Central North Island bush battler, lunchtime yesterday. Was roaring his head off
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 07:22 PM
Public land buck I took recently. He was chasing some does while croaking his head off. GPS said I chased him for about 2.5km before getting into 70m when he held up on the edge of some thick stuff....
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 07:20 PM
Nevermind the antlers, just happy to finally get a deer with the ol .303. 248088 248090
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 07:19 PM
A very tidy North Canterbury fallow for the old man this week and an "interesting" marlborough stag taken on last light, found after a lengthy tracking job in the scrubby Manuka. 247729 247731...
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 07:08 PM
Nailed this bugger on Mt Maunganui! Got up there early before the fitness lovers scented the place up 247614247615
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 07:07 PM
Good day out and about yesterday. Seven year old Spence with his first proper stag and a neat 12 pointer I managed to snag as well. Both roaring nicely. 247558 247563 247564
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 07:07 PM
Nothing special but taken with a rifle that's special to me. 247526
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 07:07 PM
Shot this spiker on last day of seven day trip, right on the main divide in South Westland. Thought my stag from the same area in 2022 was going to be hard to beat. Think this is his brother or...
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 07:06 PM
Molesworth 10. The culmination of a great hour and a half stalk in the howling northwester. He broke his left trey off when he fell. 247843
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 07:05 PM
To answer OP, no carry on business as usual. This is what a PLB is for. As with anything, any risk you take should be calculated. You only live once, don't live in regret for not having checked the...
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 07:04 PM
I love going in solo, 2 people tend to make 3 times the noise as 1 person solo does. Always carry a PLB and now an inreach as well. I love the feeling of isolation, it goes a long way to delete any...
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 07:03 PM
It’s me last night in Te Anau before plane home to northland tomorrow morning - Had a hard time handing in the hire car this afternoon…now stuck at holiday park. One last poke for an evening...
Liked On: 09-04-2024, 03:25 PM
Hanging individual cuts dries them out too much. You could try wet aging. Vacuum pack and then leave in the fridge. I don't like the idea of it, especially for wild game, but it seems to work for...
Liked On: 06-04-2024, 07:09 AM
Our roar trip started with the boy bagging a good stag , then it was the middle girls turn on the gun and f--k me if this fella cranked up and chased a hind into the clearing and stood and roared,...
Liked On: 05-04-2024, 06:50 PM
246331246332 8 pt sika stag from the kaweka front country]
Liked On: 28-03-2024, 07:56 AM