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

Having stalked sambar in both counties I reckon stalking them in Aussie is more fun. But that maybe due to the novelty of hunting in another country.

Yes, our biggest heads have gone bigger than Aussies, (many moons ago, hard going to match some of the early BOP heads taken) but your average head over there is better. If that makes sense?

Originally Posted by Pointer

Having stalked sambar in both counties I reckon stalking them in Aussie is more fun. But that maybe due to the novelty of hunting in another country.

Yes, our biggest heads have gone bigger than Aussies, (many moons ago, hard going to match some of the early BOP heads taken) but your average head over there is better. If that makes sense?

Yeh I know what you mean, I saw a good one shot in NZ about 2 years ago and then a cracker at the guides house in NZ that his mate had taken in 2011 as well. Like any deer though I spose the goodns are few and far between.
They are awesome fun to hunt here though, when you don't pick the same spot as a bunch of hound hunting morons who spook the whole fucking area up.

Only a Wap and a Rusa to go. Could of shot a Rusa hind so I did with the camera does that count?

only a sika,sambar,wapiti,rusa,whitetail,.....to go and a moose.

Originally Posted by Shootm

Only a Wap and a Rusa to go. Could of shot a Rusa hind so I did with the camera does that count?

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To me, that is a true hunting pic. Awesome. You interupted her meal

Yea they are cool but im not into heads and to be honest all the real good heads around where I live are either sold or poached. There is only so many sausages one can eat before he needs a steak and sambar steak is a bit hit and miss.
But Yes they are very impressive animals

Originally Posted by samba

Yea they are cool but im not into heads and to be honest all the real good heads around where I live are either sold or poached. There is only so many sausages one can eat before he needs a steak and sambar steak is a bit hit and miss.
But Yes they are very impressive animals

I'm glad someone else has said that. Everyone seems to think sambar meat is the ducks guts and I find it very hit and miss myself.
Chital is by far the best venison I've tasted. Apparently hog deer is even better, can't wait to chomp on some of that one day!

Originally Posted by Shootm

Only a Wap and a Rusa to go. Could of shot a Rusa hind so I did with the camera does that count?

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For sure!

Originally Posted by phillipgr

Interesting. There are (or were) some small isolated Wap herds unknown to DOC

Well they do now its published.

I got a red,2 japs.a fallow,and a whitetail all in the same month,all stags but not flash one,s.

Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

I'm glad someone else has said that. Everyone seems to think sambar meat is the ducks guts and I find it very hit and miss myself.
Chital is by far the best venison I've tasted. Apparently hog deer is even better, can't wait to chomp on some of that one day!

I'll say it, doesn't worry me. Flavour, good, texture, well....

The only Hoggy I've eaten was very similar to NZ fallow. Tender, but boring

Originally Posted by trailrunna

I got a red,2 japs.a fallow,and a whitetail all in the same month,all stags but not flash one,s.

Thats a bloody good effort.

Originally Posted by trailrunna

I got a red,2 japs.a fallow,and a whitetail all in the same month,all stags but not flash one,s.

Mate there's a big chance that you'll never have a month like that again in your hunting life. Maybe in a little while you'll realise what you've done is no small feat, be proud of it mate! well done