Over the roar period i let a lot of animals go , both hinds and stags as i was looking for a decent stag. Of course i never seen a decent stag so when out today in a local spot in the southern Ruahines it was 'take no prisoners'.
I spooked a couple of deer with no chance of a shot but when i found an open spot on the ridge i was on and seen a hind on a small slip about 130 yards from me i wasted no time in finding a rest for my rifle and dropped her no problem.
I got to the carpark at 8.30 and was back by 3.30 so pretty civilised day hunt and good to keep my eye in.
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I have a fly in trip to Otukota hut in the northern ruahines in a couple of weeks. There has been a 1080 drop planned for there early May , i am presuming its been done with the fine weather lately so i am quite interested to see the results of that drop and will post a report in due course!
