Thread: Kaimai 13

Quick report for Scouser
Left Hamilton at 530 am .
I heard roaring all morning , and I gave a moan about 8am and got a reaply from something bellow me about 100 mtrs away. after moaning and grunting at each other for 15 minutes the damn thing had moved down wind and buggered off .
Half an hour later and 200 mtrs further on I sat down and rolled a smoke .
I heard a roar from a long way off in the gully below me so let rip with the best cupped hand roar (30 years of smoking helps it sound just right ) I could muster followed by a bit of a smokers cough (that's the secret too tricking deer ). A minutue later I hear a few sticks break down in the gully . I could see a good 60 too 80 mtrs in front off me so sat still and waited .
There was defenatly something coming , he was making quite a racket walking with abit of determination. When I spotted movement 60 mtrs out he was heading off too my left so I gave a small grunt . He stopped on the spot and roared ( that was cool too see ) but no clear shot at this stage.
I gave another quick grunt and he spun on the spot and came strait towards me and I smashed him under the neck and out through the shoulder with the 6.5x55 about 30 mtrs away.
Its the first time Ive ever roared a deer in like that and not a bad head for the kaimais either , its abit smaller overall than the 9 ptr I shot up there afew years back but the timber is a lot thicker on this one .
Back home in Hams before 2pm ,
Ezzy as clubbing baby seals

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"I heard a roar from a long way off in the gully below me so let rip with the best cupped hand roar (30 years of smoking helps it sound just right ) I could muster followed by a bit of a smokers cough (that's the secret too tricking deer ). A minutue later I hear a few sticks break"

Exactly the same thing happened to me about 4 years ago (Ureweras) including the 30 years smoking except I had a roaring tube and a deer sneaked in and roared from 8m behind me. I think he smelt the shit running down my legs and bolted after a 5min standoff

Nice stuff Mohawk! hard case story to match the hard case looking set of antlers.

Nice one Mohawk. That must be damn close to a record for that bush

Theres a 14 pointer below the lookout off the Tauranga Hamilton rd .Good luck if you can get him tho

Nice and interesting read

Guys wanted to ask this for a while but doing so now as its mentioned; Does smoking scent in the bush will cause the animals to bolt away..

Cheers

Your body scent would be well ahead of a smoke that burns for 5min.
Having a smoke can be good as it makes you stop and rest/listen. One thing I miss

Big thanks for the report Mohawk, always pick up a bit of knowledge here and there learning from others, well done mate....im not taking up smoking though!!!!!!

Its always great when things come together. Well done!

Class act Mohawk. Well done.