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  1. 30-03-2025, 12:19 PM #46
    Friwi
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    Busted a hind near a good wallow an hour ago. Every animal size seem to be cooling off in it during the day.
    Nothing else.
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  3. 30-03-2025, 08:10 PM #47
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    Was down Wanaka way last week. Hot weather and very dry. Heaps of hinds around. A few roaring, but I wouldn’t say they were “going off” …. I reckon they’ll be bang on say 1 April.
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  4. 30-03-2025, 09:07 PM #48
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    Had a funny moment earlier, I'm hanging out at our family bach north of kaikoura, bush comes to the back of the property.
    Just as dark came on I heard a roar bloody near out the back and raced outside.... to see the neighbour in his back yard with a bull horn practicing
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  5. 31-03-2025, 07:37 AM #49
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deanohit View Post
    Had a funny moment earlier, I'm hanging out at our family bach north of kaikoura, bush comes to the back of the property.
    Just as dark came on I heard a roar bloody near out the back and raced outside.... to see the neighbour in his back yard with a bull horn practicing
    he must be on point if he had ya fooled.
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  6. 31-03-2025, 08:26 AM #50
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    Just had 4 days in Westland / Buller
    Lots of roaring and hunted in on plenty of them.
    Only 2 smaller multi point stags seen but LOTS of silly spikers.
    Got into bow range of 3 spikers while bush stalking.

    So just a little bit early yet for the big stags to waste their energy on serious roaring.
    Also it's been very dry there and it was very warm every day.
    I think the heat was making them even more nocturnal than usual
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  7. 31-03-2025, 10:07 AM #51
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    Heard a few in whirinaki over the weekend
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  8. 31-03-2025, 11:19 AM #52
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    Very poorly in Waiotahi Valley, currently like summer up here!
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  9. 31-03-2025, 12:52 PM #53
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    Quote Originally Posted by JesseYoung View Post
    Very poorly in Waiotahi Valley, currently like summer up here!
    Is that in south Canterbury?
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  10. 31-03-2025, 01:10 PM #54
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    3 days in motu, only heard 1 roar for the trip. Felt like summer in there
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  11. 31-03-2025, 02:30 PM #55
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    Quote Originally Posted by SmokeyJason View Post
    Is that in south Canterbury?
    Na North Island, Eastern Bay of Plenty
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  12. 31-03-2025, 02:44 PM #56
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    Going hardin Taumaranui this weekend... kept me awake all night!!! Was so cool watching them, just was just out for meat so took 2 hinds. Left the big boys for the trophy hunters in the next few weeks when I stay well away.
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  13. 31-03-2025, 05:15 PM #57
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    yeah starting to round here
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  14. 31-03-2025, 06:41 PM #58
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    Sighted first fallow buck for the yr, just checking the girls, can't wait.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JesseYoung View Post
    Na North Island, Eastern Bay of Plenty
    I think I know, Braithwaite country.
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