Thats got some big paddles there Brad,nice.
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Thats got some big paddles there Brad,nice.
That’s a very solid look buck @brad did you age him?
Any more pics of the head?
Well done you have to be happy with that!
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First and last stag for me for a while owing to being a very new dad. I’d written off hunting for at least four or five months in my head but when a mate asked if I wanted to go for a walk with him the mrs told me to go for it.
A bizarre looking animal but easily the biggest bodied animal i’ve shot. He came in to a roar, covered a lot of distance to have a look but never roared back.
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just a young fulla.
Not pizzled up at all.
that rifle looks like an awesome bush gun.what is it?
its a .223 howa in one of wingmans stocks/chassis..there is whole thread on them.
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Lewis pass old boy, 13 points if you count the nubs. Coronets hard down on the skull and teeth were falling out in lower jaw, very average condition for early roar
that has beauty all of its own,well done that man.
Got the Winchester 94 dirty 30 blooded today on a Pureora bush stag!Attachment 219780
Cunning bugger took a bit of sussing out in the native
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Old 8 pointer from last week, roaring and chasing hinds went 39 longAttachment 219834
Hard work in the wind this morning, cold and loud.
Tracked him down the old battler holding a heap of hinds in the native.
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One from this morning, kept the cape for a mate to use.
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A dirty old 8. wasn't very sporting of me, shot him at 670m to test the eldms as I've just changed to them. Stood for 3 seconds then croaked it.
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One a day. How long can you keep this up?
I'm having the weekend off stags to chase hogs so nothing till next week unfortunately
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Shot the top stag this morning been after it for over a month.
My son has had bolt closed on him twice for him to walk off or go behind a tree. Unfortunately son didn't come this morning. Seen him couple times in Velvet. Older stag maybe 8ish in very poor condition been working very hard. took the cape from him.
Quick measure 40inch long 38 wide
thats the 2nd 12 with the double tops we have seen on here in last few years...very nice stags,both of them,that botton stag doesnt look shabby at all either,would be very proud of that one indeed.
Bigbear that bottom stag is an absolute ripper!
Nice stag in lower photo.
Well done.
Good work @bigbear, i know the effort you put in to the top one was massive, well earnt.
@hebe is right first seen this on 1st JAN. Hes been living in a little native block and coming out on to the grass. As i said i have tried my hardest to get this stag for my son. The last couple weeks i tracked him down to see him in a broken bush gully over the boundary fence and given up on seeing him again. Been in there for a couple of weeks with a heap of hinds. This morning i went out that way and happen to be pushed back in to our place.
Had a good sleep in the chair after lunch:)
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Young Nelson 8 pointer. I had two roaring this morning and think I shot the wrong one:oh noes:
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bit of a joint effort getting the above fella, watched him chasing a hind for about 5 mins, he wouldn't stay still and disappeared into some thick stuff for a few mins we thought he had spooked and it was all over but the hind came back and he popped out again,my mate slowed him right up and i gave him one to make sure.its my mates stag though.what primo hunt.
Nice dark timber and nice head:cool: still holding bit of condition.
Very tidy