Thread: Stags & Bucks 2022

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

unusual 12 indeed it is....got the double tops normally seen on a 14 but one missing each side lower down...and spots on coat too.... did you or the young fella squeaze trigger on him????
lovely looking stag no matter how you look at him.

Cheers MD.
Executioner was me.
This is public land and ethos junior (11 y o ) in the pic walked more than 2 hours with a pack after a long drive before this guy fired up near dark as we pitched a tent.
Young fella then stalked in with me, he was shaking with excitement as we closed the gap.
Such a cool hunt, he got to see it all (except the stag before the shot), when to roar and when not to (99% not on this hunt) gaining height, using the wind and closing the deal.
Such a great learner- he was timing his movements to the stags roaring when he noticed I was doing the same. Proud dad moments eh.
Yeah stag is decent for a peripheral fiordland bush animal (I’m stoked with him as a trophy for a great hunt) and the spots are unusual, big mature bodied animal still has good fat reserves. I should be better at ageing but to me he’s mature and thinking about going back, there is a weird possible 13th point at back of antler low down near bey tine line.
He was roaring well.