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Been out twice since last time, two different areas that normally produce this time of year. No roaring at all, dead as. Not much stag sign either.
Very disappointing. Last year had a stag down and...

Went hunting wednesday local, heard 2 stags. got within60m of the first one, pushing a hind up the hill. Saw bit of it thru the rubbish but had no clean shot.
Wind stuffed it for me thou and that...

Too busy fishing and work but been out once and no good. But i did see signs of a stag and using a wallow for awhile .
Still, my mate heard stags roaring/moaning in two different areas around here...

Went for a look on sunday, no action or roaring. Found a couple of wallows but only a couple of hinds and a spiker been using it in the last couple of days.
Not much sign of any decent stags, wasnt...

First hunts for awhile in the last two weeks. Saw a good rut pad in one area and sign of a ok stag so might go back for a look later.
Today hunted 6 hours in a new block, couple of deer marks but...

I never do any recon....i i rather be surprised whats there when i get there.Besides, couldnt help myself and take a rifle and velvet stags are just great eating so they just end up
on the deck....

No reports as yet of roaring stags around here. Considering i saw 7 deer last weekend, no stags in sight or sign of any.

Nice one. Lucky you to have so many animals around, no wonder the roaring going well . The DOC where i hunt over the hill have so little numbers no wonder i only hear a few at best a year but...

Went for a look today. Had a stag roaring at me from 300m straight after got out of the car, he moved on thou.
Not much else when it came to noise but spooked a stag with a hind later on. As the...

All good R93. Everyone has a opinion . I know what you saying, and leaving such stags is a good thing but im just saying people get carried away about hard antler, some hunters it just doesnt matter...

Well. i fail to see why anyone has to justify to anyone else what they shoot. Shooting a 12 pointer in soft velvet for some people maybe as good a trophy as it would of been in hard antler. A trophy...

Cant say i agree with your first sentence above when it comes to shooting high potental stags at this time of year. Hunting and what you shoot, when you shoot it is up to the individual.This time of...

That looks like a quiet day up the hackett:thumbsup:

Went in the pissing rain yesterday around the the Nelson region. Nothing roaring, even thou i spooked a stag on a ridge as the bloody wind always kept blowing up my arse no matter which way i went. ...

Very nice. :)

Yeah, must be a late roar. Wasps have generally been low Mikee compared to other years but yesterday they were out in force and aggressive,. Pengy is out in the bush in one of the areas i go today...

Disappointing roar hunt yesterday. No wallows really being used, no noise and not much sign in a good stag area. Did track down two deer, two large mature hinds sneaking out the next gut.
Had the...

Stag roaring well two nights ago Motueka way, another on the takaka hill from good sources, might have a wander tomorrow and see whats around

Went and checked out a terrace that always holds stags in the roar. Soon as i got there saw fresh stag shit so thatwas good. Saw a yearling then on a second look thought nah, its a log. Got to within...

+1 Nearly impossible I would say

The only recon I do is with the game camera., otherwise just normally hunting and take note of any new wallows I havnt seen before. Experience in past is nearly all the wallows in the areas I hunt...