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Went into the Tararuas the last two days, very very quiet... Didn't hear any roars the whole time, about an hour off the track found some good sign and a recently used wallow but then the weather turned to shit and we had to come out. Looks like the roars over until next year! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/28/ydupyzyt.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/28/e8udubag.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/28/2uquvyvy.jpg
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Heard 3 roars 5 mins apart then nothing end of march and not one since.
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Was near a dear farm yesterday and just after 5pm the stags were roaring well.
Only heard one yesty but the 22nd of April was going off.
Son up near Whakatane hasn't heard any.
And no one believes that NZ is over hunted and that 1080 really kills everything?
Farmed deer generally start earlier and carry on later than deer in the wild. This is mostly because the stags are close to big herds of hinds not all of which will fall pregnant of the first pass through so those that don't will continue to cycle and excite the stags in close proximity until they do fall pregnant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt2308
The same happens in the wild but to a lesser degree as the stags are holding and covering fewer hinds.
Its been shit as here. Been told of the odd roar here and there this year. They went hard for 3 days on one mates farm but on another mates farm nothing has been heard all roar. He did shoot a stag but just no roaring. Really quiet its gay
I shot my 11pointer on the 17th of this month, heard a few roars that afternoon and evening, but nothing on the morning i shot him. Mate was telling me it was a bit late to start so thought it might go on a bit longer but seems very hit and miss from what I hear on here and other guys
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Put up three red stags this morning all bedded together. Hinds well away from them
I had last been in this spot in the tararuas about ten years ago and remember there being lots of roars and we had a real close encounter and a near miss. This time I saw heaps and heaps of game trails but fuck all sign, something had passed through but a few days ago and the good sign I found took an hours hard graft. Must be either 1080 or just shot out eh... Real bugger.Quote:
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Can still get the reds to roar here in the kawekas, but they are silent unless provoked.
Sika still roaring very well
Spent the last week in Tataraakina 22nd-27th April and they are still roaring in there
Sika still roaring Kaimanawa Rd . PM if you want directions of two deer
Go alright? Mates saw heaps, got 1Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Bastard
Nothing heard in the Kaimais on Saturday. Spent the whole day up there balls deep in shit (SJ etc). Lots of sign, plenty of trails getting use, and found a clearing and a few feeding areas. Fly camp required soon me thinks.
We saw 20-25 animals between us ,bought home a 7 and a 6 and three hinds ,great trip was had by all
Fuck this new marriage bills probably screwed it? Gay stags, what next? Tobys maybe right
Didnt hear alot of action considering i went out from march to end of april here and there. Only heard two stags roar that i didnt have to provoke first to get them to roar. Havnt heard a sound for 3 weeks .The my ten pointer i got two weeks ago didnt roar and week before when i saw him he was silent even thou a 4 pointer was roaring and answering me 200m down the hill where he was. I say its over around here .
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Where about's roughly? North island, South island?
Tim
Mate just came back from gizzy way, said he got four animals and they were still roaring. Guess it depends where in the country u r eh???
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Yep,sure does and also how many hinds are still in oestrous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac
Right on its as simple as that:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
Unfortunately most don't understand this and say it's two hot, cold,windy,they are all shot,none here..........
Once the hinds in the area you hunt have had a shag the only thing you'll here is your footsteps.
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You sound like a seventies hippy BRADS.Quote:
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Ahh the birds and the bees speach:):D
I can help here. North Island :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sniper
Was like a deserted highway. Game trails like a labyrinth but no sign at all, just one lonely stag passing through a long time ago from what we could find until we did a long slog inwards.
Not in the kaka corridor, didn't even bother going anywhere near there. Used to hunt that area a lot on the wairarapa side in the early days, remember about ten years ago sitting on a ridge by totara flats at 5am watching the shapes of dear slowly emerge from the most and gloom... Was magic. Imagine that's all long gone now. Not sure what the answer to much needed pest control is but blanket poisoning everything doesn't seem very clean and green. If we could trust people to take in 22's and not kill bird life then that would be a start, the only living thing I saw was a bloody big black possum. Wanted to send him a 150g soft point present at 2,700 ft/sec but didn't want to stuff up the chances of my morning stalk...
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That was in Tataraakina ,Nth Island Sniper
Lone farm stag still roaring but I guess that doesn't count. Still heard a few sika in the Kaimanawas on an overnight trip on wednesday/thursday.