I let the best red stag I have ever seen go on the last day of my roar trip last year.Why you ask? well I had already roared up and shot an 11 pointer that pretty well filled my meat quoter for this...
Liked On: 11-03-2020, 09:59 AM
There's a middle ground. Hunting for mature animals doesn't mean wasted meat. And also in some places in NZ it's not possible to get all the meat out by foot. Some of the West Coast catchments and...
Liked On: 11-03-2020, 12:05 AM
If you are happy with it then it is a trophy in your eyes. A lot of the time when you shoot a smaller stag under exciting circumstances or after a great stalk the memory of the hunt is the trophy the...
Liked On: 10-03-2020, 08:17 PM
yip agree about velvety for the freezer....I have however lined up stag and seen big velvet antler poke out from behind the tree and taken finger off trigger...I would hate to shoot stag in velvet...
Liked On: 10-03-2020, 08:17 PM
The conditions of the of hunt constitute the trophy, my best trophy is a 6 pointer shot in the tararuas with my brother,it was the first roar stag we got together, we hard bush stalked all day and...
Liked On: 10-03-2020, 05:36 PM
thought to kick this off HERE for honest discussion. If I look at the stags heads hanging around my home and garage and tell the how and when then rank them for trophy value to me....well it...
Liked On: 10-03-2020, 05:35 PM
Could of been worse if that crap car I gave you had shat itself too :P
Liked On: 09-03-2020, 04:43 PM
Awesome day out but turned to custard, very lucky to have those helpful locals. Hope the healing goes well so you can get out over the roar.
Liked On: 09-03-2020, 04:43 PM
Good yarn Well done on the deer Hope you have a speedy recovery mate [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Liked On: 09-03-2020, 09:52 AM
So lucky caught have been a lot worse. Lucky the farm house was there and willing to help. You can keep those wasps down there. If i can find a market per wasp i would be rich
Liked On: 08-03-2020, 11:32 PM
Good story, timely reminder to have the basics on you at all times , I’m a big fan of the large roll of ankle strapping tape the brown stuff , it’s strong , wide & really sticky always have some of...
Liked On: 08-03-2020, 11:31 PM
So glad this one had a happy ending for you and also given that things went south you made a good call.
Liked On: 08-03-2020, 11:31 PM
Well done and thanks for posting:thumbsup: I would trim the silver skin off that steak before cooking tho ;)
Liked On: 01-03-2020, 11:48 PM
3 generations fish this morning with my Dad and my Son. One of those mornings where everything just goes right:thumbsup: We were on the water with a longline deployed and anchored up with 2x...
Liked On: 24-02-2020, 02:40 PM
It's been a while since I've done a quick wright up so here goes. After selling our house, moving into Sika country and having a very successful Christmas and new year period as far as hunting is...
Liked On: 23-02-2020, 07:59 PM