Thread: Any roaring yet?

Hi there, well the 2025 roar is upon us again yahoo!!! how’s the roaring going on in your neck of the woods? Word across the South Island is it still seems to be quite quiet ( roaring wise) in the hills? How are they going in your neck of the woods?

Stags been making a bit of noise around here for the last week or so. Was in Westport last weekend, couple of locals reckoned they’d started over that way.

I'm told they're underway in northern Southland

Yep, Reds roaring in Gwavas/front of Ruahine's. Called a few stags up at work today but were Roaring earlier in the week too.

Few roaring are the back of Fairlie and Kakahu.

Heard the first Lazy moan yesterday about 3pm here.

Heard some moaning near Onekaka, Golden Bay an hour ago.
Don't know the area so not sure if there's deer on a farm up the back

Went for a wander in the ruahines yesterday in apiti area was all quiet but I sent a few roars out and got 2 stags going pretty well in 2 different catchments, got to within 20 yards of both but made a couple of mistakes and the wind caught me out.managed to bush stalk one on my way out but this one wasn't roaring.

Going mad in fiordland

Ryan, what ya talking about Sass mate

I went for a fly around the Canterbury hills yesterday, didn’t see any stags holding hinds but the stags have split up from there buddy’s, did come across a chopper doing waro and watched him bang over a couple deer on the tussock tops.

Going off on the coast.

Starting to make a bit of noise in Te Urewera this morning

Originally Posted by Bush Basher

Starting to make a bit of noise in Te Urewera this morning

Had one moaning at us at Roger’s hut last weekend, on change of light as the sun was going down and temp dropping

Couple roaring In Canterbury today all still half arsed though ,lots of hinds still unoccupied and younger stags still grouped up . Old boys definitely on there own roaming around