Mate that is an awesome looking head, will there be a full report?
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Great pics and good success. Go you!
I've always been a bit agin hunting comps. Have always thought that they vacuum up a lot of handy animals for the sake of winning rather than the pleasure of the hunt. But that's a personal thing and I'm not judging.
I am judging here though Dougie. Like everyone Im wrapped to see you getting success and making a career out of writing. But keep your feet on the ground eh, and don't become too enamored by the the privileged pozzy, bullshit talking, and nasty life of the so called modern day "professionals" (a.k.a magazine writers, game preserve hunters and their hyped associates). Instead, take your best pleasure from being an ordinary hunter doing ordinary things well. That way you will derive maximum satisfaction, maintain your self respect and the respect of others.
Yeah, that was pretty damned judgmental, eh.
I agree regarding hunting comps.
Hate them with a passion. Full of cheats that have lost all respect for the animals.
Hunting is not and should never be a competition.
Fosters stupid bravado ethics in the younger generation imo, as well.
Kids varmint comps I like as it gets kids involved early and a few pesties cleaned up for farmers.
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Those black antlers are cool JoshC awesome beast.
Thanks @Tahr, contribute away! As I'm sure you know I have a lot of respect for you and am glad to have your continuing support and help.
Honestly the boys were laughing at me just being so over the moon that I has seen the deer first. I'm not a BAD spotter but I tend to hang out with people who are brilliant so never see the bambis first. So I was super chuffed to see this guy from so far away and then get to whack him over too!
I hope your comment is general though and I haven't done something specific to spark a response. I'm loving getting out there and really see every opportunity as a real privilege.
And I haven't forgotten my roots :)
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Private block?@Dougie
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Wow scarey being shot at !! Everybodies out there doin it ..
Tell me I got that wrong though "private block shooting" to enter a hunting comp ?
Nah I ve misinterpreted that I m sure ?
Doesn't count imo
I shoot lots of paddock deer to full the freezer, help young guys get there first etc.
But it's more shooting than hunting, don't get me wrong it's still not easy.
Public land deer in the back of beyond is what really spins my wheels and always will.
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The comps here would be empty if you weren't allowed to enter farm animals haha
I don't care about them anyway because I'm not a hunting comp person myself. I do it for my own buzz
I was determined to get a stag this year but my backs put me out of a camp in trip and a couple of day hunts these holidays already. Pissed off as. One mate has a 10 point fallow another one has a 12 point red another as well has a 12 point red my brother and his mate got a small 6 and a video of a 10pointer they roared up on public land which was cool. Would have been cooler if he left the 6 but they brought the meat back which is good. Tin ass ot a 80lb sow too not often we run into pigs on public land wihout dogs. Another mate went diving and got a 2.5kg cray too. All the boys are out doing shit which is mean as. Ahh well got next week and my back seems to be coming right though still not too good. Not sure if I wanna risk huntin just yet and stuff it up again.
Fuck I can ramble on like a old prick cant I
Yeah. I've always been of that opinion. Pre-atharitis, blood disease and ageing...that was. So my balance of those priorities has been changing a little. :) I draw the line at paying anyone though.
But that is still the priority that I think young hunters should hold onto; successful public land hunting rather than relying on a network of other people and their private posies.
When you are my age you sort of get an exemption certificate along with the Super Gold card. I still do some pretty hard out public land hunting though, just not as much.
Love the honesty of Brads, Tahr & Toby....i got into hunting at the ripe old age of 55 for the challenge and the adventure of bush hunting.......a paddock deer would mean fuck all to me except food.....im not bagging anybody down....just my 2c....
Know exactly where you are at @Toby. I'm in the same position. Mates out hunting and fishing while I'm still at least a month away from getting back in the hills.
B-rad got shot at up hicks bay way @Toby four .270 shots on easter weekend. The boys went around to where the joker was shooting from his truck and found the cases. Why anyone would shoot at another person is beyond me, it even puts the shits up me when jokers lean on their rifle and rest their hands over the muzzle!
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Were they really shooting at him,? 4 shots without a hit is pretty bad even for a 270.
Not a case of poor choice of sighting in area?
Good grief. If I believed I had been deliberately shot at once, let alone 4 times, I would have been straight to the police. Did they?
Roar pics thread guys, not shooting at each other thread.... :)
I hope they took the cases to the police for finger printing?
Welcome Dorma great first post:thumbsup:
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Im seeing a pattern with your deer pics dougie with them sticking their tongues out?
Snee Road red:ORLY:
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Didn't realise snee rd was a deer farm Dundee, you have been there how many times without a deer?:thumbsup:
@Dundee. 2 things i see wrong with this. 1, Pic has not been centred very well (although becoming a trend) 2, still looks to be a wee way from making it into the chiller on account it is still walking!!
All the same nice animal
Hamish
Probably one still running from BC
Dannevirke Domain?
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As soon as they had stripped their velvet, the deer around my part of Snee Rd disappeared. I've seen a few Fallow since, but not a single red stag. Nor heard a roar.
It's starting to look like I need to go further into the spooky wet bush.
It's quite usual. Every roar they all clear off from the scrub fringe and into the bush. I will see them again feeding up in May.
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