J.G.W
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Took this hind last weekend with my three girls. She'll keep us eating venison till about March.
Rifle was a Remington 700 .223 using Hornady 60gr V-max.
That's it Johnnie, 60gn smashing into the brain box at nearly 3000fps will do it every time. I use a .30 cal when I'm hunting stags though. Yes they are good eating, rusa are probably a little better but only just. We hang them in a cold room for 10 days before I break them down. I'll take some photos this week while I'm butchering.Something else I like, is that you killed that big deer with a little rifle. So many people think you need some type of cannon to get the job done. Are red deer tasty?
Each to their own but those big farmed stags do nothing for me, I'd rather a big heavy even free range stag (what we call a bush stag).
I'm with you 100%. I'm a firm believer in DIY, non-guided, non-outfitted, self reliant hunts. When I was growing up, hunting was a way of feeding the family. It still is, in my house. I would love to make the trip over there to do some hunting. It's a shame it cost so much to travel half way around the world.