Thread: The Roar - Let's see some photos!

That last pic. $5k worth of gear in one small heap.

303, sugar sack and box brownie camera: $100

Originally Posted by Tahr

That last pic. $5k worth of gear in one small heap.

303, sugar sack and box brownie camera: $100

Cause you still roll that stuff a Tahr


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Originally Posted by BRADS

No issues with proper hunters that use them
Was the only gun that didn't rust, the remingtons where absolutely covered in rust, the sako a little on the action and the tikka none, food for thought.
Best roar trip ever.
I hate unpacking ..........


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Good to see a totally unbiased report on the gear @BRADS

Out last night after 10 days in Fiordland. Plenty of deer seen, a bit of roaring action, nice young stags/bulls about and a bloody good adventure overall. No shots fired, nothing old enough or big enough.

Here's just a few pics of many;













JoshC.

Wow! Love that second pick Josh You wanna go lil man

Amazing deer pictures JoshC!

I would have found it difficult not shooting that beauty stag in the left in the second picture! Looks like he is about to open a can of whoop ass too!

Originally Posted by Bryan

Amazing deer pictures JoshC!

I would have found it difficult not shooting that beauty stag in the left in the second picture! Looks like he is about to open a can of whoop ass too!

Cheers Bryan. We watched him for a few days servicing his hinds/cows, and came to the conclusion he was only around 4 years old so left him for another hunter (HOPEFULLY) in two more years at least. Sad to say that if the next lot hunt that valley properly they will see him and might not think like us. So many good stags get shot way before their prime, this guy is a classic example of a potential trophy needing one or two more years.

Funny about the whoop ass thing too, the ten on the skyline actually came over from the next watershed a few days into our trip and eventually gave this good stag a tong up and stole his hinds/cows! He was by far the dominant/most mature bull we saw in the valley, although wasn't sporting the most impressive rack. He snuck around in the shadows waiting to pounce. Was classic viewing.

Awesome Josh thanks for sharing.


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Awesome Pictures!! Left hand second picture looks like a beaut, would be awesome if he is still in the same spot for you next year or three!!

Originally Posted by BRADS

Cause you still roll that stuff a Tahr


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But he didnt mention the 3 Bark River knives he takes LOL

Dont ever go on a trip with the Cottrill boys unless you are prepared to have at least 1 new thing for the trip LOL

Hamish

Cheers josh, cant wait to see some more pictures

Originally Posted by JoshC

Cheers Bryan. We watched him for a few days servicing his hinds/cows, and came to the conclusion he was only around 4 years old so left him for another hunter (HOPEFULLY) in two more years at least. Sad to say that if the next lot hunt that valley properly they will see him and might not think like us. So many good stags get shot way before their prime, this guy is a classic example of a potential trophy needing one or two more years.

Funny about the whoop ass thing too, the ten on the skyline actually came over from the next watershed a few days into our trip and eventually gave this good stag a tong up and stole his hinds/cows! He was by far the dominant/most mature bull we saw in the valley, although wasn't sporting the most impressive rack. He snuck around in the shadows waiting to pounce. Was classic viewing.

just to add a disclaimer before the rest of my post, it is only one photo and a photo at that, I was not there and did not see it.

That stag.... he doesn't look very Wap to me, he looks mostly red with undoubtably some wap in him.

The younger stag below him looks much more strongly Wap type to me but as I said it is only one photo and I was not there.

Your thoughts Josh?

Good on you for letting him walk regardless, they don't get big any other way. Hopefully the next guy sees him the same way as you

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

just to add a disclaimer before the rest of my post, it is only one photo and a photo at that, I was not there and did not see it.

That stag.... he doesn't look very Wap to me, he looks mostly red with undoubtably some wap in him.

The younger stag below him looks much more strongly Wap type to me but as I said it is only one photo and I was not there.

Your thoughts Josh?

Just the shade of him in the photo VC. He'd only just got out of a wallow. He was very cream coloured in full sunlight.

The younger stags were probably the most wap type seen in the block, they're probably the ones targeted by the choppers. No red type spikers/young stags were seen at all.

Where my thoughts as well vc before I read the latter