Thread: I know where you live!

Originally Posted by Tahr

And on the wrong side too. I can't shoot on there, it's private land. But there's a good chance he will come over into the bush for hinds during the roar.

This is the one I saw last year in the same place in the velvet.

Rippa stag mate, doesn't look to old either with the lighter timber and smaller coronet, might say something about good blood lines in your area!

Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

Rippa stag mate, doesn't look to old either with the lighter timber and smaller coronet, might say something about good blood lines in your area!

If you look closely he is one of those reds with the genitic fault of having a bent face. He's not the first one I have shot like that, but in a different area.

Yes, the Nth Wairarapa produces some good heads.

Originally Posted by Tahr

If you look closely he is one of those reds with the genitic fault of having a bent face. He's not the first one I have shot like that, but in a different area.

Yes, the Nth Wairarapa produces some good heads.

Never heard of that fault, does that effect their ability to feed or anything like that? I'd it common or pretty rare?

Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

Never heard of that fault, does that effect their ability to feed or anything like that? I'd it common or pretty rare?

Its rare. Doesn't seem to affect them. Iv'e seen maybe 3 out of many hundreds over 50 years. Wonder what others think?