Thread: The week that was roar 2023.....

Well I have been in the hills for the last week on the tops at the front of Lees Valley, things are changing on the private block I have hunted for the last few years, this years roar is likely the last time I will hunt the roar in its current layout.
We have been lucky enough to have access to a bock that has 4x4 access to the tops that holds a decent population of red deer and I have spent the last few years getting to know the movement of the animals and where best to locate animals that are not too much work to recover whole (either by winch and snatch block with a couple hundred feet of rope or by shooting them above or not far below the 4x4 track near saddles.
I have been extremely blessed to learn on such a block, everything from open tussock tops to scrubby gorse infested guts.
Anyway I have had the last week up there with a few close friends, I will update later when the celebratory beers have worn off.
In the next 12 months the block I hunt will be planted out in pines so no doubt things will change so I wanted to document this years roar and make it special, unfortunately no monster stags were taken but I was fortunate enough to stalk in on 2 ripper stags unfortunately unable to seal the deal, but also managed to get 2 mates onto pb 10 pointers and we managed 3 stags for the freezer whilst being fortunate enough to watch and let walk over 15 red hind hinds. I fill you all in soon enough but it's been an epic week I wouldn't change for anything.