Thread: The Red Ghost

The other day I was cruising to my normal fishing spot on the Manawatu River when a deer ran through the barley crop from the right side of the track.

Deer have been seen and shot on other streams leading out of the Ruahine catchment but the Manawatu river where I fish is a long river before it even winds it way too this location.

A 12 point stag was shot 6 months ago as the Oruakiritaki flows into the Manawatu River.

Tonight I headed out without my fishing rod in search of the red ghost and this is where it jumped the fence and disappeared. Steep as hell. Hope it landed on its feet.



I did some stupid monkey swinging to get down into the area but never saw the red ghost.



After a few hours searching for the red ghost and armed with my 7mm08 and no rod for a change I spotted a critter.

Checked the firing zone before squeezing off the big pill and the quarry layed lifeless after the shot. The recoil lost my target looking through the scope after the deafening echo roared down the Manawatu River.

Confident of the shot I had just taken but still carried my rifle to the kill zone in case the red ghost was deaf and was muffled from the shot from the steep bank.

Wow that was a nice hunt tonight with the red ghost eluded me once more. Probably long gone after that noise shattered the district

And the result was beautiful


No meat damaged but the red ghost lives for another day.

Shot Sir.

Originally Posted by jakewire

Shot Sir.

He was aiming at the deer standing behind the bunny

a shot for a lot for ya pot! rabbit in wattiies for tea at dundees you lot ...hurry up or there'll be none left!

The mighty hunter returned triumphant as the provider of the family - hoorah

Whipped the skin off and gutz out before any bugger round here could feed it to the dogs. Cut feet off tomorrow and will freeze till we get a few more for the pot.

Did you try the gutting method that I showed Toby ? No knife required

Teeth method?

Na she was a milky doe so required a sharp knife to cut the milk glandes off the belly.

Choice one Dundee, nice pics. It amazes me where the odd deer turns up at times.

Originally Posted by sako75

Teeth method?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUcKztUE1l0

How is a bloke supposed to find a deer in all this cover?
The bloody rod is 6foot or 1.86 metres.

I was fishing below where the deer jumped the cliff tonight and at 2010hrs I talked too my dog in a normal tone which is loud.

I always talk to my dogs if I'm on my own (mad ) he listens and doesn't complain.

When I opened my mouth I could here the bushes and branches being moved,so the bugger is still there.



Went home for a feed and grabbed a bigger fishing stick and sat between the river and the barley paddock till 2200hrs


Heard a bit more noise in the bush below but that ghost is still there!