Thread: Hunting tips from the roar!

After a bit of a sleep in the rain with no roars heard, I started moving down the ridge roaring and waiting every 30 metres/5 mins. After about 6 roars I was standing atop a log when I heard the telltale sound of a stag coming in. Seconds later and this scruffy one comes trotting along the ridgeline, shot him in the neck at 10m while he was still trotting, otherwise he would have run over me.
While I was cutting him up, another snuck in for a look and cut my wind at less than 10 metres. No roars or moans at all for the day.

If you spook one by noise alone dont jump the gun and go chase him , let him come back and check you out

I wish I had read this thread a few days ago. Could have come in bloody handy

I'm with HNTMAD.....sadly a week chasing round and round has taught me that the local New World is always my best bet!!! lol

I'll be spending the next year grind my teeth and plotting my dastardly revenge.....

Yep get in on the recon guys & girls

My biggest tip would be dont Dislocate your Shoulder requiring surgery a month before hand.

Postpone any surgery until June.
Many have laughed when i pull my daughters bubble mix out of my pocket to check wind. Works mint though, beauty with bubbles is they last a while and you can see them for ages if they dont pop

Actually saw the bubble trick on one of @Norways old vids so it must be cool

If I got a bottle of bubbles out to check for the wind I would be worried my daughter would be right behind them

Originally Posted by sako75

If I got a bottle of bubbles out to check for the wind I would be worried my daughter would be right behind them

Mine will be soon, few more years

Originally Posted by MSL

My cousin just recently shot a stag, straight through a 5 inch live tree, the tree was about a metre from the stag. I reckon it must have been hard enough to prevent the projectile from breaking up within the tree. It hit the stag in the chest and rolled him.

I was just lucky I was wearing my favourite flano ...its now my lucky flano

Always reset your magnification on the scope to the lowest power.

Originally Posted by tikka

Always reset your magnification on the scope to the lowest power.

@1toeknee1 would tend to agree with you

Yup for sure. It turns out its pretty hard to find a deer at 9x when it's 5m away.

Also pays to remember to zoom in your scope when taking a shot!