Thread: Ideas for a successful early roar hunt

Last time it was sitting in one spot and we just missed out on one moving around because it came from behind us. No roaring by us. They all shut up at first light, which was frustrating. The ones we saw were on the way back to camp after dark.

On public land in the foothills of the Tararuas (bush) where there are stags and hinds year round.

I've got close to a stag by hitting a manuka stick on a tree ( swirly wind lost me that one). I now have an antler to use. If I do roar this year I'll aim for weak groans every 30 minutes or so when I'm close, but not keen on attracting other hunters!

I have some beach feet to use for stalking, but the guy I'm going with won't be sneaky enough for the close stuff.

What I'm taking away is get as close as possible in the dark, then try to pinpoint by shooting light.

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