Thread: The double whammy, Stag 1 and Stag 2

Originally Posted by oneshot

Im actually a bit of a softie, I don't like to shoot hinds in the spring, even though they wont be dropping fawns till around December I "TRY" to avoid killing pregnant hinds if I can, the only indication I had of these being stags was body size which after shooting them confirmed what I suspected. yearlings are number one targets for me, but I'll gladly drop a stag, velvet, cast or hard antler.

Originally Posted by Phill243

Fair call. I agree with you I'm a softie too I won't shoot any hind incase she's pregnant . Yea I suppose a stags good anytime isn't it. I haven't had the chance to many stags . Last time I took a mate out for his first deer we spotted a stag and I said u can have it it's only a 6 pointer . Well he shot it at it turned out to be a nice little ten pointer haha . I all ways run into spikers myself I shot a yearling spiker couple days ago in the ruahines

Could I ask why just out of curiosity? I can understand not shooting a pregnant hind in the interest of keeping the population up, but its probably quite a peaceful death for the unborn fawn if its mother is shot, but I guess that isn't something I could prove.

I shot a pregnant doe for the first time a few weeks back. I knew full well she was likely pregnant when I pulled the trigger, but I will admit, opening up the placenta and handling the foetus did give me a healthy bit of hunters remorse.

Originally Posted by Phill243

Its a shame they had something missing off their head

Nah I don't eat antlers anyway

Well done oneshot

I stop shooting hinds once they have dropped their fawns, and start again when the fawns are big enough to cope on their own.

This not shooting pregnant hinds thing, well, for the rest of the year they are actually pregnant if you think about it. From March through to when they drop. I cant see how the size of the foetus makes any difference.

Gotta have a balance no point shooting all the spiker cause in 10 years time there will be piss all stags with good bloodlines and head gear . Shoot more hinds I say

Originally Posted by Tahr

I stop shooting hinds once they have dropped their fawns, and start again when the fawns are big enough to cope on their own.

This not shooting pregnant hinds thing, well, for the rest of the year they are actually pregnant if you think about it. From March through to when they drop. I cant see how the size of the foetus makes any difference.

like I said, just a bit of a softie really, when a fawn is close to being born and running about I would prefer to see that, just my own way of thinking nothing more to it I suppose. Shooting hinds much earlier on when they are carrying an embryo feels a bit different, each to their way of thinking I guess, I hold nothing against other people shooting hinds heavily preggas or with fawns at foot and would never judge someone on their views of it. I love a good hunt even if I sit and watch a group of deer without pulling the trigger, seeing fawns with mum is a bonus for me.

Originally Posted by scoped

Gotta have a balance no point shooting all the spiker cause in 10 years time there will be piss all stags with good bloodlines and head gear . Shoot more hinds I say

nah the antlers are to chewy and don't taste very nice

Originally Posted by Tahr

I stop shooting hinds once they have dropped their fawns, and start again when the fawns are big enough to cope on their own.

This not shooting pregnant hinds thing, well, for the rest of the year they are actually pregnant if you think about it. From March through to when they drop. I cant see how the size of the foetus makes any difference.

That's pretty much my thinking too, Tahr.

Originally Posted by oneshot

like I said, just a bit of a softie really, when a fawn is close to being born and running about I would prefer to see that, just my own way of thinking nothing more to it I suppose. Shooting hinds much earlier on when they are carrying an embryo feels a bit different, each to their way of thinking I guess, I hold nothing against other people shooting hinds heavily preggas or with fawns at foot and would never judge someone on their views of it. I love a good hunt even if I sit and watch a group of deer without pulling the trigger, seeing fawns with mum is a bonus for me.

Yep nothing wrong with that, oneshot, each to their own.

Good points made. My preference of course is not to shoot hinds close to drop if there is an alternative.

Good stuff on shooting the stags, especially with a single shot. Shot two myself once, three hours from the car with all my camping gear, looked at both of them on the ground and went Bugger!! Carried all the meat out but nearly killed me.

Well done

I have no comment on what to and what not to shoot, those that know me know why or why not!!!

Hamish

Originally Posted by HNTMAD

Well done

I have no comment on what to and what not to shoot, those that know me know why or why not!!!

Hamish

Kill em all hahaha. We all have one common goal and that's enjoying the great outdoors, cant ask for more than that.

Originally Posted by oneshot

Kill em all hahaha. We all have one common goal and that's enjoying the great outdoors, cant ask for more than that.

I let a hind and fawn leave untouched and disappeared into the bush with just photos taken. It was a great feeling having my youngest son with me.200 metres away it could of been an orphan.

Taking no prisoners tomorrow if I see a bambi I will take it! Been too long off the hills.

Have a great day Dundee.