Thread: Stags & Bucks 2022

Good to see Saftey First! Hard hat there for sudden braking @PerazziSC3

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

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Now off to fiordland for 3rd period

Originally Posted by Mohawk .308

A couple of sika stags from the last couple of days. The 7 was probably the best roaring encounter I’ve had with a stag, was an exciting time.
They’ve been roaring well over the last couple of days.

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That 4 looks awesome mate

Originally Posted by Mohawk .308

He was a very small animal, which make his antlers seem a lot bigger than they are. He was coming in for a scrap though!

Cool looking skin though

@Mohawk .308.
Was there much Roaring where you were?

A good one out of the gene pool Bruce.

Ugly bugger.

That's a true character head.

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

A character shot at 8m
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Great looking bottle cap opener

Originally Posted by nor-west

A good one out of the gene pool Bruce.

He was huge and very old. His tusks were just little stumps. He gave me quite a run around before I shot him. Constantly on the move and just the odd roar.

Originally Posted by Tahr

He was huge and very old. His tusks were just little stumps. He gave me quite a run around before I shot him. Constantly on the move and just the odd roar.

I enjoy those frustrating hunts with crafty stags, keeps yah on your toes for sure.

Found this old fella Tuesday night. Watched a 6 and an 8 all sharing the same patch of scrub, but this guy had the girls.
Hope he made the most of it

A few that got to live and pass on their fantastic genetics , average quality photos.

Just got out of a 7 day walkabout type hunt through the middle section of the Ruahines with a couple of mates. Shot 5 stags and 2 hinds between us. The intent was to shoot a few deer and do our bit for the park while exploring some of the lesser visited country in the 1080 zone.

The first stag was the best of them, hind called him out of his wallow for my mate to shoot.
Third one, spotted him from 3 km away on the tops holding a hind in the middle of the day.

These deer were the fattest deer I’ve ever seen on public land anywhere, perhaps a sign that numbers are where they need to be in that area. Might write a report later but for now I’m off to go south for the second half of my roar.