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Thread: How's the recon going for the roar?

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    It can take its time kicking off, I won't be in the hills for another month....

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    Finally got out a couple of times this week, nothing roaring in the particular area of the Wairarapa I was in however, heaps of sign and rubbings etc. Watched a hind for a wee while hoping a stag would follow but no go so, decided to take her and top up the freezer.

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    Roe here don't start for another 4 days then it's all on for the buck season here
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sideshow View Post
    Roe here don't start for another 4 days then it's all on for the buck season here
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    Good luck Sideshow don't forget to post you results.

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    Was hunting rabbits this week just west of Napier and managed to entice three stage to roar.
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    Some encouragement en route today. Name:  IMG_2822.JPG
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    I went to get a look at a stag that left some promising sign a few weeks ago.

    I caught up with him and he was old, big bodied and either gone back or always a shit head. I left him be.
    Heard a wee bit of roaring over night but they went quiet on daylight.
    One stag kept me awake for a few hours as he was that close to my tent and annoying.

    Decided to come home early and try somewhere new.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sideshow View Post
    Are they going yet seems quite in quite q few places and not so in others.
    Anything happening in the Northisland yet?
    Has been for weeks....

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    A bit of noise at National Park.

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    It seems like a later start down here I shot a nice stag last Saturday hardly a roar heard , mate shot a stag Sunday they were roaring better but hardly any rubbing or wallowing anywhere , went to my roar block in Otago Wednesday & Thursday the cocky that gave us access said they hadn't started , breaking out onto the tops I spotted a young stag roaring heard a couple of others but hardly any rubbing , wallows , lazy roars had a mint spot watched a few stags but all shitters except the one I decided I wanted to shoot looked a reasonable 12 nice length found a mint rest on a rock nestled amongst wast high tussock , stag 360 yards away then some bloody bi planes stuffed it up deer from 400 odd M above the bush line running for there lives , went back to camp had breke , cuppa packed up went back to our little bit of high ground and still 0 out.
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    Stag was at the top of the bush finger on the first ridge .
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    Just a few moans yesterday and today in pureora, saw a hind that saw me before so did not have time to stick an arrow in her.
    The weather is hot and we don't have a decent wind with one direction,it is all over the place.i left my pructive spot alone so far, waiting for next week end and hopefully a steady wind.
    The way things are going it doesn't announce itself very good for this year either.
    I m off fishing tomorrow.

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    roaring well in the tararuas today. heard 4 snuck in on one but he got our wind

    wallowing and fresh scrapes around

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    Thanks for the good luck guys very wet here at present but it looks like I can get access to some new ground this year

    Looks like it's coming along nicely down there. How long did you snooze for in the tussock @Boaraxa ?
    Good luck with your new spot @R93 also to the rest of you out there and tight lines @Friwi
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    Found this yesterday ( put a camera on it) not a great picture but plenty of sign and several other pads. Beeman stalked a stag roaring well but wind stuffed it up at last bit.Name:  Rut Pad.JPG
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