Shit that's early @WillB must be these blood moons?
Our the screwed up weather?
Anyone else hear see anything? @rambo rem700 nice looking spots you have there:thumbsup:
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Shit that's early @WillB must be these blood moons?
Our the screwed up weather?
Anyone else hear see anything? @rambo rem700 nice looking spots you have there:thumbsup:
No roaring on the deer farm down the road, but shouldn't be far off making some noise.
Yeah we just stood there listening couldn’t believe it but it was definitely a roar. Went on for a few minutes then shut up. A little half hearted maybe. Probably just warming up the vocal chords!
Anymore news from the weekend just been?
It would have been someone winding you upQuote:
Originally Posted by WillB
went for a look this weekend the weather was crap. Seen a few stags, one maybe ok one but then the low cloud came in:( also seen a new born fawn only a couple days old. Dont have to worry about wallows been dry here on the east coast, need some fine weather.
Yes that did cross my mind. Can't rule it out I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonecrusher
Out east a few weeks ago @bigbear, dry as. Hopefully you get some cold weather soon
All our creeks, dams etc are at winter levels at the moment. We just had another 120mm in the weekend. The grass is pumping and all the deer should be in prime condition:yum:
Iv seen new born fawns start of april , I reckon that's what can draw out the roar period late cycling hindsQuote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
Awesome - Was in the Ihungia area and it was hot and dry! What general area are you in? PM if you don't want to disclose on here
Took a Swedish fella and his new wife out for a hunt yesterday. He managed his first chamois which I spose isint bad seeing he only had a morning to do it.
Stag sign was everywhere. Would have come across 15 different trees and bits of scrub being freshly rubbed up. Not just one animal doing it as it was over a few km of country.
One stag at the top of our hunt had hinds with him. Didn't find any velvet on any of the bits I had a good look at so I would say just giving their racks a stain and Polish.
Bad phone pic of a really old doe. Never seen such a grey face and she had no head gear.
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Just been wandering the Canterbury Hills for the last three days, howling NW winds made life very difficult, saw one young 10 pointer, this weather will be wrecking a few Feb plans for people.
Year you guys are getting some pretty finicky weather there.
Looks like you got your selve a good spot to chase a few there @R93 might be a good roar this one as the full moon is 31st March and then again on April 30th for any late comers:thumbsup:
Yeah lots of activity and I reckon she will be an earlier than normal start, especially in this valley.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
None of the sign lead me to think a stag of size is in the area. Good spot to take my son if he ever gets off his PlayStation but I can't be bothered myself unless I know there is a chance of a good one.
I need to find a rub tree with tine marks that track to the top of my reach before I take any interest.[emoji16]
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PlayStation easy fix scissors or take the fuse out of the plug:XD:Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Lol. Don't worry it has be suggested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
Might take my daughter out instead.
I would have to get a muzzle of some description first and the best camo head veil made, to contain all her blonde hair. [emoji16]
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Year but if she got one that PlayStation is going to look awfully lonely sitting in its room all by its self:thumbsup: plus girls are easier to teach to shoot:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
She can shoot. Started both the kids very young.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
She is pretty competent with all my firearms especially the pistols. She like full 357 loads the most[emoji16]
She likes shooting pests and comes duckshooting but hasn't shown interest in anything bigger yet
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Looks like that's about to change....bet it's easy to get her to go, something along the lines of "Hey want to get one up on ya brother? How about come and have a crack at these stags"!:thumbsup: recon that should about do it:DQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
I haven't been a arvo person in a while but it was pissing down so scratched the morning hunt opted for the arvo it was bloody windy SW but sunny so opened up some country I hadn't been to in a while checked out 3 possies but probably a bit early saw 0 & not a lot of sign either but pressed on couldn't believe it but wind dropped rite off , got to a sloping type terrace area mostly beech , manuka & high tussock & could hear a couple of animals browsing only around 30 meters away I could hear the buggers chewing leaves & rustling about but then I heard a pig squeal over in the next gully so figered they mite be hogs below me not deer I ended up watching 10 deer hooning around opposite on a slip the little shits stayed there playing for an hour hinds, fawns, young stags nothing decent then a very loud bark almost made me soil my new field day special pants the critters below where deer , started heading for home as the evening wore on spooked 2 hinds & a spiker , found where the pigs where camped up not that I saw one , hit the old track that would take me to the truck 100M along & o the temptation crusty old hind , yearling & fawn 100M distance ...& im on the track I just smiled & walked on @Paddy79 would be so proud I never blasted ONE...thinking there could be a decent stag around the corner..& there wasn't !!!
had a pig walk infront of the headlights maybe 80lb & around 30 hares , Game was out tonight , of note a couple of shitty heads had lost the velvet 1 was rubbing it off on a bush , saw 1 bigger one but not worthy of being shot was still in velvet & in a different area fresh rubbing so bit of a broad spectrum but either way shits happening the old boys im thinking have already left the tops for now.
Cheers for the write up @Boaraxa sounds like a good way to spend and afternoon :thumbsup:
Had a look at another spot in the ruahines. Only 30mins from the car, ill check it out one evening
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That's a good report. I have been out twice the last week and have noticed that the stags have disappeared off the fringes and grass. It happens every year. They go down deeper into the native and appear again after the roar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boaraxa
Amping for Friday, heading into the mountains for four days looking for whatever we can find. Similar country to where I shot my big 10 and Jamie his 14 last year so hopefully find something else of similar quality and age.
I definitely know there is 2 old stags in there as I have let them walk in the last 3 years and they were mature when I first saw them :thumbsup:
@JoshC so this is the year then! Grace period for those two are over I guess. Good luck looking foreword to the report:thumbsup: oh and stay safe:)Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
Hmm don't know. This trip will be more for a couple of mates I'm taking than myself. I'm going to take my bow instead of a rifle this time I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
Are they that old:P you can take them out with your bow in the predestination zone:XD:
Starting to resurface after 2 months low key
No trophy - but not bad for Sounds
Hot off the GPRS Cam
Note the Temp - brrr
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Now you can't get more handy than that right on the tack edge just back the truck up:thumbsup: was that rear view vision cam @Sarvo better get him quick as he is in the predestination zone:XD:
13-17 March...S I K A....here...
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Hard looking country @Tahr , do you find feed sit and wait or drift along glassing screes ?
I hunt the ridges and spurs moving quite a bit and glassing into the fringes and bush during the day, and night and evenings glass the best feed areas around the scree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boaraxa
Over the main ridge there is some good Beech so I hunt that during the day too.
No - I don't think my Polaris Ute would get over that terrain
I got/getting too lazy for that Tahr - you doing well for a "pre" pensioner like me :pacman:
Don't imagine we gunna meet up in the Cardiac Ward :thumbsup:
Post pensioner perhaps
My sincere apologiesQuote:
Originally Posted by MSL
Thought Tahr was my age :mouse:
1948Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarvo
1st top mission for me in while.
not looking forward to the climb in will def clear out some cobwebs from my lungs
I'm away same dates as Tahr in March. Was going to go over some familiar territory but after Greg Duley put it on TV this week.....:D Anyway plenty of country up there ;)
