Kicking Frodo wheres or next adventure....;)
Liked On: 04-03-2020, 08:05 PM
Now its got to be one of two things either there rather a long way off......or you have the shakes so bad;)
Liked On: 27-02-2020, 10:53 AM
131461 131462 Couple more public land big boys I’ve run into in the past couple weeks Quality of pictures is a good indicator as to why I haven’t caught up with them
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 12:53 AM
I wouldn't put a ballot in if I didn't intend on committing. Have had a Haast block for the last five years, have always seen deer and chamois (& tahr). There's more to seeing animals when hunting in...
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 12:50 AM
Hey cheers Tribrit Had Toetoe few years back and was introduced to the sandflies and rain. Gear isn't a issue, all good gear we use for tahr hunting during winter ballots. Issue had last time was...
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 12:49 AM
There's plenty of deer in that country still, just got to find them. We've always seen deer/stags from mid Feb thru April when we've done trips into those various blocks around Makarora/Haast/Lake...
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 07:57 PM
As we were waiting to fly in last year we were shown a picture of a humongous stag shot the week before in the neighbouring block. i didnt get a chance to count properly, but was upwards of 17...
Liked On: 17-02-2020, 01:53 AM
"we" using the royal "we" could take a leaf out of SAFE's play book. Get people (the "we" again) with cameras, phones, drones or what ever into the area of next drop and get video footage of deer...
Liked On: 16-02-2020, 01:00 PM
Shot one about 3 weeks ago, hard as and starting to strip
Liked On: 16-02-2020, 12:09 AM
They will tell you when they ready, they let out a roar. Must be about that time some one come along to say they heard a stag moaning
Liked On: 16-02-2020, 12:08 AM
129103 Weekend just gone. He should be hard underneath, have shot them from now onwards in years previous and they were hard. I agree, think there’s going to be some good stags about this year due...
Liked On: 16-02-2020, 12:07 AM
Waitangi weekend rule of thumb as has been mentioned. Should be fully stripped by late feb. If not, they're likely not a mature animal.
Liked On: 16-02-2020, 12:05 AM
I'm hoping to catch up with this lads older brother before someone else does. 129043
Liked On: 16-02-2020, 12:04 AM
Hey mate, I did a winter trip up the dobson, which backs onto both the bush and Fred's streams. The trip was following a cull of approx 2500 nannies from the valley. If anything the hunting was...
Liked On: 16-02-2020, 12:01 AM
Co-authors could be Paul Muir (Onfarm research or something like that, Hawkes Bay) and Tom Barry the deer guru at Massey University. If you are just wanting to quote bits from the paper you should...
Liked On: 07-02-2020, 09:14 PM