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

Awesome - Was in the Ihungia area and it was hot and dry! What general area are you in? PM if you don't want to disclose on here

Took a Swedish fella and his new wife out for a hunt yesterday. He managed his first chamois which I spose isint bad seeing he only had a morning to do it.

Stag sign was everywhere. Would have come across 15 different trees and bits of scrub being freshly rubbed up. Not just one animal doing it as it was over a few km of country.
One stag at the top of our hunt had hinds with him. Didn't find any velvet on any of the bits I had a good look at so I would say just giving their racks a stain and Polish.

Bad phone pic of a really old doe. Never seen such a grey face and she had no head gear.

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Just been wandering the Canterbury Hills for the last three days, howling NW winds made life very difficult, saw one young 10 pointer, this weather will be wrecking a few Feb plans for people.

Year you guys are getting some pretty finicky weather there.
Looks like you got your selve a good spot to chase a few there @R93 might be a good roar this one as the full moon is 31st March and then again on April 30th for any late comers

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Year you guys are getting some pretty finicky weather there.
Looks like you got your selve a good spot to chase a few there @R93 might be a good roar this one as the full moon is 31st March and then again on April 30th for any late comers

Yeah lots of activity and I reckon she will be an earlier than normal start, especially in this valley.

None of the sign lead me to think a stag of size is in the area. Good spot to take my son if he ever gets off his PlayStation but I can't be bothered myself unless I know there is a chance of a good one.

I need to find a rub tree with tine marks that track to the top of my reach before I take any interest.



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Originally Posted by R93

Yeah lots of activity and I reckon she will be an earlier than normal start, especially in this valley.

None of the sign lead me to think a stag of size is in the area. Good spot to take my son if he ever gets off his PlayStation but I can't be bothered myself unless I know there is a chance of a good one.

I need to find a rub tree with tine marks that track to the top of my reach before I take any interest.



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PlayStation easy fix scissors or take the fuse out of the plug

Originally Posted by Sideshow

PlayStation easy fix scissors or take the fuse out of the plug

Lol. Don't worry it has be suggested.

Might take my daughter out instead.
I would have to get a muzzle of some description first and the best camo head veil made, to contain all her blonde hair.

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Originally Posted by R93

Lol. Don't worry it has be suggested.

Might take my daughter out instead.
I would have to get a muzzle of some description first and the best camo head veil made, to contain all her blonde hair.

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Year but if she got one that PlayStation is going to look awfully lonely sitting in its room all by its self plus girls are easier to teach to shoot

I haven't been a arvo person in a while but it was pissing down so scratched the morning hunt opted for the arvo it was bloody windy SW but sunny so opened up some country I hadn't been to in a while checked out 3 possies but probably a bit early saw 0 & not a lot of sign either but pressed on couldn't believe it but wind dropped rite off , got to a sloping type terrace area mostly beech , manuka & high tussock & could hear a couple of animals browsing only around 30 meters away I could hear the buggers chewing leaves & rustling about but then I heard a pig squeal over in the next gully so figered they mite be hogs below me not deer I ended up watching 10 deer hooning around opposite on a slip the little shits stayed there playing for an hour hinds, fawns, young stags nothing decent then a very loud bark almost made me soil my new field day special pants the critters below where deer , started heading for home as the evening wore on spooked 2 hinds & a spiker , found where the pigs where camped up not that I saw one , hit the old track that would take me to the truck 100M along & o the temptation crusty old hind , yearling & fawn 100M distance ...& im on the track I just smiled & walked on @Paddy79 would be so proud I never blasted ONE...thinking there could be a decent stag around the corner..& there wasn't !!!
had a pig walk infront of the headlights maybe 80lb & around 30 hares , Game was out tonight , of note a couple of shitty heads had lost the velvet 1 was rubbing it off on a bush , saw 1 bigger one but not worthy of being shot was still in velvet & in a different area fresh rubbing so bit of a broad spectrum but either way shits happening the old boys im thinking have already left the tops for now.

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

I haven't been a arvo person in a while but it was pissing down so scratched the morning hunt opted for the arvo it was bloody windy SW but sunny so opened up some country I hadn't been to in a while checked out 3 possies but probably a bit early saw 0 & not a lot of sign either but pressed on couldn't believe it but wind dropped rite off , got to a sloping type terrace area mostly beech , manuka & high tussock & could hear a couple of animals browsing only around 30 meters away I could hear the buggers chewing leaves & rustling about but then I heard a pig squeal over in the next gully so figered they mite be hogs below me not deer I ended up watching 10 deer hooning around opposite on a slip the little shits stayed there playing for an hour hinds, fawns, young stags nothing decent then a very loud bark almost made me soil my new field day special pants the critters below where deer , started heading for home as the evening wore on spooked 2 hinds & a spiker , found where the pigs where camped up not that I saw one , hit the old track that would take me to the truck 100M along & o the temptation crusty old hind , yearling & fawn 100M distance ...& im on the track I just smiled & walked on @Paddy79 would be so proud I never blasted ONE...thinking there could be a decent stag around the corner..& there wasn't !!!
had a pig walk infront of the headlights maybe 80lb & around 30 hares , Game was out tonight , of note a couple of shitty heads had lost the velvet 1 was rubbing it off on a bush , saw 1 bigger one but not worthy of being shot was still in velvet & in a different area fresh rubbing so bit of a broad spectrum but either way shits happening the old boys im thinking have already left the tops for now.

That's a good report. I have been out twice the last week and have noticed that the stags have disappeared off the fringes and grass. It happens every year. They go down deeper into the native and appear again after the roar.

Cheers for the write up @Boaraxa sounds like a good way to spend and afternoon

Had a look at another spot in the ruahines. Only 30mins from the car, ill check it out one evening


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Amping for Friday, heading into the mountains for four days looking for whatever we can find. Similar country to where I shot my big 10 and Jamie his 14 last year so hopefully find something else of similar quality and age.

I definitely know there is 2 old stags in there as I have let them walk in the last 3 years and they were mature when I first saw them

Originally Posted by JoshC

Amping for Friday, heading into the mountains for four days looking for whatever we can find. Similar country to where I shot my big 10 and Jamie his 14 last year so hopefully find something else of similar quality and age.

I definitely know there is 2 old stags in there as I have let them walk in the last 3 years and they were mature when I first saw them

@JoshC so this is the year then! Grace period for those two are over I guess. Good luck looking foreword to the report oh and stay safe