@Tahr you need a dog pack for Tilly, she could carry half of it for you.
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@Tahr you need a dog pack for Tilly, she could carry half of it for you.
I thought about it when she was younger but decided that the weight bearing would age her prematurely (like it has me :) ) and I wanted her to last because she is likely my last dog. As it is she is wearing out faster than I hoped. She's 11 next moth and is quite stiff and sore after a days hunt. That was the 129th deer she and I have shot together.Quote:
Originally Posted by stug
Great work Bruce looks to have the wairarapa throw back, you were meant to take the Saum though.
[QUOTE=Tahr;813335]I thought about it when she was younger but decided that the weight bearing would age her prematurely (like it has me :) ) and I wanted her to last because she is likely my last dog. As it is she is wearing out faster than I hoped. She's 11 next moth and is quite stiff and sore after a days hunt. That was the 129th deer she and I have shot together.
[/QUOTE @Tahr good shit that's a deer a month so she's kept your freezer full!
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Good work guys hope they are going in our area tomorrow.
Happy hunter from yesterday. Note the short arrow in the holder. I found it on the other side of some windfall the stag went thru and broke off. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f25064ed29.jpg
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Anyone that can shot a Stag (Deer) with a Bow is a hero in my eye - and in heavy bush like this - well what can I sayQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
I was within 5m of a Stag this morning and could not get a bullet away - bush hunting is the ultimate hunting thril - but with a Bow is a challenging and I imagine 10x rewarding when succeed
Oh - and the "Guide" in the above must of done a good job too :thumbsup:
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Son in law this morning,7mm08 I gave him in Feb.
I have shot 99% of the animals I have taken in the rut, well within ethical bow range.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarvo
I think it is another skill for sure but it is not for me.
Tracking the animals I have, that have been taken with a bow and seeing the blood loss and hearing their last throws, puts me off. That's just me tho.
I just prefer the rifle.
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It's not the range - I like you 99% are with 10-30m when shot/shot at - but its hard enough getting a clear shot with a streamlined weapon like a rifle - to use a bow and get it home is another storyQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
I wouldn't have the strength to pull the bloody bow back anyways.
Is it true the arrow wobbles as it flies - not sure if wobble the right word
PS
@madjon_
Terrain looks like my open areas with the Gorse - the quality of the heads sure is not same
Lovely looking head - and still looks like a young animal too
You can tune most instability out with heads and fletching apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarvo
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You can tune out the wobble, it’s just harmonics, they still fly true.
@Sarvo archers paradox,on release the nock end moves before the pointy bit.hence arrows are matched(spined) to draw weight.wrong spine = left or right,
Meant to say can’t tune out the wobbleQuote:
Originally Posted by MSL
That’s a nice rifle, got any spare daughters?:thumbsup:
A pureora double up this morning, they were going well too. Shot 10m apart 30 secs apart
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That bottom one looks nice and even with good timber. fuck I'm jealous looking at all the stags being shot on here and FB. Just 2 weeks until sika!
Had a good hunt with the young fella yesterday, he helped stalk in on this fella and get to 20 odd meters for a shot. He was stoked.
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Great photo of the stag and your little guy. My oldest hunted with me from this age and I hunted with him a couple of weeks ago now 36. It’s a shame ‘joe public’ don’t see the richness of bringing our children up learning these responsibilities and skills. This is what I live. Well done , keep it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pongo12
Great pic @savage270. Nice head too.
Nice looking bush ah bit more open than the shit I was in in the weekendQuote:
Originally Posted by Sarvo
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Attachment 108356 last nights effort!
Dunno if this counts but I shot this buck today, it's no record breaker but has a nice even rack and my first proper antlered animal, the 270 delivering the medicine yet again, this guy was a gift at 245 yards
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Thanks @Mooseman, wasn't sure as he's a buck not a stag, pretty pleased with him, we saw a few reasonable Red Stags but unfortunately they were all on the wrong side of the boundry on the block we hunted. Wished I had a better camera to film them as we spent quite a bit of time watching them but they were out of cell phone camera range.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mooseman
Nice Buck @dannyb, good one :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
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No records broken here, but a very memorable hunt for a number of reasons, and for that he’s earnt his place on the wall.
Nice. Good old Husky.Quote:
Originally Posted by tanqueray
Well done Mitch.
Thanks Bruce and Paul. Yes the 30-06 certainly takes no prisoners.
Big thanks to @Nighniz too, who was manning the roaring horn while I crept in to seal the deal.
So,some one on farce book contacts me this arvo and says the place looks familiar, what's the son in laws name and who gave him permission.Quote:
Originally Posted by madjon_
Really ?
IT must have been the rocks that gave it away
Or the gorse, only one place that grows in the Nelson region...
yeah or the stones etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cigar
@Shootm nice stag mate. Is that the same stag you didn't catch up with last year. See you have taken the head skin are you getting him mounted?
I reckon he was a 13pt last year. Still looking for the stag of 2 years ago, this fella has some pokes from a run in with something so fingers crossed we run into him again one day.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
Yes planning on putting him on the wall.
@Shootm he is a ripper! Well done.
Attachment 108575 first red stag ever. Shot @92yds with the 284. 162 eldm entered shoulder and was stuck under the skin on the other side by the back leg.
