Thread: Spotted a good stag - will he still be there next week?

Spent a couple days in Spot X on the weekend and spotted a shooter stag. Put the stalk in but he gave us the slip. Looking to return this weekend for a 2nd shot at him.
Is it reasonable to expect him to remain in the same catchment, or even same localised area? FYI we didn't spook him on the stalk, think he just slipped back into the bush to park up for the day before we could get within range.
I would assume he'll be around given it's post rut and he probably won't want to wander too far. Just keen to hear other peoples experience with this.

was he there because of hinds being there or was he there because it was a good feed area - they will always be there if its a good feed area and more so if its a nice quiet spot

tell me exactly where and I'll check on him mid week for you

no one knows but worth a try.

Depends on if any other hunters get in there this week too.

Well you wont know if you dont try

If you don't go back, he'll definitely be there.
If you do go back, then he's probably gone.
Hope that helped

Originally Posted by Ned

If you don't go back, he'll definitely be there.
If you do go back, then he's probably gone.
Hope that helped

absolute words of wisdom

I think the only rhyme or reason with deer or any animal for that matter, is pressure and food...
Hunt the place like you're expecting him to be there but realize that he's probably gone

If the weather has been good for hunters,he might not be there.
If the weather has been shit for hunters,good chance he will be there.

In the words of the prophet. "Yeah, Yeah, Nah."

We're heading back in anyway, was just hoping for some reassurance we wouldn't be wasting our time. Based on the recent weather etc, I would say he would remain relatively undisturbed. Fingers crossed

What species?


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Originally Posted by jpurdon

We're heading back in anyway, was just hoping for some reassurance we wouldn't be wasting our time. Based on the recent weather etc, I would say he would remain relatively undisturbed. Fingers crossed

We will be waiting for staggy photos.Good luck.

If there are plenty of hinds in residence then he'll probably hang around. If not he'll be very transient, moving around a large area. This is normal for stags to cover wide areas in search of cycling hinds.

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