Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone’s been out for a tahr hunt since level 2? what were numbers like Still a few around or has the “tahr control plan” made a huge dent in population. Cheers
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Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone’s been out for a tahr hunt since level 2? what were numbers like Still a few around or has the “tahr control plan” made a huge dent in population. Cheers
Yup and nope. Thar numbers havent seemed to be affected where I go. I even seen 8 chams and 3 deer this trip. Do not normally see them in where I was. First group of chamois were feeding 10m away from 2 bulls. They dont normally hang out that close.
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I heard the other day,a couple nannys and kids were over by the canel,near our village the other day.So they must be short of food up in them hills.
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Is that with the sx60? @R93
Very jealous
Always wanted to get better trophies of both
A 13 bull and 9.5 buck or better
Still....
Time yet
No. I didnt take it. Taken thru spotter with my phone. Didnt look so blurry on my phone[emoji16]The kea were at arms length and a right pain in the ass the whole trip. Chewed holes in my tent and anything that took their fancy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr300WSM
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Didnt see any mature chamois bucks but seen plenty of bulls at the 13 or over mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boxton
Seen one absolute monster when I bumped him with in 10m mooching around in the scrub along a creek below my camp.
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I’m going in three weeks so I’ll see if I can get some good snaps with mine. Hopefully there’s a 13 in the valley I’m hunting and I can get a close up Of it like the keas :thumbsup:
Depending on where you're going I suspect it will be bit better hunting then. I only seen 1 bull holding nannies. All the rest were still in small batchelor groups or young bulls roaming around looking for mates.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr300WSM
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Yip and yip. Went out last weekend and a mate shot a 12" bull with a nice cape. Seen around 4-5 bulls and a heap of nannies. No deer though sadly.
Great pics , the thar in the scrub looks like a goodieQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
Having a rest day at Christchurch today and heading for Thar country tomorrow
There were 4 of them together that were all good ones. Only 500ish yrds away from where I was. I seen the same group in the summer and they haven't moved far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucky
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Good luck and Let us know how it all went when you return.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucky
Great trip , low cloud buggered 1 day for glassing as we were camping on the tops, watched a group of 9 hinds feeding together in a high saddle at 250 yards for about a hour which was pretty cool , didn’t have my good camera with me unfortunately though , I shot this bull on the last morning , he had about 4 nanny’s with him , thought it was a better animal horn wise but suffered from ground shrinkage a bit , still it was a very rewarding hunt .
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Cheers thanks for the update, sounds like a great trip with animals seen. I’m on the countdown 12 days to go Hope I have similar luck
Strange to have broomed off so much in that country. Still be 12 and a quarterish? Hard to judge from that angle but they usually get some sweep over 12.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucky
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No worries @Mr300WSM , hope a big Bull comes your way
Only 11.5 with big bases though @R93 , it must of had a good fall at some stage as both horns had some decent hunks missing of the ridges and one eye all banged up with old scarring and flap of healed skin over the top of his eye , was disappointed with its size but got has some character and was a great hunt to remember.
There ya go. Looks better than 11.5 to me as well, but not an angle you normally judge from. If he had his ridges and sharper tips intact he would go 12.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucky
I was 10m away from a stonker bull last week. Probably the biggest I have seen in my life on the hoof. No rifle. He had dark black horns and was perfect in every department. I think I may have seen him in the summer but cant be 100% sure. He was breath taking up close.
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@R93 I was 10m away from a stonker bull last week. Probably the biggest I have seen in my life on the hoof. No rifle. He had dark black horns and was perfect in every department. I think I may have seen him in the summer but cant be 100% sure. He was breath taking up close.
I’m beginning to think said bull might be living rent free in your head :)
Maybe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr300WSM
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That is a truly impressive looking animal something dreams are made of.Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Kinda goes like this...........you see the prey you kill it.............judges are even on the same cliff are they are pussies in the willow.
yeah it will come up behind him! lol
That would of been friggen awesome , I hope to get a decent bugger still one day before the hills get to big for my old legs.Quote:
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You know how to get hold of me if you want a doozy. I dont normally guide locals in my good spots but I know I can trust you.[emoji16][emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucky
Pay for helo and tucker and we will go get you one someday. Will give me a chance to hunt for once after you get one.
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