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

Taupo farm stags were going off yesterday and started on the weekend. Figure the wild ones will start up soon enough then. Any noise down wairarapa?

Was out 2 hours before light this morning - mainly to try out my new toy (RFL Thermal)
Nothing on my side of the Sound - but observed 4 x H&F's (not Hunting & Fishing calm down) and 1 lone 2yr Stag
3 Stags across Bay going well - 2 young-ens winding an oldie up and went from 5.30am - near 7am

Me and my son :-)

Went bush in the kaimanawas Monday Tuesday. Heard one he haw far far away early as in the morning.

Tena koe,
Aerial Control for Wilberforce Mathias – caution period expiry

On behalf of the Department of Conservation we wish to advise that the caution period for the above operation has now ended. Visual monitoring of both baits and carcasses within the treatment area and the toxicity analysis result of bait samples indicate undetectable traces of toxin. Warning signs have now been removed.

This operation was an important part of the Department of Conservation’s Battle For Our Birds.

Yours sincerely

Just recieved the above email via DOC that the 1080 drop in the Wilberforce/Mathias area all cleared and good to go for hunters.......... hope the deer repellent saved a few?? Time will tell.

Originally Posted by Hunteast

Tena koe,
Aerial Control for Wilberforce Mathias – caution period expiry

On behalf of the Department of Conservation we wish to advise that the caution period for the above operation has now ended. Visual monitoring of both baits and carcasses within the treatment area and the toxicity analysis result of bait samples indicate undetectable traces of toxin. Warning signs have now been removed.
This operation was an important part of the Department of Conservation’s Battle For Our Birds.
Yours sincerely

Just recieved the above email via DOC that the 1080 drop in the Wilberforce/Mathias area all cleared and good to go for hunters.......... hope the deer repellent saved a few?? Time will tell.

Like fuck it did ... see R93's posts above. Criminal waste of resource and top blood lines. And which "bird" did they save ??? wankers

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Like fuck it did ... see R93's posts above. Criminal waste of resource and top blood lines. And which "bird" did they save ??? wankers

To be fair I wouldn't put much stock in what I seen. It did look dire regarding sign etc but I am not sure when it last rained in the areas we covered and a storm was approaching.

I have done hours in the air where there are good numbers of deer and experienced the same thing.
No sign no movement and cover the same area a week later and they're everywhere.


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chainsaw - hoped you at least placed a submission in last year about this drop? The drop was to do with the Mountain Cedar & Halls Totara dieback with possum browsing.

Someones this is why rec hunters fight up hill battles on AATH, WARO, pass Tenure Reviews etc. It's a numbers game with submissions and history shows we are dismal in this area.

But Twig & Tweet seem to get their arse into gear nearly every time on matters that concern us hunters.

Just sayin..

yep I made submissions on 1080 drops and waro "consultation".... sadly both went ahead regardless. It's a box fuckn tick exercise.

Going down opotiki way tomorrow for a look...hope to spark up an early one

Went for a look today. Had a stag roaring at me from 300m straight after got out of the car, he moved on thou.
Not much else when it came to noise but spooked a stag with a hind later on. As the freezer bit empty the hind run out into the open and a great running shot with the 308 straight nthur the shouldr secured some fat as mud venison

same mate - game cameras over wallows do the recon & give you the best times to target the specific areas, not to mention a good indicator of trophy quality

Recons going well heaps of roaring the other night, even had 2 stags roaring either side of my tent 50m-60m away camped up on a spur terrace. Some stags with hinds others not, had a few roaring during the day. Only seen 3 stags on the tops and the dog got me onto 18 other close encounters stags, the dog was on a roll this week. The bush stinks of stags and stag marks everywhere, a lot of roaming stags sussing out where all the fannys at. Roared in only 3 stags so far. Back in the bush again today for a few more days in a different part of the country see how that goes.

One of the stags I roared up from one of my camps one evening, taken down with the 300 blackout subsonic on the spot.

Originally Posted by tikka

Recons going well heaps of roaring the other night, even had 2 stags roaring either side of my tent 50m-60m away camped up on a spur terrace. Some stags with hinds others not, had a few roaring during the day. Only seen 3 stags on the tops and the dog got me onto 18 other close encounters stags, the dog was on a roll this week. The bush stinks of stags and stag marks everywhere, a lot of roaming stags sussing out where all the fannys at. Roared in only 3 stags so far. Back in the bush again today for a few more days in a different part of the country see how that goes.

One of the stags I roared up from one of my camps one evening, taken down with the 300 blackout subsonic on the spot.

Nice one. Lucky you to have so many animals around, no wonder the roaring going well . The DOC where i hunt over the hill have so little numbers no wonder i only hear a few at best a year but normally roar in one or so. More 1080 drops due soon so its not going to get any easier but theres still animals in DOC close to town if you do the hard yards

Heard one in the local pines last night, the first. Out again tomorrow night to listen.

Heard a stag having a wee moan about an hour ago while I was fishing.
He then let out some half hearted roars. He roared enough to make me walk a ways back to my truck and grab my roaring horn to wind him up.
I could hear him over the river so he was pretty close but went quiet or moved off by the time I got back to where I was fishing.


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