Most definite a Pureora boy alright.
spent 10 years hunting there 80's-early 90's
Miss that nice Tawa country.
So have you heard they Roared there ??
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@Sarvo buckshot or slugs? Looking at using a 870 marine over here on some private land
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Since I change to the shotgun for Roar - my success rate has more than doubled.
I kick myself for not using it in Pureora back in the 80's.
All stags are sot inside 60m (most at 15-30).
No good for Alp-tussock-top roar hunting of course - just heavy bush hunting
Since you are a .223 man - still gets used when I am somewhere I shouldn't be heard :-)
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@Sarvo re; your sucsess rate. Is that because you found when you shot a stag it didnt go down so you lost it? What were you using before?
Yes and no
More the point that action happens in very close and very quick.
I use 223 - and that is an issue with deflect in the tight crap these chaps always seem to put themselves in.
It prob also a confidence thing - you point this shotgun and if you are no further than 40m - its all over for him.
Another plus is - I can hunt with my glasses on - my sight is very poor without - so before some1 bumps me over safety issue - it aids in identifying even without a scope
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Got this guy yesterday in the Whirinaki. He was having a lie down in the middle of a clearing. I think he might have been a bit knackered from the roar. I was a bit knackered too after carrying 30+ kg of meat plus gear.
Stags still roaring hard here! Checked out a new spot this weekend. Saw a lot of deer. Looked over a fair few Stags and eventually took this one. Not the biggest or oldest seen but a good combo of both. Mate shot a real old grumpy 13 too.
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Hell he must have had a saw neck carrying that lot around;)
Seriously I hate this thread. So jealous
Just got home from chasing sika around the kaimanawas.6 days of wet hunting.Got onto heap of animals and got a nice 8.
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Wicked sika!!! Wall hanger mate :thumbsup:
Nice, about time the japs turned up in this thread! Well done
Epic squeeka
Must be a small bivy camp :-)
Awesome head - well done - true hunting in adverse conditions too
Sure it will be on a wall soon
Well done monk, nice looking head :thumbsup:
Very nice heads still coming in well done guys, very even sika should score well.
Went out in the tight stuff and put this guy on the deck at 9am, was roaring well as were others. Heard a lot of territory calls throughout the day. Have only started to hunt Sika, I'm hooked.
My first Sika Deer ever, the type of country and stalk for him makes him a great trophy.
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After a 3 hour carry the truck was a welcome sight!
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I'm not working until may so plenty of time to find another!
Great work!
Nice jap but your truck is far too clean:)
That's a good one for first ever deer .:thumbsup:
Great result on the Sika, that's my ambition deer hunting......:thumbsup: they are a challenge.....well to me anyway...!
Good work on your first Jap. :cool:Your a keen man to carry it for 3 hours with the head on. Specially through the tight shit.
Good man nice effort for that tight stuff :)
Hope you gutted it before the carry :-)))
Great stuff - well done - you will be hooked
Miss these fellas
Like very much, well done to all!
I got out for my first walk last night and spooked three hinds nearing the ute, didn't even bother raising the rifle, I don't know who got the biggest fright me or them, they then watched me as I had the wind and I was crouching down. No roars heard at all.
Off to the mighty south tomorrow into The Sounds staying at Puhoenui I think it is for five nights.
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Couple of good Central Otago Bucks
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Two beautiful fallow bucks well done and thanks for posting :cool:
Hope there is a story of the hunt coming....
A couple of cracker fallow bucks there guys.
Smartie that's a pretty good stag for your first sika, well done to both groups.
Shootm will write up a story next week a bit full on with uni at the moment
I like the guards on that common buck. Both would score close to 225-230ish via rough guesstimate. Good stuff:thumbsup:
Yea got them scored by a neighbours mate and the one on the left went 237 3/8 and the other one went 242 5/8
Good shit.
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Good stuff guys, a couple of nice bucks to be proud of :thumbsup: primo guards on the common
Beautiful bucks guys :thumbsup: