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Out Pohangina overnight on Tuesday night. Stayed up at around 950m. On walk back out the following morning I heard my first roar. Struck a primal kinda of adrenaline hit. Unfortunately I had a meet up I had to get to and a couple other blokes had already heard it and were planning on hunting down the gulley and I didn’t want to risk bumping into each other.
Another 300 or so down the track I though I heard a couple more but there weren’t as clear as the first one.
Just got back from a look around.
Only heard distant farm stags going.
Roared up a little 2 Yr old. He didn't stink.
Pretty quiet.
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You should move further away from the fence :DQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
I thought a km or 2 across a lake was far enough. [emoji16]Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
Can't hunt any creeks or rivers around here due to floods.
Should be able to cross a few creeks tomorrow.
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Good intel there, know where you hunt now ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Ya reckon? [emoji16]Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
Looking after a nice couple from the states. Bowhunters so just looking for a reasonably mature stag.
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Had a stag going quite well in the last hour. He was pretty safe because there was a big swamp between us and he wouldn't budge.
Big mish tomorrow. If no luck there we might go and get wet.
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Very happy American this morning.
We passed up a young stag early and snuck in on another roaring well.
He pulled off a front on neck shot with his bow at 10 yrs.
Deer still went 100yrds before we found him.
5 Yr old smallish head 8pt. Huge body. Easy 110-120kgs gutted and fat as.
Might be able to get out for a hunt for myself in the next few days.
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Hah. I'm sitting up on the tips above my usual area looking out to where you have been. Nothing at all up here not even a cham today. Will stay the night and see what happens next dark...Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
They didn't roar till we got them going.Quote:
Originally Posted by K95
Climbed up onto a terrace, hit some rubs and wallows and was lucky with the wind. Thought it was going to be a bust but once we got within a 100 yrds they started.
2 stags roared very well but not what I would call wound up even when we got close.
Didn't smell anything in the wallows.
Just starting imo.
I will post pick once I have permission from the hunter. Never seen a stag at this time of year in such good nic.
Inch of fat on his back steaks.
Gunna turn them into bacon[emoji106]
Got a laugh out of the hunter. He said he thought we were stalking some kind of monster as he has never heard a red roar so close before. Oh and he says we can stuff supplejack up our asses[emoji16]
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Picked up reloads yesterday.
Poke some holes in paper on Saturday then into it the following weekend.
No chance of a recon so hope we get it right
Remember this oneQuote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
Used it on 3 deer this roar and a few others over the year
Can’t fault it at all. Wish it got a bit more use
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@JoshC nice article you wrote in Rod & Rifle vol 40 enjoyed that one!Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
How’s the Fallow bucks going and Whitetail must be warming up now?
Ok so yep its the ROARING 20s;) hows it going with looking up those spots from last year and seeing if you can sneak in a pre roar hunt and plan an attack starting now.
I have seen at lest one post on here referring to a pre roar hunt so don't even try to say that its toooooo sooon!;)
Anyway good luck and looking forward to a few posts and story's :thumbsup:
Shit man i'm still trying to get a roaring stag from last year :D
Found this chap. Needs a couple more years though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
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That's what you want @Strummer. What a cracking head that will be Edunn. I agree he needs another two or better three years. Comparing to farm deer I would put him at four years old. What were his lower tynes like for length and placement ? Interested to have @R93 's thoughtsQuote:
Originally Posted by Edunn
Brows were good, bez tines were little, trez tines were delightful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
My guesstimate from a cool 600m with a telephoto lens but no spotting scope was 5y/o. I'll be trying my best to watch him closely over the next couple of years in the hope that no one else shoots him before he's ready.
Hard to make an accurate assesment from that pic for me but he appears to have everything going on, nice looking animal. Good work Edunn[emoji106]
Its bloody good to see pics of promising animals being left to mature by hunters on this forum.
Hope you catch up to him again when he is at his full potential mate.
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So do I mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Here's another one that I'm saving for 2024-ish.
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Bloody hell hope he makes it.......what neck of the woods are you in again? Might just have to visit it in 2024:thumbsup::XD:
The big 17 point through back red we got on camera over the last three years has turned up again on camera, looking at his head this year he has improved well, it seems a lot of the small points have gone and he has 8 on one side and 6 on the other. We think he is around 6 years old but could be older.
Got a photo @Mooseman please :)
Pics !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mooseman
Brother in law has them at the moment I will see if he can send some through and then I will post them.
Ok got some pic's from Beeman, first is the stag in November then again on 19th Dec , you can see the growth in the tops. The third is of a nice wide 9 pointer taken at the same camera. For the area the bigger stag is pretty good.Attachment 127693Attachment 127694Attachment 127695
Wow
He’s coming along:thumbsup:
Just came back from Romanian. Bloody hell do they have some good blood stock in there mountains.
Pick me up, when are we going! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mooseman
They look like rippers!
that nine mooseman is gonna be the one in a year or 2.
Yes he should be a good one, especially if he grows a few more points. I think once they are at this age they have developed the shape and number of points and as they age they tend to get heavier timber and a bit more length and spread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yesmate
I may be wrong but time will tell.
I've located a few nice Sika stags, a promising young 6 pointer and another with very good length but was unable to count points, also a few average ones too.
Anyone else been seeing some big boys that show promise?
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Couple more public land big boys I’ve run into in the past couple weeks
Quality of pictures is a good indicator as to why I haven’t caught up with them
HCB,
Nice animals, they look very promising and good to see on public lands. That's got to get you wanting to go back every time you arrive home!
Certainly does, had this weekends trip jacked up within hours of being backQuote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
Nice stags HCB, good luck in catching up with them.
Thanks mate, the one with velvet is in a ballot block and I don’t have time to get back so see how he goes, and the other one I might not get back either before he retreats to the bush and he was certainly not where I’d go chasing stags so maybe both bigger next year stagsQuote:
Originally Posted by Mooseman
lets hope they pass on thier genes if they havent already done so...
