Kia ora PushaV I'm a new forum member and new hunter in Wellington.I've joined the Wellington NZDA and am doing their HUNTS course starting this month. I've got my FAL, a rifle and some tramping...
Liked On: 12-09-2025, 01:00 PM
Young fella put a stalk in on this guy and shot him at 90m with the 223. Big old 6pt Sika,teeth worn. 279389
Liked On: 22-07-2025, 12:07 PM
Iv never shot a Sika,lucky young man.:thumbsup:
Liked On: 21-07-2025, 06:46 PM
Ok 18 yrs ago,number 38 from the top NZ whitetail record at the time. Kerry O'Rourke Pleasant Point,told me.Walked 14ks up the Dart river at the end of May,had a permit from Doc.Nobody around,so...
Liked On: 21-07-2025, 06:45 PM
Very nice head mate. That's the type of 'pest control' I'd like to do!
Liked On: 16-06-2025, 01:07 PM
Me too.
Liked On: 16-06-2025, 10:38 AM
Is the head somewhere you can recover it? Heads like that are sometimes once in a lifetime heads.
Liked On: 16-06-2025, 10:38 AM
Well I can finally post myself here, my biggest stag to date with this 8 pointer taken today. 276763
Liked On: 16-06-2025, 10:38 AM
Also had a bit of age on him. Coronets are low. The sika characteristics are the pearling, and brows higher above coronet than reds and pointing outwards and ridging to the main beam, and the inner...
Liked On: 16-06-2025, 10:37 AM
Yeah. Looks maybe cross bred but antlers are typical Sika. Did you keep the scull and antlers. Hope so. It’s a good un.
Liked On: 16-06-2025, 12:50 AM
What breed of deer do you think it is? Looks like an excellent sika to me. What do others think? Roughly what part of the NI did you shoot it in.
Liked On: 16-06-2025, 12:29 AM
A bit hybrid looking to me.
Liked On: 16-06-2025, 12:29 AM
Hi Push, I moved up from Northern Southland some 5 years ago, and can confirm it is a wee bit different hunting up here, mainly because there are more people about, more tracks to get about on and...
Liked On: 09-06-2025, 07:38 PM
Introduce yourself to me at the next Wellington meeting. Bruce. Old guy. Look like Ive been trampled by buffalo.
Liked On: 09-06-2025, 07:38 PM
Its been 45 years since I lived in Wellington but I enjoyed its hunting challenges, and theres a lot more deer about now. Welcome.
Liked On: 09-06-2025, 07:37 PM