Thread: How's the recon going for the roar?

Haven't done any recon but I will just hunt the places I found a lot of wallows/activity last year and hope something happens.

@Jus pretty sure that should be in the 'stags shot' thread not the recon thread

Nice head, congrats

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Hope your lungs are okay after coivd @Jus nice head by the way good going!

Managed to get out for a walk with my dad on Saturday up a river we might hunt on the long weekend in April. Saw two deer but unfortunately no shots presented. Saw a big pig but it was too quick for me to shoot. Judging by the sign in the creek, a stag seems to be hanging around a big group of hinds and yearlings already. Someone had been up recently as there was a fresh carcass of a hind in the flats. Does anyone know if 17-20th of April will be too late for Urewera roaring action? Nevertheless good fitness as we managed to score Upper Glaisnock first period this year so that should be interesting.

Friend went for a drive on the island, saw a 8point buck and 4 Hinds, he reckoned the buck was keeping an eye on the ladies

Feeling pretty shattered after a 13 km walk today. Very dry and noisy, all the small creeks were dry but with a few prints in them. Heard a couple of deer moving around but couldn’t get close.
A bit of sign on last years scrapes, based on the game camera footage from last year it’s probably the fallow does and young ones doing the initial footwork. Didn’t see any sign of rubbing/thrashing by the bucks so I suspect they haven’t moved into the doe areas yet.

Recon for the roar seems to be going well here. I was checking the back water tank which is located on top of a hill surrounded by pine trees, suddenly noticed a solitary red stag watching me from amongst the trees less than 10m away. Recon for the roar is right, but the bloody deer appear to be stalking me!

Was out on Friday afternoon/evening waiting on a smallish clearing above a shitty chasm type native filled creek in a pine forest, and just on dusk heard a sika stag doing the hee haw, either in the creek or in the pines on the other side. Just about shat myself, he did another one just as I was leaving, also heard some other deer noises, which possibly were some hinds with him. I thought it was to early for the sikas around here. On another note a nice fat hind was scored on Saturday morning, still in it's summer coat and the fattest hind I have ever shot.

@tamamutu nice to see the work of someone who knows how to skin an animal properly Not often seen on hunting pages

Originally Posted by Ackley

@tamamutu nice to see the work of someone who knows how to skin an animal properly Not often seen on hunting pages

It only needs to look pretty on the plate mate, not hanging off a tree.

Originally Posted by tamamutu

Was out on Friday afternoon/evening waiting on a smallish clearing above a shitty chasm type native filled creek in a pine forest, and just on dusk heard a sika stag doing the hee haw, either in the creek or in the pines on the other side. Just about shat myself, he did another one just as I was leaving, also heard some other deer noises, which possibly were some hinds with him. I thought it was to early for the sikas around here. On another note a nice fat hind was scored on Saturday morning, still in it's summer coat and the fattest hind I have ever shot.
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What did you skin that with mate

Originally Posted by HILLBILLYHUNTERS

What did you skin that with mate

Probably his hands.
I'm not being a smartarse, he probably punched the skin off like I was taught to do years back, rather than using a knife. The way I was taught, you only used a knife to make the initial cuts in the skin, the rest was done by working the skin off with thumbs and fists.

Originally Posted by Cigar

Probably his hands.
I'm not being a smartarse, he probably punched the skin off like I was taught to do years back, rather than using a knife. The way I was taught, you only used a knife to make the initial cuts in the skin, the rest was done by working the skin off with thumbs and fists.

Correct..I still punch/pull off any pelts if I'm lucky to hang a whole deer in my garage etc. Unfortunately most deer I manage to put down are usually a long way from any road end. I spent a few seasons as a pelter at a freezing works once punching off sheep pelts..every 8th lamb...all f***in day. A very simple procedure once learnt.

Originally Posted by doinit

Correct..I still punch/pull off any pelts if I'm lucky to hang a whole deer in my garage etc. Unfortunately most deer I manage to put down are usually a long way from any road end. I spent a few seasons as a pelter at a freezing works once punching off sheep pelts..every 8th lamb...all f***in day. A very simple procedure once learnt.

Yep the old freezing works skills sure come in handy when dealing with game carcases

Used a clean rag, fist/thumbs, 1/2 blunt knife with sharper tip making initial cuts, rag for additional grip. knife for when flesh/fat starting to attach to skin while pulling off and neck was bit of knife work.