Thread: Stags shot 2017

What a ripper!!!
Awesome!

nice

Went out for a wander Sunday arvo,managed to bag a real old boy.Coronets right down and teeth worn flat.Head gone backwards I'd say.
Shit photo as was in a rush,left head torch at home and had big walk out in dark.

nice one Monk

Originally Posted by HNTMAD

nice one Monk

+1

Still a very nice stag good on ya.

went for an overnighter Tuesday/Wednesday to an area id never been to before my mate took me in we saw a few animals heading in mostly hinds & spikers but we could hear a few roaring so we set up camp & went looking for them but no good looks like they are just starting in this area so we carried on up the ridge it was getting steeper & we were both getting really thirsty luckly we found a trickle coming out of a small gut then we head a stag roar & not far away , by this stage we were just below the scrub line so I gave a roar & bingo he replyed from 60 meters away I could see bits of him through the trees but not good enough for a shot so I kept roaring & it worked after several minutes he came down for a look my mate fired & I heard a hit , plenty of blood but I noticed grass fiber init bugger we tracked him for a while but the blood stopped didn't no where he had gone both a little down about it we carried on along through the scrub heading for the tussock , I was buggered walked for miles now it was mid day & hot I sat down in the shade for a bit looking around I glanced up above & there was a stag 250 away I quickly took of my pack & bent some monkey scrub over for a bit of a rest & let rip with hells cannon my made said shot went high so I aimed square on the shoulder & wack down here went , after that my mate go,s did you see how he was walking I said yea he looked a bit tucked up got up there & we couldn't believe our luck that was the stag that was wounded he had covered a lot of very rugged ground to get to where he was a real tuff bugger & old his teeth where well worn down 11 points & nice length I quickly claimed the stag pointing out that his little 270 only left a minor scratch,hole so a good couple of days & a team effort stag carnt wait to get back into it over the next few days.

Had he hit it in the guts?

It didn't look like it shot was just behind his brisket & only about 1.5-2 above it theres a chance it was hit inside somewhere but we wernt gutting it to find out bullet had clean pass through , we where just happy we finished him off

Still not able to fit a jug of beer in those tops though.... Keep looking for the big guy

Originally Posted by 223nut

Still not able to fit a jug of beer in those tops though.... Keep looking for the big guy

I haven't forgotten about him that's for sure im off looking for him shortly , fingers crossed where I saw him is on his regular beat.

That was a stroke of luck to run into the stag for a second time, no mistake that time and a very nice looking stag down.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

That was a stroke of luck to run into the stag for a second time, no mistake that time and a very nice looking stag down.

Was it ever huge country he could have gone anywhich way we where both like, nar that carnt be him but no doubt about it it was .something else I was surprised to see was a tiny fawn it was creaping ahead of my mate only 10 meters away had really nice dappled white spots all over it makes you wounder how late it was born im picking it was only a couple of weeks old.

Only saw 3 x scrubby Sika stags two weeks ago but dropped this guy at 335metres...an inch of fat around his hind quarters!


And a mate just sent me this pic of a 16point Redskin he got this arvo...



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wow.
That is one big red.