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Thread: Stags & Bucks 2022

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    Yep be an inexperienced thermaller or spot lighter.
    A big waste for sure.
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    My Sister has just got her FAL so was keen to get out for her first roar hunt. As we walked up the hill in the dark we could hear this bloke roaring. Had to wait till it got light enough to see clearly. Little sis pulled of a perfect shot at 215m to drop him before he returned to cover. Not bad for a first stag.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 308bob View Post
    Overnighter in ruahines nice fat 10
    Solid timber on that fella!

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    First Stag for my boy.
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    That stag immediately knew there was a new alpha in the forest. Tremendous haircut. Well done young fella.

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    that mullet is as deadly as his shooting!
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    Mullet level: Expert

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    if I was to dig around in photo albums,I could find photo of myself at similar age with mullet hairdo wearing a great coat of all things,holding my first stags antlers....
    keeps the sun off the back of your neck.
    tell you one thing though,when bit of hair gets between buttplate and shoulder it gives it an almighty yank!!!!
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    Stags & Bucks 2022

    Six days of perfect weather, stags roaring well, worked bloody hard - averaging 11km per day and after passing up several stags during the week, I caught this guy out sneaking across the clearing right on dark 10 minutes from our camping spot that night. He looked mighty on the hoof, and when I roared to stop him before he went into the bush, he went mental. For the first time in years I got some serious buck fever. With no rest available I settled myself down and dropped him with a neck shot at 135m. Tenth roar trip to the West Coast, so maybe it’s fitting that I shot this lovely old stag? Perfectly even 12, just shy of 40x40 but I’ll take it, and will probably put him on the wall. Safe to say he’s probably as pure original genetics as one could hope for. Best stag I’ve seen and managed to bring home from South Westland/Main Divide in 70+ days hunting over there. Had some of his back steak last night for tea…delicious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshC View Post
    Six days of perfect weather, stags roaring well, worked bloody hard - averaging 11km per day and after passing up several stags during the week, I caught this guy out sneaking across the clearing right on dark 10 minutes from our camping spot that night. He looked mighty on the hoof, and when I roared to stop him before he went into the bush, he went mental. For the first time in years I got some serious buck fever. With no rest available I settled myself down and dropped him with a neck shot at 135m. Tenth roar trip to the West Coast, so maybe it’s fitting that I shot this lovely old stag? Perfectly even 12, just shy of 40x40 but I’ll take it, and will probably put him on the wall. Safe to say he’s probably as pure original genetics as one could hope for. Best stag I’ve seen and managed to bring home from South Westland/Main Divide in 70+ days hunting over there. Had some of his back steak last night for tea…delicious.




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    Congratulations, he looks awesome. Sounds like well earned!
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    Got my first solo roar stag. Pretty happy with this fella!



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    @JoshC bloody hell mate you don’t half pull some rippers off of public land. Well done you are right to be happy with that effort!cheers for posting hope you have an enjoyable rest of roar and lead up to opening weekends!
    Quote Originally Posted by JoshC View Post
    Six days of perfect weather, stags roaring well, worked bloody hard - averaging 11km per day and after passing up several stags during the week, I caught this guy out sneaking across the clearing right on dark 10 minutes from our camping spot that night. He looked mighty on the hoof, and when I roared to stop him before he went into the bush, he went mental. For the first time in years I got some serious buck fever. With no rest available I settled myself down and dropped him with a neck shot at 135m. Tenth roar trip to the West Coast, so maybe it’s fitting that I shot this lovely old stag? Perfectly even 12, just shy of 40x40 but I’ll take it, and will probably put him on the wall. Safe to say he’s probably as pure original genetics as one could hope for. Best stag I’ve seen and managed to bring home from South Westland/Main Divide in 70+ days hunting over there. Had some of his back steak last night for tea…delicious.

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    @JoshC that is a ripper of a stag alright....and your photo is pretty good too,cant quite see the tops on near side but the rest of it looks VERY even,sure it will score well.

    I sat on a ridge last evening yaking to RUMPY on cellphone,I had a tidy 9-10 about 250 yards below me with couple of hinds,a smaller 8 about 100 yards away giving me the stink eye,he knew I was there but didnt know what story was,both roaring well. Just as got off phone I noticed a bull thar about 150 yards away too on bush edge between the two noisy stags.....for a minute I wondered if I had already died and had somehow bypasses the pearly gates....just sat and took it all in for a few minutes before,popping quietly back over ridge top out of view and wandering homeward leaving them to it.
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