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

Went out for a look with a mate, got his first deer a young Sika stag. About 20min after the shot we heard another stag hee-hawing.

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Went out for a look with a mate, got his first deer a young Sika stag. About 20min after the shot we heard another stag hee-hawing.

Great stuff
I always thought the Sika were a month after the Reds - everything today seem to be flipping back-front
Nothing here yet (inner Pelorus) - was out for night and up at 4am at camp - not a whisper - just the Weka's going full noise on daybreak.

Maybe a bit of rain tomorrow will loosen things up

Out down in southland tonight had a good roar off but lost light as we closed in on the wallow. But it's on so fingers crossed for some good times ahead 😁🙏

Up to late last night then up to early this morning. my boy shot a stag last night that was letting out the old moan. This morning i heard a few going but they seem to be all young stags. Still a few stags in feeding groups. time for a sleep and have another look tonight

Found some ladies yesterday so hunkered down to see if the boys would show, waited an hour then decided f it im off, just as i stripped some clothing off for the slog out i heard a very lazy moan, back to the waiting game, heard him twice more then tried make a move on him, shut up shop after i gave a lazy one back..... should have shut my gob... oh well i have located a nice looking spot so heres hoping hes of worth

Had 3 stags going for it on ether side of the tent last night no more than 150m away but to much low cloud to see with headlamp. Had 6 pointer roaring at lunch time yesterday. Still haven’t seen a descent stag with bez tine yet in this area just the bushy cull stags. A lot more stags roaming around now checking out the cycling hinds. Seen a young fawn no more than a month old with its mum, she must of been late to cycle last year. Time to come home nearly out of ammo, dam goats.

Originally Posted by tikka

Had 3 stags going for it on ether side of the tent last night no more than 150m away but to much low cloud to see with headlamp. Had 6 pointer roaring at lunch time yesterday. Still haven’t seen a descent stag with bez tine yet in this area just the bushy cull stags. A lot more stags roaming around now checking out the cycling hinds. Seen a young fawn no more than a month old with its mum, she must of been late to cycle last year. Time to come home nearly out of ammo, dam goats.

What has the weather been like there mate? Clear and crisp? We are only getting down to 10 overnight and a bit overcast so may be slowing it up a bit.

Where are you hunting @Gibo ? The Kaimais or further south?

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Where are you hunting @Gibo ? The Kaimais or further south?

South of Tauranga mate. Got a mate that lives up the Kaimais and has heard some noises. I'm stubborn and trying to get a trophy out of a block i've been hunting a few years now....I have seen them so I know they are good! Getting onto them for a shot is beating me so far hahahaha!

Mostly clear below 800m, yeah about 8 or 10 degrees at night and only 1 frost in 11 days. The bush and the big native is so dry makes for hard stalking. Most of the deer are low down where the water is. Still closest stag shot was 10m.

Cheers mate. Similar to up here then apart from the clear bit, next clear spell i'll have to leap at it Looking like Thursday

I just heard on news "roar cancelled'
Umm - I out at camp now just back having coffee and heard news say 200k hunters won't be hunting?
Was I hearing things and should I go home

Originally Posted by Sarvo

I just heard on news "roar cancelled'
Umm - I out at camp now just back having coffee and heard news say 200k hunters won't be hunting?
Was I hearing things and should I go home

You heard wrong.

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Typical news today
All puff an fluff and BS
They said 'more than 200,000 hunters" will need to wait till 2021 :-)

Originally Posted by Cartman

You heard wrong.

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So I was not hearing things :-)

Think all Deer here have gone into lock down too
Never before have I gone 3 days & nights without an animal in one of my 5 GPS Trail Cams
Not a squeak as yet either which is a 1st in 25 years too - always 24th onward spasmodic moaning/roaring