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

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

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Roe here don't start for another 4 days then it's all on for the buck season here

Good luck


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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.

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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Originally Posted by Sideshow

Are they going yet seems quite in quite q few places and not so in others.
Anything happening in the Northisland yet?

Has been for weeks....

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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.


Stag was at the top of the bush finger on the first ridge .

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 very wet here at present but it looks like I can get access to some new ground this year

Looks like it's coming along nicely down there. How long did you snooze for in the tussock @Boaraxa ?
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.