Now its got to be one of two things either there rather a long way off......or you have the shakes so bad;)Quote:
Originally Posted by High Country Boy
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Now its got to be one of two things either there rather a long way off......or you have the shakes so bad;)Quote:
Originally Posted by High Country Boy
We heard a roar yesterday, south-eastern Ruahines, very early, but it always seems to kick off quite early there - will be underway properly in a couple of weeks. It's dry up there. Wallows are all dry.
Horrible photo I know... Used phone e to take photo on sx50 from trail cam card.....Attachment 131569
Nice buck be good to run into him during the rut.
Yep, still need a week or two by the looks of the tinesQuote:
Originally Posted by Mooseman
Attachment 131583 this guy needs another year or two
More likely to get a bullet or two with all the trophy velvet hunters out there nowadays. Would be great to see grow out and be taken in natural antler. Very nice pic indeed.
i rekon he had the shakes :P :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
@Hunteast thats true, an sort of sad to see the Race now in new zealand, an of course by race, i mean Race to Upload on Youtube!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunteast
Absolute nothing better than Hard Natural Antler
Likely he will be shot before his prime, in an area which gets a lot of pressure, he is safe on one side of the road.... Plenty of others animals around if folks are meat hunting
Have you eaten all those cakes yet @223nut ?
Burp.... Nah lost 10kg so far this summer!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
So all you where doing was sniffing the rappers.....now thats no way to treat that carbion footprint:XD:
RighteaO fallas JoshC Heard- two roaring yesterday how’s it heating up for the rest of you?
A few days into a hunt now. Get reception when at the top of a big hill[emoji16]
Heard a few half hearted roars. Seen a lot of deer but struggled to find any stags. When I did find some they were all in a a small area together. Seen a cracker that I hope to find again.
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Heard @dannyb has seen something..... Awaiting photos
Attachment 132320Quote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
No roar hunt for me this year but managed to take this nice 10 pointer at 409 yards this morning, some good eating he was in top condition with a good inch of fat all over.
Nice looking stag Danny, good bit of meat for the freezer alright.
Man that recon paid off:thumbsup: @dannyb
Farm stags are roaring hard out in south Auckland
Dry conditions have made hunting hard up this way, seen a few animals over the last few days. Couple stags hanging with the hinds strutting there stuff ready to go. Stil alot of stags mobbed up
@dannyb nice looking stag, Danny i just started another thread if you want to put up your pic would be greatQuote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
Heading into pureora on Saturday Foran overnighter,weather looks average but hoping to hear something other than other. Hunters!
I personally haven't heard anything but, mates have heard some Sika single calling.
No reports as yet of roaring stags around here. Considering i saw 7 deer last weekend, no stags in sight or sign of any.
Heading out this weekend before things heat up. Been up the kaimais a few times over the past few weeks and haven’t seen or heard anything, they can probably hear me puffing from a mile away.
They are roaring on the farm over the river from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chelsea
I did a quick overnighter in Leithen Bush earlier in the week, up on the Block 2 and 3 tops.
There was a good number of hinds, fawns and yearlings out and about in the morning and evening, only 3 stags seen and they were young 6 and 8 pointers so I left them in peace... no roaring or any sign of mature stags yet.
The block is looking bloody good, lots of feed around and all the animals looked in great condition. Hope everyone has a safe and successful roar.
How’s the rest of you getting on?
Looks like it’s going to be an early one!:)
Just a heads up from over here, we are having a very early season. Flowers out a month before they should be. Ducks and other birds already paired up and nesting:wtfsmilie:
So I’d guess that would mean the hinds might just circle early as well.
Good luck stay save and keep the reports coming in:thumbsup:
Not much noise from the deer farm down the road, but my plum tree is flowering so it must be spring not autumn.
Yep it is all fucked up. I saw a goose with some very young goslings a couple of days ago.
Wasn't sure where to put this but thought id put it here as there are probably a few of you following this thread.
I am just heading home from nelson lakes (rotoroa) was meant to still be there but have been chased out by the wasps its next level up there at the moment. They are currently fixated on protein, making them very dangerous for us hunters.
I came across the remains of a deer maybe a week or so old and it had to be seen to be believed.
There were several thousand wasps on and around it, the whole thing was a seathing mess of yellow and black.
If you are planning on heading that way at the very least take a can of fly spray but that may not be enough.
Be very careful as things could go south fast while dressing or carrying an animal.
PS : No roars were heard.
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They (hot arse's) must be all up there then - at this point in time we have no Wasps here which is odd for mid MarchQuote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
PS
I bet there were no fly's on that carcass !!
One thing we liked about wasps back in the Veni selling days was they sure kept the Blow Fly's away
Looked over a few stags last night. Got in to one within 50m but wasn't the stag i thought he was. Seen what to be a good stag but was out of light to close the distance,wasn't worth the shot in the wind with out a closer inspection. Really to scared to shoot it just in case the forum didn't approve.:P
Heard a stag let out couple moans below me in the bush but was to hard to pin down with the wind blowing.
Still a lot of stags out feeding trying to put on condition, by next weekend they will be into same time as the last years
Nice going bigbear good luck for next time
Seen quite a few stag but nothing worth hanging on the wall, mostly smashing goats over 63 in 4 days. The dog put me onto 3 stags yesterday and shot a shitty 9 pointer with no bey tines. Heard 1 roar last night and 6 different so tonight as I type this up on my phone.
was the same down coast a little at ikimatua....we killed 7 nests in less than 200 yards of a dry ridge....scary numbers of them around....take care out there folks,someone falling over and breaking a leg with blood around has just about got to be fatal with them numbers of wasps around,so aggressive its scary.Quote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
@Sideshow my luck might have run out. Went out sat arvo and seen not a bad stag mature might even been going backwards, carried on along the ridge with the option of a better inspection latter that evening. Only gone half hour when i spotted a good stag sitting down under a tree . watched it for a good hour and decided it was a shooter and thats when it went pear shape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
I heard the thud and seen it roll over and legs kick in the air, next minute it was up and gone. Seen it going over the ridge 20m above with a few other deer. Went over to where it was and couldn't find any blood. Wasn't worth going back with my dog as to many other scents around. Will be back in the same area over the next few weeks so i will keep on looking. First animal i have lost in a while and keep on playing it over and over in my head:(
I know the feeling, its rude!Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
Looks like clements road will be a no go this government announced all gatherings of 500 or more people is to be canceled
