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duggaboybuff
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My dogs first deer
      #75540 - 04/04/07 04:28 PM

After the terrible Victorian bush fires, I needed to find a new location to hunt Sambar, as all my favourite spots went up in smoke.
At the same time I am trying to teach my German Wire Haired Pointer to Point Sambar, she is only 8 months old, however I want to show her as many Sambar as possible before winter.
After deciding on a new place to go, we walked into a head of a gully that "screamed" DEER! There were droppings and prints everywhere, and after walking "Lucy" in on a lead, she was trying to drag me in a particular direction. Normally she is pretty obedient, yet she was determined to head up hill, so I decided to let her off the lead and see what happenens.

After running around like a headless chook for a minute or two, she headed up the gully about 60-70 meters away and then locked on point.
All of a sudden a sambar without antlers stood up 5 meters in front of Lucy. There was a bit of a standoff, as the deer held its ground with is mane flaired out. This gave me time to work the bolt on my rifle and place the crosshairs on its shoulder.
At the shot the deer took off down hill with Lucy hot on its heels. The Dogwood scub was quite thick and a second shot was out of the question. I ran in the general direction only to find 60 meters further on, Lucy pulling on the back leg of the now dead deer.
As it turned out it was a yearling stag, so after a few photos and heaps of praise for Lucy, I then decided to gut the young stag and carry it out whole. What a job that was!!
An hour and a half of steady walking ,carrying/draging the deer, we reached a track that I was able to get the 4WD down to.
Needless to say I am wrapped in my dogs first up performance.

I just got back home and could not wait to share the news!!

Cheers, Tony.







Edited by NitroX (05/04/07 02:26 AM)

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Double_Trouble
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Re: My dogs first deer [Re: duggaboybuff]
      #75554 - 04/04/07 09:58 PM

WAY TO GO LUCY !!

Looks like you have you have a natural on your hands.

and well done on carrying that deer out on your own ... that sounds like it was some tough sluggin'!


DT

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Re: My dogs first deer [Re: duggaboybuff]
      #75572 - 05/04/07 01:39 AM

Absolutely lovely dog you have there.

Congratulations to Tony and Lucy!

I think you will have a fine hunting companion in Lucy and lots more sambar in your future with her. At eight months she is doing pretty well, and no doubt she will be pointing like a champion soon.

She is enraptured by her first sambar too.

PS Thanks for posting the story and photos on NE.

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AzGuy
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Re: My dogs first deer [Re: duggaboybuff]
      #75579 - 05/04/07 02:24 AM

Well done Lucy & Tony!! Great performance for an 8 month old pup!!

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