A place for a brief report from this year....
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A place for a brief report from this year....
I’d say they’ve been sunbathing all through first period
Yep, no rain thru 1st period. Must be a record
Had upper Glaisnock first period. awesome weather. seemed to be the only valley with roaring action. dad got a nice even 12 and my uncle got a 14. over 30 deer seen. will try post some photos later.
Few photos there
Awesome pics looks like a great trip in nice weatherQuote:
Originally Posted by Rusa3006
Great pics alright , well done
No @Dusty Frog that’s a deer indicator stag as you can see from the raised front foot he’s pointing which way the Moose just went:o:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dusty Fog
Hope these 2 are okay
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/search...GUTKJE7LEFWMY/
Some bad weather on the way too, hopefully they find them today.
I am disappointed to see the bull on the left in the beach photo was shot. In four or five years when he got to eight or nine years old he could have been a great one. Would of cracked 380 - 400 inchesQuote:
Originally Posted by Rusa3006
I agree with you man that it's head does look young. When we first saw it and in the time we had to assess the bull, we made the call that he had a fair amount of age on him cause he walked with a low hanging head, had a filled out belly and neck and we could barely see any pedicle. Once we got him back to camp we went over the fwf ageing guide and the more we looked at it the more confused we got. When we got back to the lower glaisnock hut there was a member of the foundation there that congratulated us on shooting big mature wapiti bulls so if he says its a mature bull then I believe him. Either way it's a heck of a trophy in our eyes and it's going on the wall as my dad's second biggest stag behind that one is an 8 pointer from the Ureweras.
Not always easy to make accurate age and potential judgements on the fly, especially in the scrub. Not all of us have the fancy spotters and gear that you see on the hunting shows. Dulley’s make it look easy, but there’s a life time of experience behind the optics. Even harder if you’ve not had much experience in Fiordland looking at waps on the hoof.
Made a video of the trip if anyone's interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQhgDFOpqeA&t=15s
Very nice vid,some great footage of stags in close.Good effort.
Nice bro epic trip and ripper headsQuote:
Originally Posted by Rusa3006
cheers guys
Excellent you won't forget that trip, let us know the age of the bulls when you find out.
yeah will do
I wrote a big blurb about my trip on another thread, heres a pic of my WapAttachment 194444
