used to it up close.
I know some likely wouldn't like it but they used thermal extensively to locate deer in the thick brush. Very effective but not how we ended up getting mine anyway.
Was not my plan but will likely go back at some point for roe deer and to get that fox I missed. Lol
Due to cheap airfare I found and booked a hunt on fairly short notice with home counties sporting in the Waddesdon area.
4 day hunt planned. I arrived a bit early so we took off and hunted the first evening. Saw plenty of deer but all does to include muntjac, Chinese water deer and roe.
First actual morning was a repeat of the evening before. Did spot a good muntjac from a high seat but was missing one antler so let him walk.
Just before dark I took my first animal, a nice water deer. Slightly broke on one side but I made the decision to shoot.
The next 2 and a half days were miles of stalking, high seat sitting and some calling. Just couldn't get on a decent buck. Brush to thick, too small and once I just wasn't fast enough.
Finally at midday on my 4th and final day we called and had a decent buck pop out of the hedgerow about 300 yards away. Managed to sneak in to about 100 yards and put him down with a heart shot from the sticks.
That should have been the end of my hunt but the guide wanted to keep hunting and allowed me to take a cull doe at no extra charge.
Did some fox calling after that. And although I was 3 for 3 on the deer I completely missed on my fox opportunity.
All in all a great enjoyable trip with a great outfit.
Rifle used was a blaser r93 in .243 with Schmidt & Bender 8x56. That high magnification caused me a bit of grief until I got used to it up close.
I know some likely wouldn't like it but they used thermal extensively to locate deer in the thick brush. Very effective but not how we ended up getting mine anyway.
Was not my plan but will likely go back at some point for roe deer and to get that fox I missed. Lol
