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    What deer is this?

    So my brother just sent me the below pictures following an evening hunt, asking me what species I thought it was. Area is Parawera, Waikato. Not somewhere we commonly hunt and I'm really only familiar with fallow and red deer.

    What says the forum? Sika? Bigger than a fallow buck, guessed as standing 1m at the shoulder.



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    Rusa
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    Quote Originally Posted by Double tap View Post
    Rusa
    Honestly, that's what I wondered too. But I thought they were mainly around Galatea way?

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    Antlers look rusa-like, but I would expect the animal to be much bigger if it was a rusa, so I'll guess Sika.

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    Escappee. Pretty sure there was a blocl with some around that area.

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    a dead one...and hopefully a tasty one....
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    Definitely Rusa I would say...!

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    ignoring the antlers looks to have that different / rougher Rusa hair coat
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    Thanks all - consensus seems to be Rusa (also dead and hopefully tasty). Interesting, I wonder if it's a one-off escapee or there's actually a breeding population there somewhere?
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    There are wild Rusa in parts of the NI that would surprise many
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    That gets my juices going!! Makes me hunger to get back to New Caledonia. Only shot a couple of meat animals so far but a trophy hunt is definitely still on my hit list. Have what we consider family over there, love the place.
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    I shot Mollucan Rush in Cape York years ago. They are smaller than the Javan variety but look the same. They are very good to eat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hurricane View Post
    I shot Mollucan Rush in Cape York years ago. They are smaller than the Javan variety but look the same. They are very good to eat.
    Yes very good eating I favoured the rusa over the chital

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    There are wild Rusa in parts of the NI that would surprise many
    A guy I know nailed a very nice stag near Mahia about ? 2yrs ago.

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    Rusa,Sika......never in my life of killing & eating game have I shot and noshed on either........have I missed out as far as yummy goes lol.
    Do these chaps and chap..esses taste better than say Whitetails,Fallow???

 

 

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