Well done JoshC and Padox,ripper heads there.
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Well done JoshC and Padox,ripper heads there.
Just caught up with this old boy today.
His tusks were loose in the skull and really worn down. Old battler and has given me the slip loads of times.
So very chuffed. The horns are 13.5cm an 12 so very even.
Might be worth a medal here.
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So update he’s going for an official measure. The guys here think he might just be a gold medal:O_O:
Here’s what a typical one looks like for comparison.
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Another one for the young fella. 325 yards. Another 5 minutes it would have been to dark for a shot.
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Any story with this mutant @bigbear
will skin head off tomorrow and see whats going on. Pre velvet by the looks. Damaged pedicle
Worked out a good animal to shoot. I know presure was on and we were running out of light fast. Dog helped out with the find in the dark
Looks like he needed a Panadol or two. Well done young fella & Dad
Woow 240 getting up there.:thumbsup:
Meet up with this big boy this morning,took a couple of rounds to put his lights out.A good 12 too.
Head shot a hind n big fawn just as the sun was going down last night.Broad side and drop on the spot at 120yds.Some deer have been walking a few steps with sholder shots,thort il try something different,broad side of coarse just below the ear.Took about drop on the spot,mind you the 308 spot on after a gentle clean,.5 moa everytime.No more April hunting for me,freezers fill now.
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Just had a few slices of red fawn back steak with a few veges washed down with a bourbon.Nice.
Oh the above stag is my 1st stag for my 69th year.Yaa
Every year i look forward to to the animals you post up @JoshC and have always enjoyed your trip reports. What a dream buck but also to have your boys with you on the hunt:cool:
My first roared in stag. Got him in to 15m and dropped on the spot with a shot to the neck.
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My old patrol still doing the business.
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Nice work @Trout
Young fella on the board for the roar.
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An odd one my mate shot recently in the Ruahines, there was a bit of a wound where the other antler should have been, but we weren't sure if he had always been a one antler stag or it had been damaged.
Old buck, broken leg. Not pretty. So decided to shoot him. Spotted him last night right on dark at 600, came back first thing this morning and he wasn’t far away the same location and confirmed the leg was buggered before shooting him. Cool old bugger, double guards are quite neat. Still a fair bit of croaking going on and a few stags roaring in the distance.
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Wicked fallow ruts this year not so good on the red skins a couple of these will be hard to beat but hoping we will find something in the years to come that will
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A couple of very nice bucks there but if you shoot the little ones now the job of finding a bigger one in the future will be harder.
Have to cull out the shit heads for them to get better first, 2 blocks I've hunted fallow in 1 has extremely good genetics thru out the block the other has thousands of animals with most having shit heads so I'll do my best to cull out the crap an have better heads in the future
Still moaning laat night 2nd May few moments past midnight....
Still chasen tail too and odd maturey holdin a hind or two up high 😎
Reds
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The young fella and I bagged this buck last month. Was awesome to get it with him. Great memories
Woow thats got some paddles,well done.
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Wow that’s one very nice looking Sika @JMJW did he give you a good stalk?
Looks a bit moist :D
Looks very even you had him scored?
I'd guess 160.
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