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

Busier than the New World car park this arvo so going fishing.

Just a moan or two yesterday afternoon in pureora , shit they are roaring late this year!

Originally Posted by Dundee

Busier than the New World car park this arvo so going fishing.

I thought about Kumeti yesterday but figured it would be the same, plus it is 2 hours drive for me each way which makes turning around a harder decision despite the obvious wisdom of doing so if I had found the same thing.

Originally Posted by Puffin

I thought about Kumeti yesterday but figured it would be the same, plus it is 2 hours drive for me each way which makes turning around a harder decision despite the obvious wisdom of doing so if I had found the same thing.

You could always come fishing

4am tomorrow morning im off for a nosey round for the day, hoping to see/hear some longnecks but also secretly hoping to see a 9"+ chamois buck, theyre lighter to carry

Still no roaring in my usual spot in Pureora, just a moan or two and that was it.
Managed to get a spiker near a wallow, with my old husquy open sight in 9.3x57. A first kill with this gun.
Took me 3 hrs to get the carcass out.

Originally Posted by Friwi

Still no roaring in my usual spot in Pureora, just a moan or two and that was it.
Managed to get a spiker near a wallow, with my old husquy open sight in 9.3x57. A first kill with this gun.
Took me 3 hrs to get the carcass out.

Well done Friwi. Was the three hour haul out about distance, difficulty, fitness or as in my case, the passing of years causing knees to not function as smoothly as they once did under weight?

It takes me 1h and 1/4 to walk to my hunting spot, so with a 50 or 60 kg carcass I am slowed down a bit.the knees are still holding, touch wood. I got back into a bit fitness after Christmas , lost 6 kg ( and could do with another 6 to 10 less) and the heart is pumping a bit better. I also had a good mate with me to swap over the load along the way, I must admit that helps :-)

Some mate were in McIntosh hut area last week. heaps of very good Jap roaring in there. Were I was hunting 2 weeks ago near Tarawera pub the reds were only desultory but about 6 km north they were going to town really well. Go figure!

Just got back from a wander down south.
Heard 6 stags, 2 going really well on their own.

A lot of animals moving around.

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Recon went well, shot at about 10m roaring his head off.



Buggered if I know why it's upside down.

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Recon went well, shot at about 10m roaring his head off.

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Buggered if I know why it's upside down.

Bloody Pilots

Te urewera - Special !



Nearly 9 points.....bugger it I'm calling it a 9



Cheers

As long as you can hang a ring from it...;-)
Well done.

Nice look heads there guys!