Stalking at the Alton wood is always a difficult one. Dense woodland and thick undergrowth makes for a tough time although I have found that it does hone the mind into thinking about every move you make. This mornings stalk thankfully resulted in a young cull buck which was taken on the bottom ride. After a few squeaks on the caller it came in from behind me. The unmistakable crunch of a deer foot on some dry leaves alerted me to his location. The first look and he was only 15 yards away looking directly at me. After a few nervy minutes I managed to get in a shooting position only for the buck to take a small fright and bound up the slop back into the tree's. All was not lost though as he stopped about 30 yards away and took a few steps showing his flank, the scope was filled and a freehand shot taken.
As you can see the bullet was a good hit which left a good blood trail thus the buck was found another 20 yards in to the wood.
Then the dreaded walk back to the car with a carcass, uphill most of the way....small price to pay.
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