Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

DPT Terminator


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 14 of 14
Like Tree14Likes
  • 6 Post By R93
  • 3 Post By 257weatherby
  • 1 Post By Spook
  • 2 Post By BRADS
  • 1 Post By veitnamcam
  • 1 Post By veitnamcam

Thread: Shoot or Not to shoot..that is the questtion

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2014
    Location
    Takapau
    Posts
    148

    Shoot or Not to shoot..that is the questtion

    Just wanting to know you thoughts.....when you see a stag in a private block that you have. Hard antler and nice head.....do you wait for the roar to start before you shoot him or smoke him on the spot?
    The thrill of him answering your roar, the one you practiced so much that the Mrs is so sick of hearing the noise she has forbidden you to do it inside.... and watching as he slowly makes his way through the bush and catching it all on camera??

    What would you do?

  2. #2
    R93
    R93 is offline
    Member R93's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Westland NZ
    Posts
    16,102

    Shoot or Not to shoot..that is the questtion

    If it is in hard antler and as big as it is likely to get, I would tip it up whenever I seen it.
    Especially in the South Island as stags can move a long way over the next few weeks.
    No guarantees he will be where you last seen him come the rut.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
    Do what ya want! Ya will anyway.

  3. #3
    Member Rusky's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Tauranga
    Posts
    885
    I'd drop him and focus on having some practice with the younger stags over the roar. But if your confident in bumping into him again in the roar then by all means let him walk. He may not like seeing you in his patch and vacate the area as R93 has said.

  4. #4
    Member kimjon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Location
    Waikato
    Posts
    1,635
    I hunt for results - shoot him now.

    kj

  5. #5
    sneakywaza I got
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Fairlie
    Posts
    3,538
    Quote Originally Posted by Drewski View Post
    Just wanting to know you thoughts.....when you see a stag in a private block that you have. Hard antler and nice head.....do you wait for the roar to start before you shoot him or smoke him on the spot?
    The thrill of him answering your roar, the one you practiced so much that the Mrs is so sick of hearing the noise she has forbidden you to do it inside.... and watching as he slowly makes his way through the bush and catching it all on camera??

    What would you do?
    Tell me where to find him, I'll go have a look at him, and tell you later what I reckon.....................
    veitnamcam, Spook and Mick666 like this.

  6. #6
    Member Spook's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Mt Motutapere/Northern Alps
    Posts
    2,062
    Why bother taking a rifle if you are only going for a look?
    Uplandstalker likes this.
    Which is worse, ignorance or apathy...I don't know and don't care.

  7. #7
    Member BRADS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Central Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    9,228
    I'll come shoot him for you Drew then you don't have two worry
    Toby and 1 DEER 1 like this.

  8. #8
    Almost literate. veitnamcam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Nelson
    Posts
    24,745
    Quote Originally Posted by Drewski View Post
    Just wanting to know you thoughts.....when you see a stag in a private block that you have. Hard antler and nice head.....do you wait for the roar to start before you shoot him or smoke him on the spot?
    The thrill of him answering your roar, the one you practiced so much that the Mrs is so sick of hearing the noise she has forbidden you to do it inside.... and watching as he slowly makes his way through the bush and catching it all on camera??

    What would you do?
    Depends on your block I guess, If said block is big enough and has a decent resident population of hinds that you see on any given day then odds on you will see him in the roar, If its only a small block and neighbors have good deer country too(with deer) you may not see him again before he is shot or leaves the area.
    Then again he may stay there

    If I were you id forget him and shoot a yearling or hind, they taste the best
    Rusky likes this.
    "Hunting and fishing" fucking over licenced firearms owners since ages ago.

    308Win One chambering to rule them all.

  9. #9
    Lovin Facebook for hunters kiwijames's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    7,094
    Smoke em while you got em

  10. #10
    Fulla
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    Cni
    Posts
    1,660
    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post

    If I were you id forget him and shoot a yearling or hind, they taste the best
    true that, you cant eat antlers.

  11. #11
    Gone But Not Forgotten Toby's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Wouldn't you like to know
    Posts
    11,099
    You can't hang meat on the walls either
    VIVA LA HOWA

  12. #12
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    BOP
    Posts
    20,759
    I can hang my meat on the wall Toby?
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

  13. #13
    Almost literate. veitnamcam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Nelson
    Posts
    24,745
    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    I can hang my meat on the wall Toby?
    Your wife may do when you pass:p
    Dynastar27 likes this.
    "Hunting and fishing" fucking over licenced firearms owners since ages ago.

    308Win One chambering to rule them all.

  14. #14
    Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    303
    smoke it b4 sum1 else does..if its lower north island sum mates wil strt hatin me n my sako A7

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. It is not always necessary to shoot
    By linyera in forum Hunting
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 17-11-2013, 09:24 AM
  2. Looking for land to shoot on (BOP)
    By Kimber in forum Varminting and Small Game Hunting
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 15-09-2013, 12:56 AM
  3. Fridays Shoot
    By BRADS in forum Shooting
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 09-09-2013, 07:12 PM
  4. Hare Shoot
    By seandundee in forum Varminting and Small Game Hunting
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 21-07-2012, 11:10 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!