Thread: 2020 SHOT STAGS

Originally Posted by bigbear

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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Originally Posted by Tahr

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

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.

Nice stag,good shot.

Nice looking beast

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Good shooting, nice stag.

Couple other shitters of late

When you say "of late" exactly what does that mean.....most people are using the terms "pre lockdown"

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Yeah that