So today was my day off this meant that i was a vegtable and have spent all day on the sofa, wonderfull. The other under stalker (who i share digs with) took out a client after a roe doe. Guy turned up took out his gun and near as damn it cloverleafed at 100m with his zeroing shots, all good. So they just came back about an hour ago, with one doe on mule. Jamie (the stalker) has just left to go and find the calf that the client also shot, will expand later. Talking to the client as i made him a CofT he explained the stalk. They got out onto the ride and decided to stalk up it and onto the open hill, in the hope of seeing a few beasts on the fringe. It was all text book and wonderfull as just before they got onto the heather they saw a wee group of roe about 500m out on the hill, upwind of the stalkers, they belly crawled in and set up on the bipod, Jamie decided that they would take one of the does, he told the rifle which one to take and told him to wait as there was a calf behind the selected beast. However chummy didnt think that it was the best option, so promply drilled one 150grn round of .308 goodness through said hinds chest... and straight into the calfs jaw. Hind drops to a lung shot, while calf runs hell for leather, with a very very broken jaw. Without being to graphic, if left to its own devices it will stave as it can not eat. This is the main reason while clients are not permitted to take head shots, and though he will try his best, i would think that the chances of Jamie finding the beast are slim. I would like to point out that normally i would also go out to look for the beast, but i have about an hour before i have to show someone round the lodge, so not today, however the head stalker is going to leave ASAP to join the hunt. The client had his own FAC, rifle and has apparently been stalking for years, but has no formal training. To me this begs the question as to whether there should be a mandatory scheme in place, to those who have just read all my ramblings I invite your thoughts.
An Unhappy
Sam.
An Unhappy
Sam.