Thread: Bloody DoC (Maybe)

Originally Posted by Sidetrack

There’s a few out there that lack some basic hunter etiquette. Found this carcass in the Purakanui Falls block during the last roar allocation. Left out in the open where it was shot. The hunter before me obviously couldn’t be bothered dragging it downhill a few meters into the scrub. It was a heaving mess that I smelt thirty metres away. And don’t get me started on the a-hole that was roaring up the block the last two out of only six days allocated. Felt like I had crosshairs on my back the whole time!!! First and last time I’ll be hunting the roar around here.

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roaring up the block - yup my pet hate to - idjits - mate and I did a trip into Mangatiti -a party came down main ridge opposite us about a kilometre away - roared continuosly every 10 mins middle of day - no f@%&!n idea - what the hell they thought they were doing - they would have heard us shooting animals early morning and evening so we did not run into them - they are lucky as they would have had their pedigrees recited -

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

roaring up the block - yup my pet hate to - idjits - mate and I did a trip into Mangatiti -a party came down main ridge opposite us about a kilometre away - roared continuosly every 10 mins middle of day - no f@%&!n idea - what the hell they thought they were doing - they would have heard us shooting animals early morning and evening so we did not run into them - they are lucky as they would have had their pedigrees recited -

roaring like an idiot will sometimes get one going when they are otherwise quiet.Ive often seen advice given in magazines etc to roar regularly if things are quiet.who cares what others techniques are-public land ya gotta take it in the chin.

Originally Posted by Yesmate

roaring like an idiot will sometimes get one going when they are otherwise quiet.Ive often seen advice given in magazines etc to roar regularly if things are quiet.who cares what others techniques are-public land ya gotta take it in the chin.

I should have added that the blocks are small and are permitted for single hunter only. Anybody else on the block is poaching and a hazard to my health. They get a lot of pressure and more often than not the deer are just transient. Not particularly productive but a great training ground for honing one’s bush hunting skills.
The stag I was chasing was only giving out the odd moan every 15-20 minutes or so. If you made a sound, he would shutdown completely so not impressed when some ass-hat starts up just outside the block boundary while I’m waiting in the dark on the bush edge trying to pinpoint where this animal is.

Originally Posted by Sidetrack

I should have added that the blocks are small and are permitted for single hunter only. Anybody else on the block is poaching and a hazard to my health. They get a lot of pressure and more often than not the deer are just transient. Not particularly productive but a great training ground for honing one’s bush hunting skills.
The stag I was chasing was only giving out the odd moan every 15-20 minutes or so. If you made a sound, he would shutdown completely so not impressed when some ass-hat starts up just outside the block boundary while I’m waiting in the dark on the bush edge trying to pinpoint where this animal is.

Are you sure it was another hunter ? There are farm stags on the north boundary.

Originally Posted by CATLINS HUNTER

Are you sure it was another hunter ? There are farm stags on the north boundary.

Not on the northeast corner. Only sheep and beef. On the second last day (Saturday) when I first heard it I wasn’t sure but I had my suspicions. Obvious as hell it was man made coming from the farm boundary on the last day. Such is life but it put the heebies up me. I tracked the stag down off the ridge but was rushing it. Bumped him but couldn’t get a clean shot at less than 20m. As many an experienced bush hunter has said on this forum, if you think you’re going slow, slow down some more!! Struggling to kick an age old habit of covering big country but getting better. It’s not called hunting for nothing

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

roaring up the block - yup my pet hate to - idjits - mate and I did a trip into Mangatiti -a party came down main ridge opposite us about a kilometre away - roared continuosly every 10 mins middle of day - no f@%&!n idea - what the hell they thought they were doing - they would have heard us shooting animals early morning and evening so we did not run into them - they are lucky as they would have had their pedigrees recited -

I've obviously got 'no f@%&!n idea' then as I roar all day long from the minute I leave the carpark or camp..

Originally Posted by Huntn

I've obviously got 'no f@%&!n idea' then as I roar all day long from the minute I leave the carpark or camp..

Ha ha ha...yep, maybe.