Thread: Stags and Bucks 2024

Originally Posted by Ruger7mm

Not sure he knows his pronouns? I guess it is more than likely a genetic cause for the tines to be turned down. It makes for an interesting trophy on the wall. Both stags were shot in the Harkness Valley and would probably travelled there for the roar. The recent collar research indicates the stags do target feed areas for the time outside of the roar - mid march to mid May. One collared stag travelled about 16 km to his rutting ground in the eastern Kaweka Range then followed his trail back to Poronui at the end of the roar. Some stags stay on location, my hunting buddy shot one of the DOC collared stags at Harkness 6 years after he was captured, he had a brass tag in his ear. I have his full tracking records and he stayed local, and was past his peak when taken, but still an 8 pointer.Attachment 253914Attachment 253915

What was the nunber on his ear tag..... @craigc got a hind in the Kaweka a few years ago with a tag. DOC Hawke's Bay could probably tell you where it was tagged and released.

Hamish

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