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

Went for a look on sunday, no action or roaring. Found a couple of wallows but only a couple of hinds and a spiker been using it in the last couple of days.
Not much sign of any decent stags, wasnt a area i was going to hunt for the roar anyway so i certainly wont now.
I always hear stags going in the bush from the 20th so i suspect it should be about the same.
OI go again this sunday or monday and then again on friday or saturday when i should hear some actoion and hopefully a stag down

Last night. Nice 12.
Gave him a few roars but he just wandered off. Wasn't interested.
Hope to catch up with him sometime.

Think for a lot of you in the north island due to the storm this might have been in short supply.
If you have gotten out how did you get on?

Some of the farm stags making abit of noise apparently

North Canterbury. The odd spika feeding with hinds but the big guys still not interested.

The recon came to an abrupt holt 3 weeks ago, I now cannot get to my hunting spots due to washed-out roads and bridges. Prior to this I had seen the biggest stag i have even seen on Public land, I had great plans of trying to catch him out in the same spot again pre-roar, but it's not to be, thankfully I still have a house, many now don't.

Originally Posted by GWH

The recon came to an abrupt holt 3 weeks ago, I now cannot get to my hunting spots due to washed-out roads and bridges. Prior to this I had seen the biggest stag i have even seen on Public land, I had great plans of trying to catch him out in the same spot again pre-roar, but it's not to be, thankfully I still have a house, many now don't.

Yeah for a lot of people in Hawkes Bay she's going to be slim pickings this roar.
Having seen the state of some of the roads accessing the Kawekas on the eastern side, unfortunately there is not many options there.

Went for a blat round some fiordland possies in the weekend, no noise there yet but its certainly getting cold at night now, snow on the tops on Saturday night.

Originally Posted by GWH

The recon came to an abrupt holt 3 weeks ago, I now cannot get to my hunting spots due to washed-out roads and bridges. Prior to this I had seen the biggest stag i have even seen on Public land, I had great plans of trying to catch him out in the same spot again pre-roar, but it's not to be, thankfully I still have a house, many now don't.

....even with the roads cleared, and an aerial assessment of huts & tracks in the Ruahines and Kawekas - windthrow will kill any concept of a decent hunt in 2023's roar.
No intention of being all doom and gloom - there will be new clearings opened up on faces not previously considered..... but there will be issues getting to whatever you've shot.
Best of luck to all affected by that bastard Gabrielle, but please be careful.

Originally Posted by Nickoli

....even with the roads cleared, and an aerial assessment of huts & tracks in the Ruahines and Kawekas - windthrow will kill any concept of a decent hunt in 2023's roar.
No intention of being all doom and gloom - there will be new clearings opened up on faces not previously considered..... but there will be issues getting to whatever you've shot.
Best of luck to all affected by that bastard Gabrielle, but please be careful.

Yup I hear ya mate

Originally Posted by GWH

The recon came to an abrupt holt 3 weeks ago, I now cannot get to my hunting spots due to washed-out roads and bridges. Prior to this I had seen the biggest stag i have even seen on Public land, I had great plans of trying to catch him out in the same spot again pre-roar, but it's not to be, thankfully I still have a house, many now don't.

Rissington bridge will be finished by March 20th -25th

Just in time

Been some very nice velvet sika stags on ferny ridge early Feb and will be really good to catch up with them again end of March

They don’t make a lot of sound during the day unless they are at the northern end, but first light they are very active in the middle of ferny

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Rissington bridge will be finished by March 20th -25th

Just in time

Been some very nice velvet sika stags on ferny ridge early Feb and will be really good to catch up with them again end of March

They don’t make a lot of sound during the day unless they are at the northern end, but first light they are very active in the middle of ferny

Ferny will be the point of call for most hunters as it looked like the road was completely gone before the ferny carpark and I think with a 2 wheeler you can get down to the first crossing on lotkow.
Ford at Makahu is completely gone and have little hope for the road to the hotsprings. So even with the bridge up at Rissington unless some major repairs happen in a short space of time then unfortunately a lot of legwork will be required to hunt what would usually be easy spots. Probably pretty low priority at the moment and quite costly so possibly may not get done for a fair while.

Found a nice scraping last week in Southland. Will be going out this morning for a listen.

Just back from a 3 day mission in the tops. Heard a stag roaring well on Friday evening. Saw 6 stags, all on their own or in close proximity to hinds. A couple of them wallowing up and destroying trees. Young stags sparring good last night


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In North Island after Gabrielle it is like a smorgasborg of feed in the Bush. Plenty of Yummy food lying around everywhere. Should be plenty of healthy animals this Roar!