Thread: Stags and Bucks 2025

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Only special because vintage rifle and in the pouring rain this evening
My quest to shoot a good stag with my 1885 30-40 continues
In last 6 weeks fallow spiker, red hind, red stag ***** well there's a good story to tell about that one, red spiker and now this red stag.
Great hunt in the pouring rain and has seen a good stag and roared him in and shot at 50m and turns out to be this one I hadn't seen previously

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Looks like a wee bit back from the hilar spot....was he still a 'bang flop' akaroa1?.

Originally Posted by Twodiffs

Looks like a wee bit back from the hilar spot....was he still a 'bang flop' akaroa1?.

No bang flop from that shot
The one in the shoulder finished him off once he ran into the open

Not so easy when it's getting dark and pouring

Heard 5 stags roaring across 1500m face this morning
But all totally un huntable