That'll do!

Target from Saturday morning , 105 metres distance off fixed bipod with the .308. 3 bullets, two in the centre and one in the black. That makes me happy.

3 Day weekend

As the photo's show we had a decent day on the farm shoot on Saturday with 22 pheasants and a brace of pigeon for the bag. With the colder weather moving in I'm hoping that we will see more birds back in the covers for the next few shoots.

The day before was spent as a beater on New House Estate which was thoroughly entertaining even with the early morning fog and a drop of rain. It was the first day's beating that I had done since many a moon has passed. To be honest it was a joy in not having to worry about running a days shoot but just to be part of the beating team who made me welcome. Will be back there in two weeks time, must remember the camera for that one.

Decided to try for a fallow on Sunday afternoon and a bit of peace and quiet. It landed up being bloody freezing just sitting in a high seat and nothing seen. Must pack the winter gloves from now on, it may not feel that cold when moving around but after two hours of sitting still, believe me it was effing cold. A couple of hours in the pub was most welcome afterwards especially in my old local, The Forest Inn at Ashurst which has just re opened after a refurb.

Tropy Prep

Sunday afternoon spent trophy preparation with Stephen on his Fallow buck. I need a larger pot for Fallow heads as not all of the head was submerged when boiling but we managed to get most of it cleaned.

I also had a client Roe buck skull to cut plus some knives to sharpen up.

The first Roe doe was culled on the farm by my client on Saturday morning. Need to get a beast for myself soon as no venison in the house.

It's MY party..............

No wonder Stephen has a smile on his face. Cracking fallow buck taken on Friday morning, day of MY birthday ...bastard.

It weighed 93lbs when dressed out.

Did I see anything on MY birthday, did I raise the rifle once on MY birthday....nope so I'll cry if i want to.........

What a great beast to take your first deer on the new rifle..

No not jealous at all, not even a hint of green envy....well maybe just a little.....