Thread: Deer in Strange Places.

Originally Posted by XR500

Sambar can be very elusive for a horse sized animal. Over the decades they have worked their way up the Rangatikei river valley, to now well past Taihape. One was shot close to the Gentle Annie some years ago.

Still a fair handful of Sambar down foxton in the dunes and spotted about in the flax up past the whirikino bridge SH1

Mate nailed one a fortnight ago that strayed into the maize stubble, big bastard wouldn’t fit in the bucket on the 6040!

From what I know they were barged over to foxton, farm erected, but someone forgot how pissed up they get and no buyers for stank meat, so the fences were cut and they were let free. Allegedly.

No idea when that allegedly was, he’s dropped about 12 in the last 4 years or so so there is enough around to maintain a population.