Stags and Bucks 2024

My best and only Sika stag for 2024 so far shot last Sunday. Shot at a distance of 10m with Brno 243 and Remington 100 grain.

Still trying to find that ellusive 8 pointer.

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Bella and an average one just recently. He still had that musky rutting smell.

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Ah the mighty Brno!!

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Originally Posted by Rusky

My best and only Sika stag for 2024 so far shot last Sunday. Shot at a distance of 10m with Brno 243 and Remington 100 grain.

Still trying to find that ellusive 8 pointer.

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Had a cracker year so far, a really nice fellow buck and a pretty decent red. Both shot at 500y with the same gun in the same gulley 3 weeks apart. Funny how that happens, right place right time for these ones thats for sure

What a bugger he broke one!

Branch stag, old 9 pointsAttachment 251087

Attachment 252134 he's an old boy, definitely going back.but was shot bush stalking with a good mate so means a lot .

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Attachment 252134 he's an old boy, definitely going back.but was shot bush stalking with a good mate so means a lot .

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He's heavy bodied.

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Attachment 252134 he's an old boy, definitely going back.but was shot bush stalking with a good mate so means a lot .

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Nice one MD. Makes the days outing memorable. Congrats.

Well done for a June hunt MD.

Great stuff MD, well earned

This stag gave me the slip in January and then again during the roarAttachment 253886

Hi all
I have posted this pic on the forum before, however I thought I had shot a young up and coming sika when I get him aged from his jaw it turns out he is 10.3 years old. Don't feel so bad now. He was single calling every 5 mins for a couple of hours and was camped a few meters into the manuka. I go close, about 10m and gave a single call followed by a mew and he came in fast, looked at me over some scrub and got an extra nostril from the trebly. The other stag pictured I got last year a few hundred meters away, interesting head with the trey tines turned down rather the normal upwards turn, he was aged at 9.3 years.Attachment 253902

Here is this years stag Attachment 253904Attachment 253904

Do you think the downward points are an age thing or something in the breeding?