Thread: Stags and Bucks 2024

Some from the weekend. Not on DOC land, so they don't count in my mind- but I'm not a trophy hunter in any event so the meat is the point of the exercise.

My first roaring sika, pretty young animal but will make good salami. Next time will be looking for a better set of head gear. Awesome experience, stags going nuts round camp overnight.

It took all roar to get a stag. 26 April and he roared and had a hind.

Originally Posted by Tahr

It took all roar to get a stag. 26 April and he roared and had a hind.

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nice late roarer.

Nice one.

Couple of roars heard today...some cool interactions in the bush with 5 stags seen and 1 shot.....fantastic indications from the dog, with me stuffing the first one.... but this one didnt get away... bush very dry and challenging with extra leaf litter around, but then we could also hear the stags moving about too....

Hamish

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its been a strange roar eh Hamish. 2 days ago (26th) I saw a stag (a poor head) herding 6 hinds and yearlings. It's pretty late for that.

This fella got the slip on me earlier in the month, Tracked him down last Saturday, wasn't so lucky this time.

Originally Posted by Tahr

its been a strange roar eh Hamish. 2 days ago (26th) I saw a stag (a poor head) herding 6 hinds and yearlings. It's pretty late for that.

Sure has, wasnt convinced the stag i heard was a stag or human but was headed in its general area....guess i will never know lol....

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2 stags still going well on sunday in canterbury .most of the young stags were all mobbed up with a few pestering the hinds

Was nice to take a day of leave to make a long weekend with ANZAC day.

Where's @Pongo12 this year?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Where's @Pongo this year?

yea @Pongo12 where are you?this thread looking a bit average this year so far

Sorry team, ive hung the stag hunting boots up this year. 1st time in 20 odd years I haven't gotten right into it.
Guided the brother in on a couple and what not.
Walloped a couple with the .357 as ive been in native pig hunting but that's about it, been flat out chasing the hogs around with the dogs so the poor 7mmsaum is retired to the safe.
See a few nice looking stags you chaps have walloped, good work and happy hunting.

Originally Posted by Pongo12

Sorry team, ive hung the stag hunting boots up this year. 1st time in 20 odd years I haven't gotten right into it.
Guided the brother in on a couple and what not.
Walloped a couple with the .357 as ive been in native pig hunting but that's about it, been flat out chasing the hogs around with the dogs so the poor 7mmsaum is retired to the safe.
See a few nice looking stags you chaps have walloped, good work and happy hunting.

Ah that would explain why there’s not so many pages this year