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

Checked a few spots but no major activity yet.
Shot a rat stag on private land that was fat, for meat, and he wasn't close either.

Doing a few hours in a machine tomorrow having a look around the local area so hopefully see something moving.


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Heard one today in the Ruahines first wild for the year for me

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Already a fair few lazy roars going on up the Napier Taupo Rd, they are all starting to come out of the woodwork, it will be a good roar for some that's for sure

Mixed business in the Ruapehu District, some big boys have got a pretty good harem together already, saw one beaut stag with half a dozen ladies in tow but of those only two were mature hinds. Still very quiet. There are still some bachelor groups kicking around, on the move, out and about more openly than normal. On the last morning I saw one mob of two dozen odd hinds and yearlings with two stags standing on the periphery, no argy bargy yet. The stag I shot was clean and hadn't started pissing all over himself yet.

One property I was on briefly had some hearty roars from two animals early morning, but that property isn't hunted and whats probably the same two animals go hard very early every year according to the cocky that lives there.

Stopped on the way through arthurs pass just past thw township the other night at about 2am to take a leak, got back to the car and mrs says to me "is there cows up here?!"
Turned the car off and sure enough heard a stag having a bit of a moan

Just started to moan up the coast which is always the first area to go in gisborne.

Anything in the Kaimais yet?

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Anything in the Kaimais yet?

Nothing a few weeks ago. I was meaning to go to te aroha but the rain put me off

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Anything in the Kaimais yet?

Nah, but apparently they are going off big time in BoraBora. Ya should have booked the long drop with a view mate.

Out for a walk last night; saw plenty of hinds and yearlings, but yes, heard 2 stags in the manuka going for it.
She's all on!!

@chainsaw thanks you barstool very funny

Did 2 hrs in the machine looking over good country. Even went and flew around the Canterbury side.
Checked some wallows etc.
Very quiet. Not much sign in head basins or hanging valleys.

Seen 3 deer 1 reasonable stag and around 20 Thar. Deer were all standing 50m from a hut door so I assume no one was there.
Only wallow we seen that was used was about 3 km from the hoki airport.
Not the best evening for it as there was a decent front approaching. Pretty bumpy up high.

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Originally Posted by R93

Did 2 hrs in the machine looking over good country. Even went and flew around the Canterbury side.
Checked some wallows etc.
Very quiet. Not much sign in head basins or hanging valleys.

Seen 3 deer 1 reasonable stag and around 20 Thar. Deer were all standing 50m from a hut door so I assume no one was there.
Only wallow we seen that was used was about 3 km from the hoki airport.
Not the best evening for it as there was a decent front approaching. Pretty bumpy up high.

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@R93 year @Rushy was in that hut having a sleep the snoring was what dragged the deer in looking for a bit of Rushy love

Originally Posted by Sideshow

@R93 year @Rushy was in that hut having a sleep the snoring was what dragged the deer in looking for a bit of Rushy love

It is true that I have many natural talents and several records in the Guinness book.

This guy this morning has that "twinkle" in his eye
Good Warnham Park bloodlines here as you can see - not !!!