Thread: Stags shot 2017

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Not the roar any more.
But I almost shot this stag twice very early in the roar ... only for him to get away or the fog come in and beat me.

Spent a solid month hunting other places during the roar and finally got back to see if this guy was still around.
Found him with 6 mixed age hinds at 1500m and pulled off an easy stalk in to 310m for a short wait and regulation shot in the shoulder.

Nice to finally get him as I had seen him a couple of times last year also.

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He was a big unit but in poor condition compared to the stags I shot during the roar.

Nice. Tell us about your pup?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Nice. Tell us about your pup?

Josie GWP bitch, 8 years old and done a lot of hunting in that time.
Exclusively a deer dog and finds and points well.
Great company and a good excuse to get out often.
Puts me on to plenty of deer and has only ever cocked up a could of hunts herself.
Hard to get her to stay still in the photos as she is very amped up after shooting a deer.
She has a saddle bag pack that I carry in my day pack ( too noisy for hunting ) and she helps by carrying out some of the meat.
Slows her down to only twice my speed on the walk out.