Took the mrs for an overnight trip.. She said to me, "I just want to see a Sika stag, I replied its not that easy Bush stalking, her response was well if you see one then shoot it and il get to see...
Liked On: 13-05-2022, 11:30 PM
Just out from 5 nights in the Bush. Few stags going still but not well enough to get onto them that way. All animals were shot on the stalk, seemed to be quite a few decent animals around this...
Liked On: 07-05-2022, 09:43 PM
Just been in the Whirinaki for a few nights. The plan was to get him his first roar stag. We heard a couple roaring on the way in so thii were looking promising. We had a bit of a sleep in the next...
Liked On: 04-04-2022, 11:35 PM
Few from this year, top fella I decided to keep in velvet with summer head skin, the rest I stripped and stained. Still a bit early for Sika, but have heard a couple of hee-haws. 193138 193139...
Liked On: 26-03-2022, 10:29 PM
Was out on Friday afternoon/evening waiting on a smallish clearing above a shitty chasm type native filled creek in a pine forest, and just on dusk heard a sika stag doing the hee haw, either in the...
Liked On: 07-03-2022, 08:53 PM
Decided to hit a lower area in Clements. Went full ninja mode and managed to get the wife to be sneaky too. Beautiful stalk through some gullies and then onto a big terrace where I saw some...
Liked On: 19-02-2022, 09:24 PM
Earlier this week I took the day off work to have my first crack of the year pursuing hard antler Sika stags with mawzer308 . It’s suffice to say the day that unfolded is one we won’t won’t forget. I...
Liked On: 19-02-2022, 08:13 AM
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Liked On: 18-02-2022, 06:41 PM
Glad you didn't shoot him then, an absolute crime shooting stags like that in soft velvet, well done.
Liked On: 10-02-2022, 07:03 PM
A couple of weeks ago Oliver and I walked around Ruapehu. It is a neat walk with the scenery constantly changing as you move around the mountain. 189003 189004 189005 I carried a rifle with me...
Liked On: 29-01-2022, 10:55 PM
The hut will be about chocka. Personally I'd carry light fly gear. Over Te Iranga, bugger all water at top, down to Tiki Tiki walk to junction of Kaipo. At junction take a turn to the left and head...
Liked On: 26-01-2022, 12:21 PM
So, managed to actually get a couple days off work this week despite my last post which has quelled the itch to get out. First time out in the Kaimanawas looking for Sika. Two places I was looking...
Liked On: 11-01-2022, 09:07 PM
187355 Will velvet euro mount this one. Pretty hard to the tips
Liked On: 07-01-2022, 08:35 PM
Sika - started new E-hunter bike thread to prevent further thread hijack. Have a look at that..
Liked On: 26-08-2021, 08:00 PM
Sika - pop up some pics on that model - like to have a good look at it. E-bikes the future it seems - and they're everywhere now. Bloke went past me couple days ago on an E-trike!! like a wee...
Liked On: 26-08-2021, 12:15 PM