That time of yr again.

[kiwi hunter]

When i brought this property there was one fallow doe inside my 200 acre enclosed area, next summer there were two, i shot two last yr, they dont have a problem in increasing numbers, as our allocated rainfall was abysmal and i have to cull hard. The stags in the first couple of yr consisted of spikes, last yr i dug a hole in the slope of the land and a more mature stag jumped in, i made a poor shot but did find the animal a week later. Basically ive said that any bucks(must get the terminalogy right here) that jump in will be hunted with the bow. Three days ago i let a fire rip thru a block, and at midnight drove down to check things, when i returned the fallow were around the home but out of the cornet of my eye i spotted a bit of antler on one, so its on again. This morning i spied a fallow fawn out feeding on its own, thats telling me the buck is coercing the doe to let him have some fun. In the next two to three weeks i will introduce him to my new bow and my expensive grim reaper broadheads.

 

[kiwi hunter]

This evening mr buck allowed me to see him at 300 mtrs about 20 mins before dark, just a youngster with split palms. Now next door in the neighbours a new stag made an apperance, nice palms with no splits, which god shall i pray to so he jumps my way.