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

Any action/noise in the tararua's?

Nay Sika action yet? I've been holed up with the flu so two weekends gone without a walk yet

Originally Posted by TJM

Nay Sika action yet? I've been holed up with the flu so two weekends gone without a walk yet

A few pages earlier has some hee haw action going on

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I was in Clements (one of at least 14 cars at the road end) over the weekend. A few hee-haws throughout the day but generally quiet. Sat on a terrace with two decent scrapes and pretended to be a rusty door hinge for a while but no-one wanted to fight.

Side note - On the way out on Sunday arvo we passed three chaps with a dog. They were heading back in up the Hinemaia to look for a young fulla who hadn't made it back to camp Saturday night. Anyone on here have an update or know what happened?

So the roar must be almost over for the reds and Sika. Fallow might still be on in some parts.

But what if you miss out on and think hey you will keep for next year....our defiantly coming back for you.....

Recon is an all year project good to hear a few more yarns of the ones that got away.

In my neck of the woods Roe buck are fighting fit with a lot being moved about. Just a lot of small stuf on my ground at the moment still waiting on bigger animals to move in.

Yep the roar is over and the deer are on the move feeding prior to winter so still a good time to pick an animal or two. Reds are finished but the Sambar are not far away from getting busy.

Shot a stag on Saturday afternoon, well a mate did. Roared at him and he came from 400m to 150m for a look, before he got poleaxed. I had reds roaring their heads off on the 24th May a few years back. So you never know.

Also saw a fallow buck on Friday morning and he was letting out the odd croak and sniffing around a couple of does. Cousin shot a 230ds fallow on Thursday that was hanging within does but not making any noise.

To early to start looking?

Originally Posted by Sideshow

To early to start looking?

Nope 2 8point of whitetail bucks on the camera so for but keep leaving the sd card in the camera so no pics to put up

Nice can’t wait for the pics

How's it coming guys?
Well I've book all my tickets and Ferries
The wife is coming as well......so we have to divert back through Thailand as she needs some sun and I said.....why not our something along those lines
Getting excited going to have a look around the Kaimais first before heading to Stewart island
Like to thank @boaraxe and @223nut for there advise cheers and good luck with your hunting this year.
I've a little gift for you @223nut which I'll leave on the way out.

Anyway guys how's your roar preparation coming on?

Stags around the coast should be in prime condition with the abundance of food about. Got out tonight for a quick look, a few showers limited any use with the camera. A few stags around with head gear getting polished and others still in velvet no signs of stripping yet.will see what weather the morning brings

I heard two roars yesterday from the deer farm down the road - the Roar is coming!

I'm just wondering with all the cold weather tat the northern hemisphere has had if nz is in for the same. Might make the roar earlier.
I know that it also has to do with when the hinds are cycling but worth a thought.

The 8point buck I'm keeping tabs on is still heavy velvet and no signs of stripping yet.... Having said that a few years ago I shot one hat was fully stripped and stained then 2 days later 3km away got another that was JUST starting to strip