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

Yep it is all fucked up. I saw a goose with some very young goslings a couple of days ago.

Wasn't sure where to put this but thought id put it here as there are probably a few of you following this thread.

I am just heading home from nelson lakes (rotoroa) was meant to still be there but have been chased out by the wasps its next level up there at the moment. They are currently fixated on protein, making them very dangerous for us hunters.

I came across the remains of a deer maybe a week or so old and it had to be seen to be believed.

There were several thousand wasps on and around it, the whole thing was a seathing mess of yellow and black.

If you are planning on heading that way at the very least take a can of fly spray but that may not be enough.

Be very careful as things could go south fast while dressing or carrying an animal.

PS : No roars were heard.



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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Wasn't sure where to put this but thought id put it here as there are probably a few of you following this thread.

I am just heading home from nelson lakes (rotoroa) was meant to still be there but have been chased out by the wasps its next level up there at the moment. They are currently fixated on protein, making them very dangerous for us hunters.

I came across the remains of a deer maybe a week or so old and it had to be seen to be believed.

There were several thousand wasps on and around it, the whole thing was a seathing mess of yellow and black.

If you are planning on heading that way at the very least take a can of fly spray but that may not be enough.

Be very careful as things could go south fast while dressing or carrying an animal.

PS : No roars were heard.



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They (hot arse's) must be all up there then - at this point in time we have no Wasps here which is odd for mid March
PS
I bet there were no fly's on that carcass !!
One thing we liked about wasps back in the Veni selling days was they sure kept the Blow Fly's away

Looked over a few stags last night. Got in to one within 50m but wasn't the stag i thought he was. Seen what to be a good stag but was out of light to close the distance,wasn't worth the shot in the wind with out a closer inspection. Really to scared to shoot it just in case the forum didn't approve.
Heard a stag let out couple moans below me in the bush but was to hard to pin down with the wind blowing.
Still a lot of stags out feeding trying to put on condition, by next weekend they will be into same time as the last years

Nice going bigbear good luck for next time

Seen quite a few stag but nothing worth hanging on the wall, mostly smashing goats over 63 in 4 days. The dog put me onto 3 stags yesterday and shot a shitty 9 pointer with no bey tines. Heard 1 roar last night and 6 different so tonight as I type this up on my phone.

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Wasn't sure where to put this but thought id put it here as there are probably a few of you following this thread.

I am just heading home from nelson lakes (rotoroa) was meant to still be there but have been chased out by the wasps its next level up there at the moment. They are currently fixated on protein, making them very dangerous for us hunters.

I came across the remains of a deer maybe a week or so old and it had to be seen to be believed.

There were several thousand wasps on and around it, the whole thing was a seathing mess of yellow and black.

If you are planning on heading that way at the very least take a can of fly spray but that may not be enough.

Be very careful as things could go south fast while dressing or carrying an animal.

PS : No roars were heard.



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was the same down coast a little at ikimatua....we killed 7 nests in less than 200 yards of a dry ridge....scary numbers of them around....take care out there folks,someone falling over and breaking a leg with blood around has just about got to be fatal with them numbers of wasps around,so aggressive its scary.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Nice going bigbear good luck for next time

@Sideshow my luck might have run out. Went out sat arvo and seen not a bad stag mature might even been going backwards, carried on along the ridge with the option of a better inspection latter that evening. Only gone half hour when i spotted a good stag sitting down under a tree . watched it for a good hour and decided it was a shooter and thats when it went pear shape.
I heard the thud and seen it roll over and legs kick in the air, next minute it was up and gone. Seen it going over the ridge 20m above with a few other deer. Went over to where it was and couldn't find any blood. Wasn't worth going back with my dog as to many other scents around. Will be back in the same area over the next few weeks so i will keep on looking. First animal i have lost in a while and keep on playing it over and over in my head

Originally Posted by bigbear

@Sideshow my luck might have run out. Went out sat arvo and seen not a bad stag mature might even been going backwards, carried on along the ridge with the option of a better inspection latter that evening. Only gone half hour when i spotted a good stag sitting down under a tree . watched it for a good hour and decided it was a shooter and thats when it went pear shape.
I heard the thud and seen it roll over and legs kick in the air, next minute it was up and gone. Seen it going over the ridge 20m above with a few other deer. Went over to where it was and couldn't find any blood. Wasn't worth going back with my dog as to many other scents around. Will be back in the same area over the next few weeks so i will keep on looking. First animal i have lost in a while and keep on playing it over and over in my head

I know the feeling, its rude!

Looks like clements road will be a no go this government announced all gatherings of 500 or more people is to be canceled

Originally Posted by sometimes1

Looks like clements road will be a no go this government announced all gatherings of 500 or more people is to be canceled

Piropiro Flats - Pureora too then

Not many in north pureora on the weekend,no roars heard either,first time in a long while I have not even spooked an animal ,saw one pile of relatively fresh shit over an afternoon/evening hunt and morning hunt combined.dunno where the deer have gone but not where I usually find them.

Stags are grouped up at the moment in southland was watching 6 of them 30nmins ago and dark as fuck from wallowing . Yearlings and Hinds still nice and summer red. Thought I heard a faint roar last night but probably wishful ears I expect with the daylight and temperature dropping off as fast as it has we will be days away from singing. Fingers crossed as the boys from up north get here thursday for a week of chasing them around.

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Originally Posted by The bomb

Not many in north pureora on the weekend,no roars heard either,first time in a long while I have not even spooked an animal ,saw one pile of relatively fresh shit over an afternoon/evening hunt and morning hunt combined.dunno where the deer have gone but not where I usually find them.

I have only hunted the roar once but never did hear a roar during the day

Seen 14 stags today most of them still grouped up other than spikes with there moms. Heard a couple of roars at 6PM while cooking tea. Bloody southerly is cold at 1000m and can't see to much low cloud.