Thread: Stags shot 2017

Well last Saturday the stags went nuts in our area, we had three in one small area going well. My brother in- law had the closest one going well so I sneaked in on it putting up a hind on the way but lucky no barking and it ran off in the opposite direction to where the stag had last roared.
A few minutes later Kevin gave a roar and then I heard a stick break, seconds later a nose and eyes came around a pine tree about 30 odd yards away. He was watching where the roar had come from and didn't know I was even there. He started walking towards me and at about 20 yards let him have it, dropping on the spot ( first with the new Ruger American 30 06)
A good size animal with a small 9 point head, great hunt though. The afternoon had us onto several more and we roared one in but Kevin took the shot just as it moved between trees and looks as if he clipped the neck leaving little blood. He tracked him the next day about a kilometer from where he was shot plus he was climbing ok, one that should survive and become super wary.
What a great day in the bush , sure hard to beat the roar period. Stay Safe.

Good stuff guys keep them coming , love some of the tighter bush shots just getting a look at them is hard enough let alone shooting one in there & they seem to park them self rite in amongst it !

Mawzer308 that's a fine looking stag you will be happy with that, good on ya.

I managed to shoot my first 'roar stag' over the weekend.

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Originally Posted by mawzer308

Best stag to date, to say I'm stoked is an understatement.

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Man your good! You called it out onto your back lawn?
Well it looked like it.
Nice head mawzer308 I'd be pleased with that as well

Pretty happy with my first fiordland deer after many days trying. Appears to be a real old boy but still with some real wapiti character and length

Originally Posted by Sideshow

Man your good! You called it out onto your back lawn?

Haha I wish mate, he responded well to my roars covered heaps of ground to come check me out.

Nice stags PerazziSC3 and Rich007 lots of action out there, love this thread, good to see others success.

10 & 13 taken from marlborough. Awesome weekend!

Nice, I guess your block was good then

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Best stag to date, to say I'm stoked is an understatement.

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Thats a cracker mate, well done!!!!!

Best one to date. 13pointer

Had a couple of mates turn up last weekend one of them was only down for 2 days so the 3 of us went for a shot in the native managed a young 10 ,had some close calls last week but didn't manage a stag so me & my cobber went for a day hunt yesterday came to a small valley with 3 or 4 stags going loco I tried to get 1 to come in but he wouldn't budge so reg went in , the stalk was on I must say it was bloody exciting 2 stages where close to each other sounded like they were ready for a scrap they were going bonkers all withen 80 meters from my spot hiding behind a tree!...then BOOM nice stag to quite a pretty head 11pt

On the way out we came across some impressive wallows , be interesting to put a trailcam up !

Nice heads and pretty open bush. That wallow should produce something interesting you would think.

The wallows look interesting alrite look like communal ones of some sort certainly well used wouldn't be surprised if hinds use them over the summer months as well, the bush in places you can see 100 meters its really nice big beech trees but typically the stags don't hang out there much they tend to sit in or just below the scrub line or in tighter broadleaf gullys