Thread: Stags and Bucks 2024

Originally Posted by JoshC

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Faaaarking cracker!!! Keen to know how wide he is

Originally Posted by JoshC

Shot this spiker on last day of seven day trip, right on the main divide in South Westland.
Thought my stag from the same area in 2022 was going to be hard to beat.
Think this is his brother or uncle - they're definitely the same blood.
He gave us the slip several times during the week and tormented us with his roars across the valley every night.
I ended up sneaking into his bedroom and shooting him at 15 yds, he still hasn't seen me.

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Shot a couple more, but they're not that exciting. Just old.

Cheers
Josh

Beautiful stag mate, but on the contrary to your last point I think old stags are some of the most fascinating buggers out there. They don't get to go backwards by being dumb.

My rut so far, a couple of public land animals. Tahr up next, with a week planned in a west coast ballot block.

Originally Posted by cb14

My rut so far, a couple of public land animals. Tahr up next with a week planned in a west coast ballot block.

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Very good. Looks like some great hunting done there.....

Originally Posted by cb14

My rut so far, a couple of public land animals. Tahr up next, with a week planned in a west coast ballot block.

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Nice mate, is that buck a local fella?

Hamish

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Couple of fallow this morning, sorry it was dark phone didn't do them justice


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Originally Posted by BRADS

Couple of fallow this morning, sorry it was dark phone didn't do them justice


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Dundee take those photos?


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Roared this fella in first thing in the morning came charging down 200m of elevation, shot him 30m from our tents, an interesting old character head from the southern ruahines

Originally Posted by samohtxotom

Roared this fella in first thing in the morning came charging down 200m of elevation, shot him 30m from our tents, an interesting old character head from the southern ruahinesAttachment 248030

Cool Stag there mate. I have shot one very similar to that with the same bent brows in the Southern Ruahines. Good chance they're from the same general area.

Nice old cull with the boys today. Pretty exciting stuff, had 4 bucks croaking around us, a couple walked past less than 50 yards away in full rut mode. This one came to about 30 yards away and I shot it as it walked up on us. Boys watched the whole thing play out, they were stoked.




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Pretty good head for a cull!!!! I would be happy to find one that good

Nevermind the antlers, just happy to finally get a deer with the ol .303.

Public land buck I took recently. He was chasing some does while croaking his head off. GPS said I chased him for about 2.5km before getting into 70m when he held up on the edge of some thick stuff. Gun is a CZ 550 lux in 9.3x62 using 293gr RWS UNI classic's.

Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

Public land buck I took recently. He was chasing some does while croaking his head off. GPS said I chased him for about 2.5km before getting into 70m when he held up on the edge of some thick stuff. Gun is a CZ 550 lux in 9.3x62 using 293gr RWS UNI classic's.

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Dream animal for a guy like me right there sir, congrats!

Hot rub.

Tracking a stag and a couple of hinds into this labyrinth when I came across this rub. I could smell him at this point so I continued and not 40m further on I heard something moving through the bush. Evident from the tracks earlier, my roars had got him to drive his girls away so I opted to hind call. Instantly could hear multiple deer moving in, caught a glimpse of his tops (at least 3 a side) at 25m. He was no more than 15m away but still completely obscured and I knew it was only seconds before he was in view and I could send off my shot. Just then to my right up pops a hinds head at 10m. I kept still hoping he would clear the thick shit and come into my lane, which would be no further than 5m from me. As he made it to around 10m from me, the hind busted and he followed suit. No chance for a shot. Still a great hunt.