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

  1. 23-03-2019, 07:44 PM #661
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    Went to the gym ( hunting ) 2 days ago to get fit for a fly in trip next week, despite the shitty weather.

    Ran into a very good stag on the tops in heavy mist. But he was gone in a flash !!
    Dropped down to where I could see a little and heard my first roar for the season.
    A bit half hearted but still a roar.
    Found a stag and spiker sparring at around 400m
    Stalked in and took the stag ( made me feel a little bit better at least for a short while ) as he was a bit of a runt head and the spiker will be a better stag one day.
    The dog loved it and I had a long wet climb to the track and trudge out to the truck.
    I love it at the real world gym !

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  3. 24-03-2019, 08:37 PM #662
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    Nothing going down opotiki way yet
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  4. 24-03-2019, 08:40 PM #663
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    Spent 4 hours in westcoast bush, nothing herd, found a few rubs but no stag stench


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    Dont waste your time chasing every last fps, it doesnt matter in the real world, it wont make a difference, all it will do is cause head aches and frustrations. And dont listen to silly old cunts
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  5. 24-03-2019, 08:46 PM #664
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smiddy View Post
    Spent 4 hours in westcoast bush, nothing herd, found a few rubs but no stag stench


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    Really? I could smell a rutty stag when you were at mine this morning

    I see that weather hitting now. Gunna be a rough few days and then they should be into it.



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  6. 24-03-2019, 09:38 PM #665
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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    Really? I could smell a rutty stag when you were at mine this morning

    I see that weather hitting now. Gunna be a rough few days and then they should be into it.



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    Lol ffs I thought it would help with them not winding me
    thought they might crank up before the change of weather but no, and there were fresh boot prints witch was abit of a cunt


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  7. 24-03-2019, 09:46 PM #666
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smiddy View Post
    Lol ffs I thought it would help with them not winding me
    thought they might crank up before the change of weather but no, and there were fresh boot prints witch was abit of a cunt


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    Every man and his dog starts poking around here in the next week. They scent everything up instead of just using their brains and holding off them.

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  8. 27-03-2019, 09:34 AM #667
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    Shot this fella last weekend 500yards with the .260 143ELDX at 2850fps

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  9. 27-03-2019, 09:41 AM #668
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    north west blowing its arse off last night so was a bit of a crap evening. All i need is a couple days southerly just to get in to one spot and drop the temp
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  10. 27-03-2019, 09:57 AM #669
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    Don't worry about the temp, it was 25C on the hill last week and high teens through the night, and they were going bonkers. Get out there now!
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  11. 27-03-2019, 10:30 AM #670
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    Off to the local haunt for a day mish Saturday, hope to catch up with a big fulla I saw last year. I will be so unfit i'll likely die in there
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  12. 27-03-2019, 03:20 PM #671
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    Nothing happening in pureora.
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  13. 27-03-2019, 07:17 PM #672
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Off to the local haunt for a day mish Saturday, hope to catch up with a big fulla I saw last year. I will be so unfit i'll likely die in there
    Good luck Gibo, still haven't heard one in our spot yet, mind you we can only go in weekends so they might have started by now.
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  14. 27-03-2019, 08:08 PM #673
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    Quote Originally Posted by Russian 22. View Post
    Nothing happening in pureora.
    Never was an early block - 6th - 12th then again a flare up around 18th-23rd-ish
    Pungapunga would go off 1o days ahead some year and its b all away to the South - odd ah
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  15. 27-03-2019, 08:28 PM #674
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    Quote Originally Posted by Russian 22. View Post
    Nothing happening in pureora.
    things are happening.....plenty of activity just not roaring....... alot a sign its been so hot down there during the day i think they are hunkering down in the cool tight guts and only coming out in the wee small hours....... like sarvo said couple more weeks ......but then it will be like queen street
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarvo View Post
    Never was an early block - 6th - 12th then again a flare up around 18th-23rd-ish
    Pungapunga would go off 1o days ahead some year and its b all away to the South - odd ah
    Ah. I was just in with a forum member and we heard nothing. Just a decent bit of sign in the creeks.

    Quote Originally Posted by scotty View Post
    things are happening.....plenty of activity just not roaring....... alot a sign its been so hot down there during the day i think they are hunkering down in the cool tight guts and only coming out in the wee small hours....... like sarvo said couple more weeks ......but then it will be like queen street
    Crafty buggers.

    Yeah. Lost if sign in those but thick Bush.
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