Kaimai 13

Quick report for Scouser :thumbsup:
Left Hamilton at 530 am .
I heard roaring all morning , and I gave a moan about 8am and got a reaply from something bellow me about 100 mtrs away. after moaning and grunting at each other for 15 minutes the damn thing had moved down wind and buggered off .
Half an hour later and 200 mtrs further on I sat down and rolled a smoke .
I heard a roar from a long way off in the gully below me so let rip with the best cupped hand roar (30 years of smoking helps it sound just right ) I could muster followed by a bit of a smokers cough (that's the secret too tricking deer :omg: ). A minutue later I hear a few sticks break down in the gully . I could see a good 60 too 80 mtrs in front off me so sat still and waited .
There was defenatly something coming , he was making quite a racket walking with abit of determination. When I spotted movement 60 mtrs out he was heading off too my left so I gave a small grunt . He stopped on the spot and roared ( that was cool too see :thumbsup: ) but no clear shot at this stage.
I gave another quick grunt and he spun on the spot and came strait towards me and I smashed him under the neck and out through the shoulder with the 6.5x55 about 30 mtrs away.
Its the first time Ive ever roared a deer in like that and not a bad head for the kaimais either , its abit smaller overall than the 9 ptr I shot up there afew years back but the timber is a lot thicker on this one .
Back home in Hams before 2pm ,
Ezzy as clubbing baby seals :thumbsup:

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"I heard a roar from a long way off in the gully below me so let rip with the best cupped hand roar (30 years of smoking helps it sound just right ) I could muster followed by a bit of a smokers cough (that's the secret too tricking deer ). A minutue later I hear a few sticks break"

Exactly the same thing happened to me about 4 years ago (Ureweras) including the 30 years smoking except I had a roaring tube and a deer sneaked in and roared from 8m behind me. I think he smelt the shit running down my legs and bolted after a 5min standoff

Nice stuff Mohawk! hard case story to match the hard case looking set of antlers. :cool::thumbsup:

Nice one Mohawk. That must be damn close to a record for that bush

Theres a 14 pointer below the lookout off the Tauranga Hamilton rd .Good luck if you can get him tho

Nice and interesting read

Guys wanted to ask this for a while but doing so now as its mentioned; Does smoking scent in the bush will cause the animals to bolt away..

Cheers

Your body scent would be well ahead of a smoke that burns for 5min.
Having a smoke can be good as it makes you stop and rest/listen. One thing I miss

Big thanks for the report Mohawk, always pick up a bit of knowledge here and there learning from others, well done mate....im not taking up smoking though!!!!!!

Its always great when things come together. Well done! :)

Class act Mohawk. Well done.