Whats everyone doing for the roar?

I put in an app for the Haast ballot for the first time in yrs because my usual spot I shared with a good mate for as long as I can remember, is getting the green rain with pre-feed. It is likely to bugger it up for a few yrs.
I actually got the block I wanted for the first period and my cobber got one he applied for, that peaked his interest when he found a huge 300+ stag that was killed by another last year.
So we are going it solo for the first week as the blocks we have, do not hold many animals and can be covered pretty well by one person. We are then meeting up for a trip into a nice spot in Fiordiland we have been told about, by a another mate that knows the area and its potential in detail. He is supposed to be coming but I have a feeling he will be way too tired, eh Greyghost?
All I know is if I am lucky enough too fire a shot this year in my ballot block, it will be a 300+ staggy I have seen and hope is still there, or an 11" buck cham:D
Whats everyone else up too?

Hope everyone plays it safe and has a good one.

Yea all but one of my spots have been rained on..... Gonna drive up the south west coast for a week... cant wait!

I will be in the central NI bush for at least a week. The last two years have been stuffed up so next year it is all on.

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Originally Posted by oneshotkill

Yea all but one of my spots have been rained on..... Gonna drive up the south west coast for a week... cant wait!

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Where abouts are you heading?

Not sure yet start in wanaka on the 2nd aprill and have to be in Wanganui a week later for some boat raceing.
Have yet to resurch where i can go without a ballot. Sugestions???? will be living in the wagon.

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Originally Posted by oneshotkill

Not sure yet start in wanaka on the 2nd aprill and have to be in Wanganui a week later for some boat raceing.
Have yet to resurch where i can go without a ballot. Sugestions???? will be living in the wagon.

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If your just after any old staggy on the coast and want to hunt good bush flick me a pm. I know plenty of handy spots that will keep you busy. They dont usually get into it till around the 7th as they are coastal deer. Always tons of fun but.

Roaring in and Shooting my first red stag! and if i play it right maybe a Sika aswell.And ill be bivi'ing it in the scrub.

I would take ya in with me Jas but I doubt there will be much action in the way of vocal stags. If ya have no luck which I doubt. Youll get one for sure, this year, I will sort you out for next year easy.

Yep i appreciate that Dave.My goal is due to missing last years due to a severe wanking staff infection that ill be going in solo to test all i have learnt so far . As youve posted up this thread it means everyone must be thinking about it as ive been thinking about it almost everyday since june...ish I wouldnt say it consumes me but its sometimes bumps daydreaming porn episodes out of my head;)so its sereeus.

Mate you have to see some of the women running around my worksite. You will forget about any porn and wander off in a dream of roaring stags in a hurry. I rekon if ya roared here you would get a few of these beasts come in for a look:D One or 2 exceptions though.

WOW IT MUST BE SERIOUS........

you know it mate!.Yea Dave those aussie chick minors have bigger plums than there aussie male counterpart's ive heard:D but nah i cant wait im gonna start my recce's asap!

Central Ruahines 7th year lucky for the big boy hopefully . Smash a few other stags in the way

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Originally Posted by HGM77

Central Ruahines 7th year lucky for the big boy hopefully . Smash a few other stags in the way

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Smashing a few other stags will most likely keep that big boy quiet and elusive.

head north mid march, back before april, have no plans what so ever for april though

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Originally Posted by Smiddy

head north mid march, back before april, have no plans what so ever for april though

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Is that a subtle hint Aaron?:D

Nothing planed yet. Would like to get up the lake with the old man. Missed out last roar due to having to choose that or thar trip.
He won't be doin it much longer so better make the most of it.
He usually goes pretty late so could do a trip somewhere else first but need to see how much time i can get off.

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Originally Posted by R93

Smashing a few other stags will most likely keep that big boy quiet and elusive.

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Nah it wont hes pretty aggressive , probley turn out to be a shitter , have shot other stags right below him , and still listened to him taunt me for another 5 days.

Will do a local trip then a week down south.

This will be my first Roar in over 3 years (Due to travelling overseas, moving jobs, getting married) so I haved booked myself an extended easter weekend with my brother in Marlborough at one of my old haunts. Should be an epic trip, it will be his first roar so he is pumped!

Already looking at maps, discussing tactics and trying to get some half decent level of fitness up to tackle those big hills.

Now if I could only finish the load development for my 7mm RM...

Will have a few private blocks to visit for a bit of fun, cruisey day hunts, and have a Haast Block.

Ureweras
It was quiet in there 2nd week of April last roar though shot a stag that I never heard till it bolted from 3m and it showed no sign of been ready to mate .We were in Fiordland last year and it was quiet in the Urewearas the year before that.
Looking at going mid April and see if they are getting vocal then

Living out of a hut on the old mans property and hunting every morning before work.
Nothing makes you feel more alive than chasing a red stags roar echoing through the mountains!

hunting the whitecombe first then move further north then smash my easy spots for the last few days I"ll have off! Hoping to get a young guy onto a few and get some good video this year.

sitting at work wishing I didn't have to save my annual leave for a trip to Europe in 2013 :pissed off: