It can take its time kicking off, I won't be in the hills for another month....
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It can take its time kicking off, I won't be in the hills for another month....
Finally got out a couple of times this week, nothing roaring in the particular area of the Wairarapa I was in however, heaps of sign and rubbings etc. Watched a hind for a wee while hoping a stag would follow but no go so, decided to take her and top up the freezer.
Roe here don't start for another 4 days:( then it's all on for the buck season here:thumbsup:
Good luck[emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
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Good luck Sideshow don't forget to post you results.
Was hunting rabbits this week just west of Napier and managed to entice three stage to roar.
Some encouragement en route today. Attachment 85067
I went to get a look at a stag that left some promising sign a few weeks ago.
I caught up with him and he was old, big bodied and either gone back or always a shit head. I left him be.
Heard a wee bit of roaring over night but they went quiet on daylight.
One stag kept me awake for a few hours as he was that close to my tent and annoying.
Decided to come home early and try somewhere new.
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Has been for weeks....Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
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A bit of noise at National Park.
It seems like a later start down here I shot a nice stag last Saturday hardly a roar heard , mate shot a stag Sunday they were roaring better but hardly any rubbing or wallowing anywhere , went to my roar block in Otago Wednesday & Thursday the cocky that gave us access said they hadn't started , breaking out onto the tops I spotted a young stag roaring heard a couple of others but hardly any rubbing , wallows , lazy roars had a mint spot watched a few stags but all shitters except the one I decided I wanted to shoot looked a reasonable 12 nice length found a mint rest on a rock nestled amongst wast high tussock , stag 360 yards away then some bloody bi planes stuffed it up deer from 400 odd M above the bush line running for there lives , went back to camp had breke , cuppa packed up went back to our little bit of high ground and still 0 out.
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Stag was at the top of the bush finger on the first ridge .
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Just a few moans yesterday and today in pureora, saw a hind that saw me before so did not have time to stick an arrow in her.
The weather is hot and we don't have a decent wind with one direction,it is all over the place.i left my pructive spot alone so far, waiting for next week end and hopefully a steady wind.
The way things are going it doesn't announce itself very good for this year either.
I m off fishing tomorrow.
roaring well in the tararuas today. heard 4 snuck in on one but he got our wind
wallowing and fresh scrapes around
Thanks for the good luck guys:thumbsup: very wet here at present but it looks like I can get access to some new ground this year:thumbsup:
Looks like it's coming along nicely down there. How long did you snooze for in the tussock @Boaraxa ?:thumbsup:
Good luck with your new spot @R93 also to the rest of you out there and tight lines @Friwi
Found this yesterday ( put a camera on it) not a great picture but plenty of sign and several other pads. Beeman stalked a stag roaring well but wind stuffed it up at last bit.Attachment 85097
And people say I live in ParadiseQuote:
Originally Posted by Boaraxa
Again zero here - interested to hear how The Jaffa's are doing out in Nydia Bay way
Never in 20 years have I seen (heard) this before - and its not sue to shortage of animals
Neighbor taking out one of the main Boys 2 weeks ago hasn't helped - but ??
I know what the problem is @Sarvo :ORLY: it's because they all know you sold your BSA 222 and there now in mourning for you and avoiding you like the plague as they feel you are no longer worthy....our something like that:P:XD::x_x::thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarvo
They know I am no threat anywaysQuote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
Trail Cams ruin your desire to shoot them
+1 also having them around for visitors is always niceQuote:
Originally Posted by Sarvo
No deer seen today but almost as good
Even better! No mud and piss on their bellies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
This 12 was going off 144 yards from my front door this morning. Check out the pheasant above him as well. I must be getting old as I had no desire to get a rifle down. I just enjoyed the moment.
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@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:D. We were meant to be the only ones in the block but every man and his dog was in there.:pissed off:. 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. [emoji106]
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A wee recon into a secluded corner before the weekend.Attachment 85391:thumbsup:
Excellent use for a pine treeQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
How did the weekend go guys & girls?
Any stories?:thumbsup:
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. :cool:
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.
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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:thumbsup:
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
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
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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[emoji106]
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Perhaps he meant metric :yaeh am not durnk:Quote:
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They are out there. I just can't find them.Quote:
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Saw a 340ds get shot last weekend but that was 40x40 12 pointer
@PerazziSC3 wow, got a photo of it?Quote:
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