2020 SHOT STAGS

Saum is getting through them. This one at 290m.
Before anyone has a piss n moan I'm doing pest control on my farm.
Cheers
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No hate, just jealousy. Nice looking stag well done :thumbsup:
Shit I'd shoot a rabbit at the moment give half a chance, my girls pet bunny better watch himself :D

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Originally Posted by DBD

2 pointer shot mid March and probly be my best for roar 2020. Can wait for freedom
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@DBD Whats the bred off dog??

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Originally Posted by Pongo12

Saum is getting through them. This one at 290m.
Before anyone has a piss n moan I'm doing pest control on my farm.
Cheers
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That's a big healthy looking animal. Tasty looking pest.:) and I definitely wouldn't be having a moan about you shooting that.
Was it having a moan at the time?

Yea older stag with a shit head so no great loss

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Saum is getting through them. This one at 290m.
Before anyone has a piss n moan I'm doing pest control on my farm.
Cheers
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Nice one solid looking stag . You are one of the lucky ones who can walk out the door and hunt, keep it up at least we get to look at some stags from this roar.

Epic rifle pongo! Manners stock?

Attachment 134570 just a satellite spika but one down never the less, heard they are good eating if in china?

That just crack me :D

Love the rat and BB gun. Now we are talking. That is the style of hunting I am currently doing. Nice one mate. As for Pongo..............pest control.............. I am not talking to you mate. :D Onya. Us poor plebs who have to drive will be bloody pent up by next year. May the good lord help the stags then.

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Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Sorry to disappoint you Tahr, but this might be smaller, poor little fellas nuts hadn't even dropped.
I was away hunting when all this lockdown stuff developed, and got home Thursday evening with this guy and a couple of hinds. Never saw a stag apart from this one but heard a few half hearted croaks. He was an accident but a tasty one.
That's a 270 for scale but he got a 7.62x39

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270 and 7.62x39. You are a man after my own heart MH :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Tahr

I think everyone is @Trout I don't think anyone is contemplating hunting now. All of these deer were shot before the shut down, and my overnighter even though before the shut down was a straight drive there and drive back without coming closer than 2 metre's contact with anyone. And constant washing of hands and wiping of the ute's door handles. I also disinfected my quad with sterile wipes. I do though feel a little tinge of guilt about pushing the envelope.

The odd person living on a farm might go deer hunting now, but to me its breaking the spirit of what we are trying to achieve. You do vital industry work, or you stay at home.

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I would just like to say how proud I am to be a hunter right now. I know how much we are all hurting, in yet people are being the better people for the good of the country. Mostly. This is a team sport for the next wee while folks and I look forward to the posts when we have seen it off. We live in paradise and it is worth sacrificing what we love for a while in the interests of preserving that long term. If we get this right the rest of the world will wish they were us. Kia kaha. Respect.:)

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I would just like to say how proud I am to be a hunter right now. I know how much we are all hurting, in yet people are being the better people for the good of the country. Mostly. This is a team sport for the next wee while folks and I look forward to the posts when we have seen it off. We live in paradise and it is worth sacrificing what we love for a while in the interests of preserving that long term. If we get this right the rest of the world will wish they were us. Kia kaha. Respect.:)

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And Ive noticed that its helping to legitimising hunting. Ordinary NZ's are hearing that we are giving up something fundamental to our wellbeing and mental health. They are hearing about the roar and what it is, and that we are giving up something very important. The Gov is hearing it too. People might even be getting a glimmer of why guns are important to hunters. The Police while being part of keeping us out of the bush at least seem to recognise that we are making a sacrifice for the greater good.

Its an ill wind that brings no good.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

And Ive noticed that its helping to legitimising hunting. Ordinary NZ's are hearing that we are giving up something fundamental to our wellbeing and mental health. They are hearing about the roar and what it is, and that we are giving up something very important. The Gov is hearing it too. People might even be getting a glimmer of why guns are important to hunters. The Police while being part of keeping us out of the bush at least seem to recognise that we are making a sacrifice for the greater good.

Its an ill wind that brings no good.

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Any evidence of this, printed or otherwise?

Or did you read it in a tipped over packet of fruit loops?

Seriously. You honestly think this current government or anyone, who has no interest what so ever in firearms or hunting gives a flying fuck about hunters missing out on a few weeks hunting?

Especially now when peoples lives and lively hoods are at stake.
Fuck me.



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Originally Posted by R93

Any evidence of this, printed or otherwise?

Or did you read it in a tipped over packet of fruit loops?

Seriously. You honestly think this current government or anyone, who has no interest what so ever in firearms or hunting gives a flying fuck about hunters missing out on a few weeks hunting?

Especially now when peoples lives and lively hoods are at stake.
Fuck me.



