Thread: The Roar is on!!!

The Roars started in our area. Went today, stags going good.
Had three going for it in Doc Land. Exciting stuff esp when i got to within 60m of one twice. Slipped down a bank to stuff up the first attempt to shot it.
second time half a hour later his hind busted me. She went nuts, barking for ages, should she stuffed it for me so decided i just shoot the hind as needed some meat.
That was a stuff up too as the neck shot missed and ended up with only this..








Found my set of unusal antlers from a big stag i shot i n the same spoyt 3-4 years ago.

Exciting! Hopefully the reds down further south are going to be roaring this weekend when I am out there, though I am mostly out just to learn a new area. Just going to assume the worst so i don't get disappointed.
I love the unusual non-symmetrical antlers, kind of looks like something you would see on a monster like a wendigo.

Very cool antlers

not like you to miss mate.......awesome funky antlers.

This is not helping my jealousy of those out hunting.

Good to hear them going tho ay, nothing beats roaring reds in the bush.
Cool to find your head too, hard to tell fron photo but are his pedicles not symmetrical on his scull also?

Looking forward to your next post where I am sure you will have tipped one up.

No croaking here yet, fallow usually kick off mid april but theres a couple of young fellas having a bit of a sparring match over yonder right now. Good to see as the bucks seem to vanish in January and reappear about now

I was on the other side of the valley when that weird looking stag was taken.
Probably could of done with a larger capacity mag

That’s cool, still too early for all the spots I go.

Originally Posted by deer243

The Roars started in our area. Went today, stags going good.
Had three going for it in Doc Land. Exciting stuff esp when i got to within 60m of one twice. Slipped down a bank to stuff up the first attempt to shot it.
second time half a hour later his hind busted me. She went nuts, barking for ages, should she stuffed it for me so decided i just shoot the hind as needed some meat.
That was a stuff up too as the neck shot missed and ended up with only this..




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Found my set of unusal antlers from a big stag i shot i n the same spoyt 3-4 years ago.

@deer243 bubba what have you done with that stag

great - off to haast next week cannot wait .

Originally Posted by MAC

great - off to haast next week cannot wait .

Me too.
See you there!

I wont brag.

But this guy came charging in a few days ago on public land.

Heard him roar.

Then I replied a few times and he went mental and proceeded to stand broadside at 200y.

One 168gr TMK from the 308. Bammo. PB red for me!

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

I wont brag.

But this guy came charging in a few days ago on public land.

Heard him roar.

Then I replied a few times and he went mental and proceeded to stand broadside at 200y.

One 168gr TMK from the 308. Bammo. PB red for me!Attachment 163257

Cracking stag that, great pearling

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

I wont brag.

But this guy came charging in a few days ago on public land.

Heard him roar.

Then I replied a few times and he went mental and proceeded to stand broadside at 200y.

One 168gr TMK from the 308. Bammo. PB red for me!Attachment 163257

Thata a thumper.😊

Just returned from an overnight trip into the Ruahines and no roars heard where i was so i expect its pretty much a normal year with an early April start, very dry in the bush and all streams an rivers very low at the moment.