Thread: Who's shot one of each deer species in NZ?

So - Who's shot one of each deer species in NZ? Or how far off are you from doing it?

It had never really occurred to me that it was something I wanted to do, but I just realised that I only have to shoot a Whitetail and a Samba and I would have done it. Luckily (for me) I have a Stewart Island trip booked for the end of the year, so maybe I'll have all 7 deer species in NZ by then? Anyway it now gives me a goal to work towards.

Tell us about your ''big 7''?

kj

Need a Sambar and Rusa. Had a miss-fire on a Rusa stag back in the 80's with an old Parkerhale .303. It was under 20 yrds away. Still have the cartridge somewhere.

Will be chasing a Rusa and Chital here in Oz next year. Dunno if I will ever bother with a sambar.

I've got red, a few left but doubt it'll happen.

Ive got heaps to go!

Originally Posted by R93

Need a Sambar and Rusa. Had a miss-fire on a Rusa stag back in the 80's with an old Parkerhale .303. It was under 20 yrds away. Still have the cartridge somewhere.

Will be chasing a Rusa and Chital here in Oz next year. Dunno if I will ever bother with a sambar.

Bugger! I missed a trophy Roe Buck in Scotland with something similar, a cluster fuck combination of rain/fogged scope and a hangfire = a big miss!!! I had reoccurring dreams about that miss for months afterwards. I finally shot a few Roe deer before leaving, but none as good as the one I missed.

Dam it R93, I'd forgotten about that moment in my life...guess what dream I'll have tonight!!!

kj

Need a sambar rusa and wapiti

Originally Posted by kimjon

Bugger! I missed a trophy Roe Buck in Scotland with something similar, a cluster fuck combination of rain/fogged scope and a hangfire = a big miss!!! I had reoccurring dreams about that miss for months afterwards. I finally shot a few Roe deer before leaving, but none as good as the one I missed.

Dam it R93, I'd forgotten about that moment in my life...guess what dream I'll have tonight!!!

kj

Ha Ha Sorry for the relapse. I miss-fired on a small rusa stag so it wasnt a trophy or anything. I did miss a huge Red stag by shooting a small tree. I still have bad dreams and think I will continue to do so, untill I get one as big.

I'd like to some day. So far only Red and Fallow. I'd imagine chasing that goal would take me on some pretty sweet adventures.

Originally Posted by phillipgr

So far only Red and Fallow.

Same here.

Heaps to go for me. I have to answer No to 5 out of the 7

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Sambar and Rusa to go. But the Wapiti were not in their designated area (Fiordland) but were genuinely wild. Some of them have been behind wire also, so they probably don't count.

Escapees?

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White Tail, Wapiti non escapee to go, have shot 2 Wapiti escapee's 2yrs outside the wire, oh yes and I haven't got Moose yet

only have wap to go
as a side note I shot all the north island species in one year plus a 13' tahr

I have only shot red, fallow and sika. And a way outside of fiord land. Born outside the fence from domestic bloodlines

Originally Posted by shaka

only have wap to go
as a side note I shot all the north island species in one year plus a 13' tahr

Good point, I forgot about the other game animals like Tahr, pigs, goats, wild bull, wild ram, Wallaby and chamois.

Out of those I've got the chamois & Wallaby to shoot...but I'd really like to up-size my wild ram to one with 30''+ horns as I think they are a really underrated trophy here in NZ.

kj