Thread: A Nelson Bushstalkers photo essay from the last few years

Havnt done too many stories on here so with the roar starting thought i share some photos from my bush stalking DOC land around my region.
Rifle of choice has either been my trusty 243, charter arms 22 inch SS using 100 gr FED Powershoks with a bushnell elite 3x9x40 scope or my Rem 700 308, 24 inch using 165ssts with a leupold VXi3 3.5x10x40 scope.













Done pretty well with the local stags, some in the roar and some not. I recken the bench mark for a good bushstalking stag around here due to poor heads is either, ...8 points or better, 30 inches in length or better and 200ds or better.

Heres some , all taken with the 243 mostly





























































The above stag i got 2 years after this Cam pcture was taken and because they not on this computer to download by best 4 stags havnt posted the photos but theres been a ten pointer, a 245DS 8 pointer and two other 9s.



Last week had a stag roaring but moved on but did get this hind for meat as a bonus








Shot quite a few other deer, the odd pig, some goats , some within 30mins of nelson, some a little fewer all in DOC land.
Quite often just drive and stop on the main highway, walk into the bush and see whats in there. The number of deer arent high but you do get a few handy ones or a pig etc.



























Well, theres a few pictures of some of the scrubby animals around the region, put in the hard yards getting out there and walking in the bush you stumble into something.
Cheers.
Last picture is the 308 before changed the scope and stock

Nice, some big animals there.

Well there is a motivational post if ever there was one.
Thanks for sharing that

Good one mate


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Nice.
This is why we do what we do.

Good shit. Got to love the busj hunting. You need to get yourself after Sika at some stage. You'll do well.

Nice series of pictures, all the effort pays off in the end

Found a picture of my 10 pointer








About my best goat, cant find any good length horn ones around this region









This is a 13 pointer i tried to find for 3 years, never got him

You have come a long way from the fish and hunt days.
Well done.

Great photos! Hopefully I’ll have a collection of memories like that myself one day

An excellent example of persistence and commitment; great photo story. Keep them coming.

I love threads like this , great pics .

Bloody good stuff mate