The velvet is getting up on the bigger stags. Pics anyone?? Post them up.
This young bloke was a couple of nights ago. Some potential here.
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The velvet is getting up on the bigger stags. Pics anyone?? Post them up.
This young bloke was a couple of nights ago. Some potential here.
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A few of these around as well
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Was spraying gorse today there was a squeak and a fawn leapt up with a red back.
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watched these two for a week this time last year
was stoked they came out to say gidday last weekend.photo taken from door of our accomidation at about 500yards.
2 weeks ago, hopefully catch up with him sometime
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This two / three year old has tremendous potential. Bit of farm blood there, going to be a very attractive well shaped head in 4 -5 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
It will be shot this year if it says where it is, nothing gets a change to mature where this deer is. But i do agree
Go back and fire a shot over it a couple of times and make it nocturnalQuote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
Good one from this time last year, haven't seen him in velvet this year but saw him in late hard antler. Haven't heard of anyone nabbing him (local area) hope he has just got smarter and hasn't been poached.
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Couple of velveties from last week :thumbsup:
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@Nathan F Paid management hunts on local estate. :thumbsup::DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
Great to see some cracking photos of stags with plenty of potential and not the usual back of ute dead big velvet ones you see so many of on facebook sites. Those along with comments from readers along the lines of "F___k the trophy hunters, blow them all over". Restores my faith that there are some hunters on this site with some respect. Nothing wrong with taking crap head, mud fatties though at this time of year. Mmmmmmm :thumbsup:
One of seven old donks I found out feeding last night. Bit more velvet
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I saw one about the size of the top one in my local spot a couple of months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
No bey tines. Carry on. ��Quote:
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Only potential this one has is this
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Nathan F give it a nibble and report back on the effects :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Might make me harden up :D
Theres a big stag I saw a couple times last year and would love to go after it again this year, would they be getting hard enough by about the 20th jan? I’m leaning towards possibly not but it’s a decent stag 300ish DS so thinking he may possibly be there. Due to work I won’t be able to chase him after this
I think you would be OK, the older stags drop earlier than younger ones so they will be further along in development. I shot an old stag with well worn teeth on the 8 th Dec a couple of years back and I stripped it and stained and it's fine. It may be a bit different down your way by a week or two but I still think he would be a shooter by the 20 th Jan. Good luck if you get out there and get a look at him.
Big stag are strippable in my area
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BUT if in doubt....for crying out loud dont shoot.....you will be in tears if tips are still soft.
the race to shoot stags earlier and earlier,just doesnt do it for me.... only you will know when time comes.
The Testosterone levels in stags increase rapidly from Jan 15th this quickly hardens antlers. 20 Jan the antlers will be fully grown but not quite fully hard but so close you could strip them and stain them ok. The Brows harden first and the tops last so if you cannot see much difference between their form he will be hard. What you are looking for is tyne pointing in the tops and the velvet itself looking thin and drying because the blood supply to it has stopped.Quote:
Originally Posted by High Country Boy
I could only imagine the gut wrenching disappointment if that happened. Stuff that! End of January is usually pretty safe on the big reds. And I mean big, not the usual trophies we see some hunting shows calling a big stag............" big stag, big stag..........." :D For fallow add another month. Plus some. Usually early to mid March in my area. I find the best way to see if they are fully developed in the antlers is to wait till I can see the antlers. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
I went out with @craigc to a private spot he hunts a bit. Saw plenty of deer, but all were either too far away or hinds with the possibility of fawns at foot meant we waited until almost dark before a target appeared.
A big bodied spiker with very hard velvet fed out into the open only 270yds from us. A quick standing rest against a manuka tree with the 284 saw him tumble down onto the track for an easy retrieve.
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Went out Boxing Day and picked up these sat night. Bit of velvet on one but the other just a yearling.
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Then went for a look on Sunday evening and found this crafty hua grazing the bush edge. The dog and I snuck in to 30 yds and gave him
A 140 gn pill in the neck.
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Thank goodness for a 90L Tatonka
nothin gets me harder than some hard antler... contrary to beliefs on the velvet scale.
Yesterday evening
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Found this one on the bush edge, went about 30m into the cover after a steep 200m shot down.
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Mate of mine saw these 2 driving out of his drive in Coatesville just before Christmas. The larger one is a good looking head.
Sounds like they came up one of the scrubby side creeks into the 10 acre block. But still a good 1km from the River head forest boundary.
Once he realized what he was seeing he dived back inside for the 12 gauge and buckshot. Was able to get within 30 mtr behind a pile of dirt but could not get a clear shot away.
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