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

@Rushy the first European settlers would be proud of that view from your front door......

Manage to get in a forestry block.Only heard one stag and roared him up.Ended up been two stags and couple hinds, some how mate managed two shoot the smaller one. We were meant to be the only ones in the block but every man and his dog was in there.. stayed in over night and nothing heard during the night or in the morning.

Had an amazing but exhausting day today with @BeeMan and @Mooseman. Up at 5.30 (I was actually awake at 4.30 but thought I'd better not wake up the boss too early). Beeman and I had been in the block yesterday and heard numerous roars so thought today was the day!!! We all hunted together for the morning and apart from hearing a couple in the distance there wasn't much happening. We changed another trail cam for checking when we got home for lunch - turned out there had been one of our big stags running through the day before chasing a couple of hinds. He was well out of his area so it shows how far they can roam. After lunch we split up with Beeman and I walking into an area we knew would have some action. Sure enough two water holes with recent sign and further on we got roared at within about 100 metres. We sidled around a clearing to call him in but just then the wind changed and I heard two roars moving further away. We moved on up the ridge and must have seen about a dozen rut pads and plenty of recent sign from where we heard yesterday's roaring. With the bad wind direction and dark setting in we decided to bash our way through the blackberry to the road. I HATE BLACKBERRY. A bit disappointed we didn't see anything today but a fantastic way to spend a day off - no phone, nothing but peace and calm and sore feet. I am so lucky to have two great men to include me in their love of hunting and teach me along the way.

It was a great day in the bush, I think we all had some aches and pains at the end of the day, roll on next weekend.

Just sitting on a ridge now listening to 3 or 4 stags roaring well.
Rare to be in data coverage and be able to post as well.

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A wee recon into a secluded corner before the weekend.

Originally Posted by R93

Just sitting on a ridge now listening to 3 or 4 stags roaring well.
Rare to be in data coverage and be able to post as well.

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Excellent use for a pine tree

How did the weekend go guys & girls?
Any stories?

Up bright n early Saturday morning, perfect conditions, even had to wait 10 mins so one could see to walk into the bush. Checked trail cams over rut pads from previous week, tidily squat, worked around a few good looking spurs n ridges till about 10am with nothing heard until I turned and headed for out. Had a stag roaring for about 10 mins then he lost interest in me, the wind had been swirling abit for the last half hour, was ready for a brew anyhow. I expected more noise in action in this area as up to a couple of dozen rut pads had been observed prior this day. All good fun tho.

This young fella came in for a look to my roars on Saturday, mate took some photos & we watched him for 20min & his reactions to our roars & another stag nearby,left to grow bigger.

Is it normal to not notice any rubbed tree's in a place mainly filled with punga ferns? Not much to report from the middle of the kaimai's other than I found 2 wallows. Lots of clumps of stag poo. Lots of it fresh.

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Get back in there in that spot @Russian22. Leave ya snippers at home though, just stalk that bit of ground till you know it like the back of ya hand and you will get him sooner or later

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Get back in there in that spot @Russian22. Leave ya snippers at home though, just stalk that bit of ground till you know it like the back of ya hand and you will get him sooner or later

I followed your advice about the supple jack and it worked quite well. Was quite quiet too. I think I will bring the secateurs but not use them.

It is a nice place so I am keen to get out again.

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Be interesting to see the action after this nasty weather passes tonight
Be a few out in the Wilderness cuddled into their sleeping bags today I imagine

Been a very odd season here in Peorus Sounds
Had a Stag on the section at 2.30am this morning - thought it was a Hind barking at me - but it was a Stag (1 of 3 in Cam pics below)
So - yes 3 Stags just around house last night - 1 Stag has traveled approx 1.3Ks from another Cam around corner in a 3-6 hour timeframe - so the Stags are full on working the Hinds
Its different here to what I was used to in Central North Island - Stags do not hold Hinds here they let the Hinds carry on pretty well as normal and Stags do the rounds cheaking them out where they are feeding etc
The bottom pic is a Stag - he is a rising 3yr and has 1 spike about 3" high - he is travelling the most - horny bastard

Just having a coffee with a mate at the local sports shop.
Run into a fella who says he shot a 46x46 dead even 18pt stag up a river close to town.
I congratulated him on the new Nz red deer record

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