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I didn't make the comment for you to agree to. But its what I think based on my observations and following the media.

Anything that puts "hunting" and the labels that go with it and what its about in front of the public is a positive to me.

No. You said you have noticed. A statement insinuating fact.

Its utter bullshit and I just called it out.

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You are being a pedantic cock. I noticed, thought or what ever. Its what I think based on my observations.

Now fuck off and impress your mates with your verbal bullying bullshit somewhere else.

Now that's better than stag photos

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You are being a pedantic cock. I noticed, thought or what ever. Its what I think based on my observations.

Now fuck off and impress your mates with your verbal bullying bullshit somewhere else.

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So that's how you handle anyone who dissagrees with or challenges your opinion or statements?
I hope you can get round your favourite paddock to do some hunting soon.
FFS.




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Ding ding....settle boys

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So that's how you handle anyone who dissagrees with or challenges your opinion or statements?
I hope you can get round your favourite paddock to do some hunting soon.
FFS.




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No. Its how I react to unreasonable and personal jibes and labels.

Had to go out the back of the farm this arvo to open a gate for cattle and put a new latch on another. The walk down to the bottom gate become very eventful and took me and the boy good hour and half. There he was in a patch of bush going nuts fighting of intruders and holding his ground. Same guy id seen the other day. Man what one happy boy.
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Did someone say CABINFEVER!:o

Before people say lockdown I can say i did have to go out there to open a gate and put a new latch on another the cattle rub open. I just got side tracked And in a couple days i will going back and will be pushing rest of stock through and closing the same gate

Is that supple jack around his neck ? , great pic .

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Is that supple jack around his neck ? , great pic .

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It's a leash he was out taking it for a walk :thumbsup:
....just kidding @bigbear healthy looking beast must've been impressive to watch

thats a nice head...big,wide and reasonably even.....give it another year and he could be an absolute cracker...

when i first seen him about week ago he was dragging green vines about 10m long a day later when i took the pic above he only had the vines left. Went to use my camera tonight and come up no memory card. I was gutted.

Nice wild beast doing what he does.

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Originally Posted by Micky Duck

thats a nice head...big,wide and reasonably even.....give it another year and he could be an absolute cracker...

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That’s the problem though, left for another year and never to be seen again.

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Before people say lockdown I can say i did have to go out there to open a gate and put a new latch on another the cattle rub open. I just got side tracked And in a couple days i will going back and will be pushing rest of stock through and closing the same gate

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Those words would never cross my lips. You going out and chasing that stage would be no more dangerous to the community than the work you already do by the sounds of it.

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Originally Posted by Shearer

Those words would never cross my lips. You going out and chasing that stage would be no more dangerous to the community than the work you already do by the sounds of it.

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Lol


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Cracker stag bigbear.

My mrs showed me a message from someone in Naenae asking if anyone else can hear the bear sounds, people in Wainuiomata apparently hearing them too. Someone joined the message group and pointed out they are deer roaring close to houses because no one is hunting them.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

And Ive noticed that its helping to legitimising hunting. Ordinary NZ's are hearing that we are giving up something fundamental to our wellbeing and mental health. They are hearing about the roar and what it is, and that we are giving up something very important. The Gov is hearing it too. People might even be getting a glimmer of why guns are important to hunters. The Police while being part of keeping us out of the bush at least seem to recognise that we are making a sacrifice for the greater good.

Its an ill wind that brings no good.

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Further to my thoughts (above) about the current situation legitimising and getting hunting into the public eye:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-pos...oser-to-cities

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One that the lad had his eye on for a while.His first real antler. Public and fairly accessible

After seeing all these photos of you blokes going out “the back of the farm” and nailing big stags I thought I’d go have a look.

Right on dusk I set out. Started climbing the hill in my far paddock approaching the bushline. About 100m distant noticed a bit of movement, the flick of an ear. I quickly fell to a prone position, cradling the fore stock and looking through the scope. There he was. Took a few moments to get my breathing under control, before gently squeezing the trigger. A 40gr pill zipped out of the barrel, pushing 1100fps. It was on target. It struck the beast, shattering bone. Letting out a mighty death squeak, it keeled over backwards, tumbling 20m down a bank, making the recovery needlessly precarious. Needless to say, I was up to the challenge, I wasn’t going to let this meat go to waste. I’m on the board boys!
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Further to my thoughts (above) about the current situation legitimising and getting hunting into the public eye:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-pos...oser-to-cities

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More:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/science/1208...y-arent-hunted

One less eating my crops, Did a long shot of 680meters with the new saum to see how it would go. Dealt to it no problems walked about 20m and expired.
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Nice stag,good shot.:thumbsup: