Thread: A few photos from my April

Hi all, been a while since I've posted on here but I couple guys have given me the nudge to share what I've been upto so I thought why not

I've only hunted sika this roar, no reds. In the first week of April I took to the hills for 4 days in search of a stag. I held the trigger on hinds and spikers and unfortunately that was all I saw but here are a couple pics




The next week was a bit less of a mission and I spent another 4 days with some good lads crashing around the Kaimanwa bush. No deer were harmed but we had a good time.

The third week of April was when I went on a good solid mission for the peak of the sika roar. On the first evening after setting up my fly camp I went to check on the river flats and snapped a photo of this hind



The next morning I bowled a 7 pt stag on the flats not far from where I saw this hind. The stag dropped on the spot and I thought I was in with a grin. When I went to retrieve it it spooked and I could find no blood trail I never found him

That same evening I was sidling high up in the headwaters of a creek and bumped into this guy




A bit further down in this creek I came across a good pad and let out a roar. I waited about a half hour and with the wind swirling in all directions i thought there was no chance of a stag coming in ... what a rookie, as I put on my jacket what do I see but a rump disappearing into the scrub From day two onwards the trip went pretty down hill and I couldn't seem to get any stags to come in to my roars - they were all really cagey. Maybe something to do with all the other hunters I was bumping into...

After another 4 days hunting hard without much luck I made the call to walk out the next day. As I stalked my way back to my fly camp this hind stuck its head out a wee bit too far. With 1 hour of day light left of hunting for the trip I decided to take her.



That evening it was backsteaks for tea which made a good break from Kaweka meals and soothed my pain at not having much luck with the stags. All in all it was tough hunt but i could think of worse things to be doing.

I'm going back into the scrub for another stint next week so here's hoping I can make the 2016 roar a bit more memorable

Good to hear from you again, all qualified and working hard?

Definitely in the right place if you are getting onto them

Bugger on the Stag, Thanks for sharing

Originally Posted by Maca49

Good to hear from you again, all qualified and working hard?

Two down, one more to go... Signed on for another 3-4 years for a PhD - must have a few loose screws!

awesome photos

Originally Posted by phillipgr

Two down, one more to go... Signed on for another 3-4 years for a PhD - must have a few loose screws!

What in?

Originally Posted by sometimes

awesome photos

Thanks bro, got the camera for christmas - adds another element to the hunt.

Originally Posted by Tahr

What in?

Chemistry

Nice one bro

Ahh so you are still alive. Got wondering if you had knocked up that librarian and was paying childcare

good on ya mate - some roars are a bit like that -the old cookie doesn't crumble your way and not through lack of effort- nice bit of venny for the table
good luck next week

See Phillip now that wasn't so hard for you to do was it? Stick with the studies young fellah. You will achieve everything you set your mind to.

Give them heaps, you will get a stag bro.

Nice to see you up and running again mate, bummer on the stag, but those japs are a real hand full, well done on the hind, hope alls well mate......