Thread: Stags and Bucks 2023

Start of the year with a nice Muntjac Buck. Just need an extra tine at the front and he would have been in for a medal here.

Fallow bucks are still in they just need to cross the boundary lol


As I was saying to some we have some big beards here. This was the 2nd of 50 odd I saw yesterday.

Did you say there's no cwd in your area?

Are the Reds stripped yet?

Originally Posted by Chur Bay

Are the Reds stripped yet?

According to this guy they are

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoEIOyxv...d=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Originally Posted by paremata

According to this guy they are

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoEIOyxv...d=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Nice head.

Originally Posted by Chur Bay

Are the Reds stripped yet?

There was a bunch stripped in North Canty over the weekend. About half had stripped. Saw around 40 stags seen. Shot one and stripped it a few weeks back.

Sika me and dog got on Sunday not far from stripping.

Originally Posted by tamamutu

Sika me and dog got on Sunday not far from stripping.

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Ripper!! Envious. Was he soft on the tips? Thought it'd still be a bit early

Yes, top ones just on the tips.

This evenings effort after a few days of not so nice stuff weather wise.

neat little deer looks in very light condition the rut or lots of deer ???

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

neat little deer looks in very light condition the rut or lots of deer ???

@Barry the hunter bucks are coming out of winter he is moulting. They’re a small animal. This one has just finished stripping. The rut is lib July to mid August. So at the moment they’re trying to put on weight.
Yes also animal numbers very high. But I’ve knocked a big hole in that. Fallow are the main problem.
This one had a broken hind leg. Healed up and was feeding fine until I put a stop to it.
There’s a bigger one on my ground so he stays to breed all others get the cropped as they make a mess of the new trees.



Here’s the fallow problem one of 3 herds on the surrounding property’s.

We actually had to stop hunting last month as the game dealer was not taking any more as he was full up.
With everyone trying to finish their hind culls on the shooting grounds that they could not get to while game bird shooting was still going on.
Hope that answers your questions.

Got myself a fallow buck in the weekend out in King country (private land). I don't have much experience with these animals so not sure how old it is... anyone care to comment?

He definitely felt like big boy while dragging him down the hill. Thankfully we could use the winch through a tree to hang him. My back will thank me for that.

That's a cracker.

A cracker alright, great condition for eating. The rain made it easier to sneak in for a solid neck shot.