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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshC View Post
    From mid march stags will be becoming active. They may not roar back to you, but chances are they will come sniffing around. My roar starts on the 16th March---in wap country.

    Been doing a bit of poking about lately, seen a few deer. Finding plenty of stag damaged bushes and trees, but stags are proving elusive. Next weekend is my first "proper" roar hunt, 6 days in the hills.
    The animals down south seem to start a lot earlier than up here Josh

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    Hope so brother. I fly into mangamaire block march 28th for 5nights

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    Hi Mate we around the same time you did, you were there some years ago, do you have any tips you could give us? taking in my 8 year old for they 1st time.

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    Much sympathy for the guys that got busy during the last lockdown and and won't be able to stray too far from the mrs during next years roar in case she goes into labour.
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    Pack out heavy

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    Quote Originally Posted by paremata View Post
    Much sympathy for the guys that got busy during the last lockdown and and won't be able to stray too far from the mrs during next years roar in case she goes into labour.
    somehow I don't think they were complaining or thinking ahead at the time loool.
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    Plans for us will be decided post the Wap Ballot. Probably focus on Sika if no joy in the ballot and hopefully some local Red action too.

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    Good to see some of us are desperate to get out……man lock down for your poor buggers in NZ must suck heads up it will be over soon enough.
    We survived it in the uk…….well I think we did lol
    It's all fun and games till Darthvader comes along
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    Sept is the when the most babies are born as a result of ABCs.

 

 

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