As part of our managing our hunting area we have to shoot a number of hinds and calfs each year. This is planned anually with the local forrest administration and represents a political compromise regarding the estimated number of deer in the forest and the damages they cause to the forrest and the arrable areas in the area. I usually spend the two weeks up to the closing of the season for Hinds on 15'th of january in the forrest. I find that this is a combination of the facination of hunting and hard work, sometimes verry rewarding when the weather is beautifull and the winter colors are showing off.
This calf was shoot with my Gebr. merkel BBF 213 16/70, 7x65R. I have taken the meat and together with the boar I also shot a few days later, this will bring us thru the winter.

darz bor,