Thread: Stags and Bucks 2024

Molesworth 10. The culmination of a great hour and a half stalk in the howling northwester. He broke his left trey off when he fell.

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.



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

Cheers
Josh

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

Fabulous stag and great pic too. Congrats.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Molesworth 10. The culmination of a great hour and a half stalk in the howling northwester. He broke his left trey off when he fell.
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Congrats Shearer, what a beauty. May I ask which Molesworth block, if you're prepared to say ? No probs if you would rather not.
I love Molesworth but never hunted there during the Roar.

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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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

You got to give us another photo angle on a true west coast ripper like that!

Originally Posted by Puddleduk

You got to give us another photo angle on a true west coast ripper like that!

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Originally Posted by JoshC

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

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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Couple of bucks from this morning

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

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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