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Originally Posted by Shearer
You’re a lucky man Bos . Can’t wish for more than that. Well done to the young man.
Any more post to get the rest of us out of the house?:XD:
Not my handiwork, but someone shot this young 11 pointer in the shoulder and then left him to rot on the river flats :-(
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or shot it and didnt follow up to see if it was hit.
Wide open flats, hit hard, can't see how you'd lose him...but I guess we can give them the benefit of the doubt? Sad waste anyway.
Did it have a bullet wound? Are you sure it didn’t die from natural causes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Bullet wound in front shoulder, shoulder joint stuffed. Can't imagine it went far.
(Bit of context is there are a few clowns spotlighting from trucks in there.)
waste...waste ...waste.... all that steak n mince left for the maggots n pigs....
Yep be an inexperienced thermaller or spot lighter.
A big waste for sure.
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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Solid timber on that fella!Quote:
Originally Posted by 308bob
First Stag for my boy. :cool:
Whirinaki.
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That stag immediately knew there was a new alpha in the forest. Tremendous haircut. Well done young fella.
that mullet is as deadly as his shooting!
Mullet level: Expert
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!!!!
2 Trophys for the price of one:thumbsup:
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
Got my first solo roar stag. Pretty happy with this fella!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...01b1279adc.jpg
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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!
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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.
LIFE IS GREAT.
congrats @JoshC, well earned trophy. 11km/day in that country is some undertaking. Great to see the quality of wild gene pool is still out there.
He's a big old fella, congrats. Great pearling, I hope there isnt a lone pine tree on that face half way along and half way down ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Reloader75
Wow. Thats a wonderful head and an equally wonderful effort put in to secure it. And a great pic too. Well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
That is awesome and a beautiful stag and also an excellent shot there at free hand.Quote:
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Well deserved. I've gone green with envy.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
Thankfully a WARO heli didn't unceremoniously sling that one out.
That photo in itself is a trophy @JoshC !!
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A couple of Ruahine stags, both shot sub 15 metres. Certainly aren't trophies but still fun all the same.
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Good on ya @TLB looks like your having fun.
Wont get much her untill July when the Roe rut starts.
A character shot at 8m
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Wow that near side antl would make a cool head for a walking stick:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
is that a very small skinny stag or are antlers,deformed as they may be,on the large side???
Shot this one at 400 yards on first light.
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That's a wrap on the red roar for me.
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Thats an impressive line up alright be good to see the line up of bucks.Quote:
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Now off to fiordland for 3rd period
