Thread: Stags & Bucks 2022

Trying for a last fallow buck today before the season ends on the 1st no luck but tipped d this little guy over.
First for the season. Also saw a really good muntjac buck but could not get a safe shot……next time eh now for some NZ ducks

After passing up a young 4 pointer and then having a couple of other stags give us the slip, my hunting mate roared in this ancient 6 pointer for me (more of a 5 really but technically still a 6) on ANZAC day. As you can see his head was definitely going backwards but I was still stoked to get a mature animal, good times!

Hey @Dusty Fog not sure what your question is? Bucks have small antlers, which have three points each when fully grown. Antlers are described as ‘pearled’ or ‘bearded’ when they are heavily textured with lots of nodules. Dose this answer it?

Here’s my effort one day I’ll run into a big one. But this is going to taste great.

Couple more from the roar, manged these 2 within about 5mins of each other.

Bloody nice, well done

Originally Posted by Padox

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some fantastic animals there

Jees these Sika are something else guys, well done.


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@pongo where are you?your heads last year ruled the thread.

Roar was super early in my area, almost by a month. Missed out on one due to helicopter flying overhead. Came back a fortnight later and took this scrubby bush fallow, plenty of animals around. Good to see them in good nick.

I did end up going for a quick cheeky Catlins hunt and look at this wall hanger! Wow big trophy boy!
Sarcasm aside, I did take the head home, going to hang him on the wall and mark him as my first red.
Did not hear any roars coastal area there, unless that weird 'cow mooing' I heard in the distance was actually a roar.

One day I will get a proper head in the bush, im not sneaky enough for the wise old stags. But for now I am happy with a ton of meat and a funny wall hanger.

Hey Jessica. You only get your first one once !! Of course its a wall hanger, a keeper for sure !!

There will be more and bigger ones too but you will never get that first one again

Good on you for keeping it, well done

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Jess...you have come a loooong way from your first posts..... good on you for taking out your spikers head...... the wee 6 I shot many years ago has been lost forever as stayed behind on farm that changed hands.....but I still have photos....
enjoy the venison...

Originally Posted by Yesmate

@pongo where are you?your heads last year ruled the thread.

@Pongo12

Arthritis or old break struggling to see on my phone.