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Old 05-11-2008, 10:15 PM
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Re: Wildlife watching in Cairngorm

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Originally Posted by PMG View Post
... we found a freshly dead roe buck beside the road. Ian insisted on grappling it into the campervan - and it filled the floorspace (have you ever tried to get to the sink and kettle whilst stepping over a dead deer?) Ian then man-handled it out into the forest in a quiet spot and a couple of days later buzzard and raven had found it - but we didn't manage to photograph them - maybe this next time if some poor deer gets unlucky.....
That's a great story, the lengths you'll go to get a good shot, ha!

Mind you, might have been worth getting the haunches off it first for the freezer, or maybe that's just me!

Richard G.
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