Watching them grow, & some must go...

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24-01-2018, 02:29 PM
Tahr

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Watching them grow, & some must go...

I was out for a hunt last night and saw a goodie which I left for someone else (my sons? me?). Got some nice vid of him which I will edit and post some time.

So I left him to it and carried on hunting, but about an hour later I looked back with my binos to the same spot and another common phase buck had appeared. He was younger and looked like a nice meat taker. I left him be for a while but in the end decided to loop back and try my chances on him. By the time I got to a shootable place he was well out from the scrub. 250 yard shot.

The 300 saum dispatched him nicely.

I saw a few reds too, but nothing exciting.

(somehow there is a rouge pic at the bottom of the page)

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Ready for the grunt home...

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24-01-2018, 02:32 PM
stug

Nice pics, the rata flower around Otira is amazing, whole hillsides are red.
24-01-2018, 02:49 PM
Tahr

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Originally Posted by stug

Nice pics, the rata flower around Otira is amazing, whole hillsides are red.

Yeah. Bowling the 'possums has been well worth while.
24-01-2018, 03:22 PM
nor-west

Great stuff Bruce. What is the projectile, where did you find it?
24-01-2018, 03:51 PM
chainsaw

Aye those SAUMs must hit hard - there’s big patches of blood splattered all over that tree ��. Good to see that other buck left to spread his genes around.
24-01-2018, 04:29 PM
GWH

Very cool Bruce, the dark one wasnt bad at all was he, good on ya.
24-01-2018, 04:41 PM
MSL

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Originally Posted by nor-west

Great stuff Bruce. What is the projectile, where did you find it?

Barnes 150gr ttsx?
24-01-2018, 04:57 PM
Tahr

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Originally Posted by MSL

Barnes 150gr ttsx?

Yes. 3147 fps.
@nor-west Deer was quartering away. Hit mid way along its side to angle through to shoulder. Projectile came to rest just under the skin where its sitting in the pic. I dug it out with the point of my knife.
24-01-2018, 06:02 PM
Shootm

Nice buck hope you catch up with him when he’s stripped.
Well done Bruce.
24-01-2018, 06:15 PM
Gerbs

Like that knife you've got there - any more details on it?
24-01-2018, 06:33 PM
Tahr

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Originally Posted by Gerbs

Like that knife you've got there - any more details on it?

@Gerbs Which one? The wooden handle knife is a Cross Knives "Nessmuk" in A2 steel. The canvas handle one is a Bark River "Blackwater 2" in Elmax steel.

Both available from Knives Shipped Free in the States
24-01-2018, 06:46 PM
Rushy

Nicely palmated that Buck.
24-01-2018, 07:26 PM
Mooseman

Nice one, hope you get to cross paths with that dark Buck, looks to be very nice indeed.
24-01-2018, 10:12 PM
R93

That Melanistic buck could be one of the better ones taken in NZ if left to age a few more years.

It is now, no where near ready to shoot if your after a decent head.

Has a little potential tho.

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25-01-2018, 09:02 AM
veitnamcam

Amazing find on the Barnes.....I shot a lot of deer with the 130gr and never recovered any.....closest I got was I found the blue plastic tip once.

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25-01-2018, 10:51 AM
MSL

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Amazing find on the Barnes.....I shot a lot of deer with the 130gr and never recovered any.....closest I got was I found the blue plastic tip once.

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I’ve got a few recovered 130’s at home. One that has barely opened up, but that was from a 14” .308 at 400yards so cant expect to much.
25-01-2018, 02:29 PM
Tahr

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Amazing find on the Barnes.....I shot a lot of deer with the 130gr and never recovered any.....closest I got was I found the blue plastic tip once.

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@veitnamcam

Another pic of it.

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25-01-2018, 02:35 PM
nor-west

That looks like "perfect petal peeling" Barnes may pay for that pic for advertising :thumbsup:
26-01-2018, 10:47 AM
Chop3r

Nice mushroom there Bruce
31-01-2018, 04:37 PM
Tahr

@Chop3r Making mushrooms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovPBtIdvRA
31-01-2018, 07:25 PM
Shootm

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Originally Posted by Tahr

@Chop3r Making mushrooms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovPBtIdvRA

Yeah he didn’t like that ;)
01-02-2018, 08:10 PM
TLB

Nice one, cheers for that :thumbsup:
02-02-2018, 12:02 AM
Nugget connaisseur

Nice work, I really like the colours of the dark fallow. Luckily they taste the same.
How far did you have to walk out on that one?
02-02-2018, 07:55 AM
Tahr

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Nice work, I really like the colours of the dark fallow. Luckily they taste the same.
How far did you have to walk out on that one?

@Nugget connaisseur I carried it (boned out) for about 2 hrs because I did a loop to check out another good spot. I could have done it in 1.5 hrs or less .

Once I had dropped into the creek I just had to climb this face to the main ridge, turn left and follow it with a few up and downs for 45 minutes.

I've got a game camera at the top left of the pic so it suited me to swing by and change the batteries.

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03-02-2018, 11:30 AM
HUNTY

well done @Tahr, you put a lot of the younger generation to shame!!