Thread: Fallow 2019

Originally Posted by R93

Had a German fella helping us out last week. His father is a guide over there.
He says the average fallow is heavier over there. They get some pretty big ones. Hungary is the place for really big buggers tho.

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Do the local Hungarian bucks not grow as big as they do in Hungary ? ...I went buck hunting today heard 3 croaking saw one it had nice length & spread but piss all palm so i shot 2 hinds instead ...there just so dam tasty , Nice pic,s !

Originally Posted by R93

You will be coming next year yeah?
So bring a bib for all the dribbling

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Yes sir! I'll be there.

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Originally Posted by Boaraxa

Do the local Hungarian bucks not grow as big as they do in Hungary ? ...I went buck hunting today heard 3 croaking saw one it had nice length & spread but piss all palm so i shot 2 hinds instead ...there just so dam tasty , Nice pic,s !

Not sure. All our original fallow cone from the UK and I think they gave us the shit ones

Any Hungarian blood has been mixed with them at least where we hunt.
Some big fallow have been taken the last few yrs in both the North and South islands.

Some caged hunts have bucks in excess of 300 DS and I hope to one day get one of that size where we hunt. Everything has to go right for that to happen tho.



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Originally Posted by Uplandstalker

Yes sir! I'll be there.

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Good man. Trouble is you will miss a lot of the red roar but we have seen a few good red stags here in the last week and land owner wants them shot.
We just haven't had time.

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Let me know if you need a hand.

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Originally Posted by Uplandstalker

Let me know if you need a hand.

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Will definitely need a hand next year and next month if you have time.
Will ring you when I get home.

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Some from down south

Originally Posted by R93

First off I have admitted several times to being shit at taking photos. The ones I have now are no exception.
I also forgot a phone/scope thingy I bought purposefully for this season.

I will try to show/explain what I have learned off a fella who has secured 7 of the top 10 wild fallow taken in NZ
Including the current #1 official.

Fallow are relatively easy to measure Douglas scoring wise. Easier than non typical reds that's for sure.

The fella that I have learned off has forgotten more than I will ever know but I have a flukey knack of scoring them very accurately on the Hoof.
I scored the big one above as 271 before shot and 273 when I seen him up close.
Every other fallow I have guided I am usually within 5.

Anyway. When scanning for bucks with binos for me it is obvious on what I would put a spotter on due, to frame and body size. Especially if Does are standing close by.
Then if it is worth a look I make sure it has good brows, trez and not so important guard tines. If he has all that then good palm length, width and palm points. He gets more time spent on him. Nice long and wide paddles with lots of points all help the score.
Also look at how many points you will get for fresh air. Spread. Is he as wide as he is long etc.
My good buck went 31 long and I think 36 wide. He got points for fresh air and was close to being over spread.

In pic below. I know it is shit and blurry but this fella has everything going for him as a 3-4 Yr old.
Those brows are amazing. He has width and good palms but not much length overall or in his palms.
I have seen a similar one to him this morning that was even better and around the same age. But got sick of playing hide and seek with him and the camera.
Hope that helps a bit but getting some time around good animals certainly helps a lot. I have a few more pics on my Canon camera but haven't uploaded them yet.

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Shit I love the look of those bucks I think they are one of the best looking deer.
I would love one of those big ones on my wall.

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Very nice - congratulations!!

Originally Posted by R93

Yes. Unofficial at the moment but always within a point or 2 of official NZDA measured scores.
It will still be easy top 10 in NZ for a wild Fallow.
Not sure if the fella that shot it will enter it in anything but hoping he does.





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Just joined the forum and come across this post, hardcase ! Nope still drooling on it in my shed ..hahaha , how you boys get on Thar hunting ?

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Originally Posted by Sy270

Very nice - congratulations!!

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Originally Posted by Lucky

Just joined the forum and come across this post, hardcase ! Nope still drooling on it in my shed ..hahaha , how you boys get on Thar hunting ?

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Mate got 1 this weekend that had treys that split and had 3 points on the treys

About a month ago I shot a buck dropping him on the spot. 10 minutes later I walked over to him and he hopped up and ran away with no chance of a follow up shot. Searched for hours with no luck in finding him. It has plagued my mind as to what happened for the past month as to wether he was dead under a bush somewhere or still walking around. I caught up with him on Saturday night out of pure luck.
He had been hit through the lower chest and the round exited and rested in his upper front leg. He had lost a fair bit of condition and his chest cavity wasn’t in a very good way with a huge amount of puss. Glad to have found him again and figure out how it went wrong. Just goes to show how tough a rutted up buck can be. Got a pig too