midweek bush stalk

[case]

my father asked if i wanted to sneak away from work for the day and go for a walk with him and his mate,an offer i couldnt refuse, so after a quick gear check that night,we were off to a relatively nearby forest park in the morning.we all headed in different directions,planning to meet back around dark.
I headed off up a spur and started sidling into the wind once i had gained some height. seeing a bit of sign i slowed down straight away,and there above me on a small terrace was a yearling standing broadside on looking at me.i already had my rifle on half **** so just shut the bolt and slowly shouldered the rifle and bang,one dead deer.
since it was still early in the day,i hoisted it into a tree,and boned it out completely.i forgot my meat bags so i had to wrap it in my raincoat ;D .
I thought since its still early i better carry on hunting ,and im glad i did.after another hour of stalking through mahoe tree gully heads i started seeing a lot of pig sign. i came across a freshly used wallow and thought the owner wouldnt be far away.suddenly i heared a twig snap,and i could hear something walking towards an opening in the bush.it was so close i could hear it grinding its tusks.just when it should of stepped into the clear bit,it must of smelt me and bolted a few metres.i could hear it sniffing the air.i froze for a good 15 minutes,but it must of snuck off.very exciting stuff.
after that i carried on a bit and ran into the rest of the mob of pigs on a steep ferny face. i could hear pigs in all directions,but it was very thick,so hard to stalk in.I managed to spot one through an allyway in the bush,and bang my second animal for the day.it dropped on the spot,a small blue boar.i chopped it up and headed for home now with a fair load of meat to buckle my legs a bit.heading back i spooked a couple of hinds in a gully,unable to sneak properly with a load on.
all up we had a pretty sucessful day.dads mate getting a nice eating pig,and dad shooting a hind too.not too bad for a public land day hunt.

[dogman]

Good day out. What rifle is that ?, i like the look of the full stock is it called a stutzen ?.

Rob

[case]

hi rob,
its an old military 98 mauser ,cut down and sporterized.its in 8 by 57 caliber. nice to sneak round in the thick stuff with but very loud with the short barrel.

[eddie308]

Nice one case :-)

[dogman]

Thanks for the info.

Rob