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
