Good to see Saftey First! Hard hat there for sudden braking @PerazziSC3 :O_O::XD::XD:
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Good to see Saftey First! Hard hat there for sudden braking @PerazziSC3 :O_O::XD::XD:
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Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
That 4 looks awesome mateQuote:
Originally Posted by Mohawk .308
Cool looking skin thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Mohawk .308
@Mohawk .308.
Was there much Roaring where you were?
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A good one out of the gene pool Bruce.
Ugly bugger.
That's a true character head.:D
Great looking bottle cap openerQuote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
He was huge and very old. His tusks were just little stumps. He gave me quite a run around before I shot him. Constantly on the move and just the odd roar.Quote:
Originally Posted by nor-west
I enjoy those frustrating hunts with crafty stags, keeps yah on your toes for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
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Found this old fella Tuesday night. Watched a 6 and an 8 all sharing the same patch of scrub, but this guy had the girls.
Hope he made the most of it
A few that got to live and pass on their fantastic genetics :ORLY: , average quality photos.
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Just got out of a 7 day walkabout type hunt through the middle section of the Ruahines with a couple of mates. Shot 5 stags and 2 hinds between us. The intent was to shoot a few deer and do our bit for the park while exploring some of the lesser visited country in the 1080 zone.
The first stag was the best of them, hind called him out of his wallow for my mate to shoot.
Third one, spotted him from 3 km away on the tops holding a hind in the middle of the day.
These deer were the fattest deer I’ve ever seen on public land anywhere, perhaps a sign that numbers are where they need to be in that area. Might write a report later but for now I’m off to go south for the second half of my roar.
Attachment 194319Attachment 194320First pic is tararuas animals last weekend with a mate, he got the 8 which is a real nice bush fella, the last pic is a ruahines fella from apiti area which was an awesome hunt, had my son with me and he shot a hind off a slip for his first public land long neck. then a couple of hours later as we were starting to head out up a STEEP ridge we got a moan from across the gully behind us(only roar heard for the day)so we roared back and he fired up and started going real good, there was a small slip 200 yards across that I thought he may show himself on so we found a tiny gap in the trees about 20m up from where we were and kept him roaring and sure enough he popped out just long enough to site him and I shot him as he was heading back in.Unfortunately he didn't tumble down as the slog up to him was in some real niggly bush,my boy was into it though.the walk out was very fun!with the timber and loins on deck!
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Yes, yes and yes. No more than 3yrs old and possibly a 2yr old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
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Great potential right thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
@Trout I might be rough and ugly, but at least Im experienced. And I drive a Ford. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trout
He looked magnificent when he was strutting his stuff and roaring. Great big full bellied and swollen neck aged wild NZ stag. I probably wouldn't have shot him if I had seen his poorer side antler. One of the very few deer that I had a pang of sorrow and regret over when I saw him laying there dead. A true old monarch. i've kept his antlers out of respect.
Thats very cool. Good stag, good boy, good pic!Quote:
Originally Posted by ethos
@hebe Nice. Your mate has always been up for a hikoi. I took him out for one of his first hunts. A good lad who's all grown up now.Quote:
Originally Posted by hebe
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????Quote:
Originally Posted by ethos
lovely looking stag no matter how you look at him.
Cheers MD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
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.
I’ve got a ten pointer from peripheral fiordland that is an absolute spitter for that stag. Cool to see its a genetic thing rather than fluke.Quote:
Originally Posted by ethos
Stag of the year in my opinion, given location and representative head. Absolute stunner, well done @JoshCQuote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
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Got this one right up under me with a bit of roaring 10 days ago. Too young so left him on the hoof. Hopefully he’s still around in time. Another more mature 8 in the background. Only one hind with the two stags.
Was in the Bluies over the weekend. Bloody dry in there. Only heard one croak right on dark on Sunday which would be typical. Got onto a buck 15m away with good brows and solid body but the tops were still too small but coming along. Still too young so left him to it.
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Been hitting the hills hard lately and seen plenty of animals and heard heaps roaring, probably my best roar to date. On the weekend I got myself between two roaring stags and managed to get quite a bit of footage of this guy in and around a wallow before the 7mmRM had its way. An older boy that was probably past his best. I like the character of the head, not a monster, quite heavy and a great reminder of the 2022 roar.
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Has been a cracker roar so far chasing the japs, they have been going nuts. New PB stag for me, roared up and shot at 4m. Doesn't get anymore exciting than that.
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Second half of my roar, went down to Southland for a few days in some old spots of mine.. and secured the stag of my lifetime thus far.
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Stunner!Quote:
Originally Posted by mawzer308
Lovely Stag, congratulationsQuote:
Originally Posted by hebe
We went way down South this year to try a couple of new places, first trip was fantastic, great weather and plenty of animals seen. Second trip was cold & windy but still had a good time.
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beautiful head...now question for you knowledgeable folks.....that will score X amount as a fourteen...now if the say inner two top tines werent there...it would score as a twelve obviously BUT would the shorter measurement doubled be more than the 2x the 2 short tines????
eg would the top 6th tine be measurement of...8-9" giving 16-18 points VS 1 1/2" X2=3 AND 2X2"=4 plus the 3 total for top 16 VS 7
or does the top score as a fourteen give the 8-9" to one tine and the other one start/end measurement off it so would be 1 1/2-2"???
the douglas score question on other thread has my mind working it out...as bugger all info online about how to do the actual measurements.
I took a friend out for a hunt and he got a nice little representative Fallow.
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A quick look this morning to find this very even 12.
Shot at 330 yards
Congrats, very nice SikaQuote:
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