Teaching my son the tricks...private land, night time, night vision, thermal spotter, cut the antlers off and sold them. Under powered .223.
Meat is off to charity.
So there's a dilemma for the ethics committee.
He was croaking.
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Teaching my son the tricks...private land, night time, night vision, thermal spotter, cut the antlers off and sold them. Under powered .223.
Meat is off to charity.
So there's a dilemma for the ethics committee.
He was croaking.
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I reckon your wrong, any red with decent antler genetics should have at least 10 well developed tines preferably 12. Sometimes the tops may not have developed totally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yesmate
If son is croaking I suggest he try some throat lozenges or some whiskey with honey perhaps.
Nice one mate, you should be pretty happy with that :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by thatguy
How do you think they get to be 10 or 12 points, by growing older and aging. Classic case of a young animal, probably first year with actual antlers, thin antlers small body and very high pedicle and coronets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puddleduk
May not be aware they fall off each year :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mawzer308
Shooting what we think are culls will never "improve the gene pool". It's way too diluted for that. Reducing the numbers by shooting hinds and leaving the stags to compete for the girls (natural selection) will have the greatest effect.
Ponder this next time you think your going to improve the gene pool. How many stags were/ have EVER been imported into New Zealand??? Discounting escapee genetics,what's out there shares a lot of same DNA regardless of what we do. Feed n age.
"Improving the gene pool" is just my excuse for not being able to find anything better.
Some nice heads on display here. Not trying to take anyone's pride away from their kill but some people need to learn how to age the animals they're hunting. Some very young animals being 'culled' in these threads lately. We've all been there and I'm no exception.
Here's a link to an aging guide
https://nzgameanimalcouncil.org.nz/n...-ageing-guide/
It's a 2year old with 8 poor points, it will never grow to be a trophy. I have seen quite a few 2 to 3 year old stags with 12 - 16 points on DOC land and let them walk. There are some very good genetics out there, probably better than there ever was.Quote:
Originally Posted by mawzer308
Dog is double checking it's dead. Reckon it prefers 22CM over 223 as less tracking work needed :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
Good idea, save the older ones for 1080 and WARO :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by TimC
Yes he’s a 2 year old by the looks of it and also looks a very even 8,chances are he would have grown into an even 12 in a few years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puddleduk
Who really gives a fuck and you wonder why people stop posting on here:o go start another thread why ruin this oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Yesmate
A 2 yr old with a even 8 points.He must have lived in a farmers paddock of fodabet and had a hay barn to sleep in.
I bet you're also the type to whinge that there's no big mature heads to take as waro and 1080 have taken them allQuote:
Originally Posted by caberslash
The sika herd is a great example.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Whole present day herd started from six deer
great subject really a number of areas will have benefitted from new blood from escapees but mainly red and fallow populations - but new blood - well imagine if the crown wapiti herd were released back into Fiordland - that would do a lot of good - I hear a moan that elk bloodlines from America have been bought into that crown herd - I would see that as a good thing - fallow Wanganui has suffered from poor genetics for a long time - new blood is about but not enough -there has been some releasing of better fallow genetics- a lot of releasing has gone on in Taranaki of fallow and generally good bloodlines - should see some better heads coming out - but sadly there are bloody idiots to I have heard of wapiti cross being released down Waverly way - stupid idea- stuffs up the local red population if say a young hunter wanted to enter the head in any competition - but then many of our deer populations have started from very small numbers - sika sambar rusa white tail - the only new blood in has been red elk and fallow
I'm with Big bear, discussion for another thread.
Well done @Tasbay post up as many of those photos as you like[emoji106]
Any animal shot with homemade powder and a 50cal ball is a trophy regardless of its size, type, age or orientation.
I would love to watch that happen.
Super cool [emoji41]
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Thats a great pic. What sort of delay is there between pulling the trigger and the thing going off? What was the range?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tasbay
Cheers
Thanks Kukuwai. I`m in general a meat shooter, don`t really care for Trophy shooting and I`m no good at ageing animals. I do on the other hand like stalking in close and with a one-shot Muzzleloader it`s a challenge. I have little respect for shooters with long range rifle rigs and no stalking ability. I've taken a bit of crap here for posting that photo, but then I knew I would.Quote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
Set hair triggers and no delay. About 50-60yds on that one. Range I like to keep under 100yds (open sights) but were shooting directly at a rock sticking up out of a Tarn ranged at 200mts and hitting it, have shot pig`s out to 110mts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
No hate from me, I think that's bloody awesome.
No need to apologise, they aren't protected! Lugging that cannon around the hills anything is a trophy. Good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tasbay
Attachment 272086 big 14 the boy shot after a big stalk in the rain he's still fizzing 2 days later
Awesome [emoji41]
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I'd be fizzing too!
Well done young fella, what a lovely shape on that head.
That’s a excellent stag well done , I think anybody would be fizzing if they took that big boy.
What a ripper, love the dark colouring of his antlers. Well done.
I'd be fizzing too,well done young man.
I'm fizzing [emoji106][emoji41] Well done Boy slayed the Beast
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Ticked a box and got a mate his first stag yesterday. Hes over the moon and off to convince the boss at home that he needs a firearms license!
Wow, I can see why the young fella is excited. Stag of a lifetime there.
Stags dont do to much for me nowadays, so i was guide rangi and took mumsy out for a nosey in native, she's been waiting a long time to get a nice stag as kids and work take up most of her
time last wee while. Awesome little mission together
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Good to see you back
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A 1080 zone special from the Northern Ruahines.
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Partner shot this yesterday. Public land north Canterbury. 1000 metres vertical climbing.
Measured 34 inches, extremely even. A fantastic first public land deer.
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First stag for young Spence this roar.
We managed to get another young fulla his first stag the previous evening too which was choice.
