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    Nice stag AT,you are a fit bugger allrigth.Iv hunted around there a bit,theres are few deer around,if you spend the time.

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    Mate I think you have made more of this opportunity than any other foreign hunter that has visited this forum. Bloody good on you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    Mate I think you have made more of this opportunity than any other foreign hunter that has visited this forum. Bloody good on you.
    I second that
    @hunterAT your contributions are much appreciated

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    Good hunting AT,nice valleys in there.HC and I walked in there one morning,sat down on the porch of that little hut having a coffee.Well 10 minuts later,about 10 big stags stood up in the dry riverbed bush about 200yds way.Well lessons learnt here,allways have yr rifle at yr side,not 6yds away.Thoses big stags just trooted up into the fog which was near the valley floor.We were both loss for words at what we just seen.Enjoy your trophys when you get home.
    Well have a good trip home mate,we all enjoyed your hunting storys.

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    Thanks for a great story, lots of "messages" there to for those who moan about not seeing any game!!
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    man you surely have made the most of your time here.....AWESOME writeup.... thankyou again for sharing it with us all.

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    Great read, thanks for taking the time to write it up.
    Loved the photo's also, glad you enjoyed our piece of paradise at the bottom of the world and respected it.

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    Great write up
    I sincerely hope you can get home speedily and stay safe when you get there.
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    All your kind words are much appreciated, thanks!

    This trip exceeded my expectations in so many ways.
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    What an awesome trip report.
    Man you covered some ground and got some nice animals.
    Well done.

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    Your photography is as sharp as your hunting skills, well done you.
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    You did some huge days there HunterAT, I'm impressed.
    If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?

    I have always wanted to do something similar and this lock down shit has just confirmed in my mind that there is no point in waiting for "later"
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    I'm 26.

    Just do it
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    Did you get home alright mate?
    Thanks for your great post
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    Yes, thankfully I was able to catch Austria's repatriation flight. Anyhow I am already looking forward to return to NZ one day.

    Tomorrow is the last day of my home quarantine. Will do some scouting on Saturday. Currently we are a little luckier than you... there's no ban on hunting anymore and deer hunting season will start in 3 weeks.
    Last edited by hunterAT; 24-04-2020 at 12:52 AM.
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