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

Some encouragement en route today.

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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A bit of noise at National Park.

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.


Stag was at the top of the bush finger on the first ridge .

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

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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And people say I live in Paradise
Again zero here - interested to hear how The Jaffa's are doing out in Nydia Bay way
Never in 20 years have I seen (heard) this before - and its not sue to shortage of animals
Neighbor taking out one of the main Boys 2 weeks ago hasn't helped - but ??

Originally Posted by Sarvo

And people say I live in Paradise
Again zero here - interested to hear how The Jaffa's are doing out in Nydia Bay way
Never in 20 years have I seen (heard) this before - and its not sue to shortage of animals
Neighbor taking out one of the main Boys 2 weeks ago hasn't helped - but ??

I know what the problem is @Sarvo it's because they all know you sold your BSA 222 and there now in mourning for you and avoiding you like the plague as they feel you are no longer worthy....our something like that

Originally Posted by Sideshow

I know what the problem is @Sarvo it's because they all know you sold your BSA 222 and there now in mourning for you and avoiding you like the plague as they feel you are no longer worthy....our something like that

They know I am no threat anyways
Trail Cams ruin your desire to shoot them

Originally Posted by Sarvo

They know I am no threat anyways
Trail Cams ruin your desire to shoot them

+1 also having them around for visitors is always nice

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.

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

wallowing and fresh scrapes around

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

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.

No deer seen today but almost as good

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

No deer seen today but almost as good

Even better! No mud and piss on their bellies.

This 12 was going off 144 yards from my front door this morning. Check out the pheasant above him as well. I must be getting old as I had no desire to get a rifle down. I just enjoyed the moment.