Thread: What happens to spikers in the Roar?

if deer numbers are high the spikers will be banging hinds as well.last couple of roars we have had problems with low key roaring which I think is due to stags not having to work for a hind group as there are to many and they don't care they just do what ever they want and know there will be hinds to bang.last roar I saw a stag group feeding together, they were matureish.

I found the antlers from one of the big stags and made a mount for them. I'm not 1 for hunting trophies but these had some meaning for me.
Once this guy found his way into the freezer a few years later it was over 100kg of boneless meat.

I used to watch the deer on my mates farm while eating my lunch outside. It was hilarious to watch the dominant stag chase one of the young lads off for getting to close, and while the chase was on a few of his mates jumped the harem for a quick root. All good fun if it goes to plan but I had to drag one of the spikers to the far side of the paddock because he was stinking out the workshop, that bugga would of been over 100kg

lol, the spikers get shot cos all the good heads were shot in january lol

Originally Posted by Rees

lol, the spikers get shot cos all the good heads were shot in january lol

lol your so butthurt of how we hunt in NZ lol

Originally Posted by Yesmate

lol your so butthurt of how we hunt in NZ lol

haha good pick up

the mature stags holding hinds will generally tolerate the yearlings hanging around the hinds - but the young males from the year before no - I watched a big stag one day evict a spiker and he was hitting him so hard up the butt with his antlers he was lifting the spikers rear end of the ground - as many have said and rightly so those spikers likely not good eating - the best of the bunch those yearling hinds - followed by a dry hind i.e one that has never had a fawn - not common but I got one that had over an inch of fat over its back steaks - for meat shoot the hinds or does - most stags shot in the roar I would hesitate to say are in fact satellite stags - I guess not so much South Island when hunters can see the deer ( well most of the time ) but I think it likely true North Island bush - nothing wrong with that to me on a hunting trip a deer is a deer - I do not complicate things by being fussy - to get the big stag fine but when you are starting your hunting career take what you can get my motto - just note those satellite stags not great in the eating department -I go onto fallow blocks and the owner does not want does shot - shoot spikers - well wrong thing to do - some of those property's need 50-100 does taken out for the good of the herd - way to many - just get out there lifes short -we are getting a bit indoctrinated by hunting programs that preach shoot the real old stags - fine if thats ya thing and likely the right thing in an area like the wapiti blocks or Stewart Island where most white tail bucks shot are way to young - but really with the number of deer around Ruahines Te Urewera comes to mind its not trophy country shoot - I know many on here will not agree with my view but you have spent a lot of time effort to get there spend some time looking for a big boy if ya must then shoot some deer

So, what happen to the fawns born in December / January?
Are they sticking around when their mum get banged by the local big boy ? Or they get kicked away for a short time till mum get filled up?
In a way if they are staying, they are watching porn.

Spikers during the roar act like hormonal teenagers, vying for attention but often getting shooed away by the dominant males. They typically skulk around the periphery, hoping for a chance with the ladies before the big boss intervenes.