Heluva good spiker in that first photo. Hope he lives to ten !Quote:
Originally Posted by Louie
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Heluva good spiker in that first photo. Hope he lives to ten !Quote:
Originally Posted by Louie
fallow,pig and a wobbly......thats just got to be a couple of hours north of Dunedin...and closer and DOC would be having kittens
A few from a Kaimai wallow, only had the camera up for just over a week. I shot a pig a few weeks back and it was completely eaten down to the bones in two weeks so I think that will be a fun trail cam setup on the next animal i knock over.
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Geez, those mainland wallabies are big buggers!
flippen nice looking fallowQuote:
Originally Posted by NRT
Nice markings and colour on the fallow.
Agree in know rush to shoot him ,seen him in person twice now .Quote:
Originally Posted by Dusty Fog
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thats one ripper of a stag! hope you get to see him in the flesh soon.
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Went back to my local butcher to check my trail cam... Numbers are up, might need to visit more often.
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G'day folks, new member here. Being a trailcam enthusiast I gravitated to this thread and was not disappointed. I hunt mostly Axis and Fallow deer over here in Oz, and am thoroughly jealous of the hunting you guys have over there. I hope people don't mind me posting even though I'm across the ditch.
Cheers
AusGrunt
No problem at all.
Shame the Axis didn't get established here. Lovely looking deer.
A couple pics from earlier in the year... usually prefer setting my cameras up to take video instead.
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They are a striking animal. These guys are on a small private block I have access to. You don't really find Chital on public land unfortunately.
I have a cam out right now and its been out for about a month now. Been looking out for nicer weather to go out and collect it. How long do people typically leave them anyways? Not sure if I should collect now or leave it for another month or so. Mines a Stealth Cam G30 with 8 AA batteries in it, set for video.
@JessicaChen I've had more photos/videos in 2 weeks in one spot vs. 2 months in another, it really just depends on the animal numbers and the frequency that they use the area you setup in. A month is plenty if you're just doing general recon.Quote:
Originally Posted by JessicaChen
Just picked up my camera tonight was not expecting much camera was out for 2 months
But only had deer on 3 days the the lone stag two days one month apart and the stag with hinds once
But was pleasantly surprised the videos are a lot better than photos
The non typical stag is a beauty in my eye would be great to see what he would look like I a few years
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I reckon that first deer is one of the best wild spikers I have seen - in the flesh or photo, and the second stag - the two year old is about as good as two year wild stags get, both will be stunners in 5-6 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Double tap
I looked at that first photo and thought that could be a spiker also, if it is it will be a ripper head if it gets a bit of age .
pretty much typical for what I see on the big good genetic deer farms......star wars heads they call them..... had it explained to me like this....they are like pimple faced teenagers with developing bodies and raging hormoans , the body hasnt caught up yet,funny when you get to see cast antlers from same stag as he ages,the antlers settle down to more "normal" shape and form then just get bigger n better before going backwards again.
Yeh my first thoughts are heavily farm deer influenced (not saying it as a negative) based on your location in the country and also both very young beings 1st and second set of antlers. Could both very easily be monsters if allowed to grow the 2 year old appeals to me more due to the more traditional tines but I imagine the spiker will "settle down" a bit at a guess but im no expert.Quote:
Originally Posted by Double tap
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kaimai young-un ?
A curious red hind high up on the hill near the bush edge.
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Was hoping to find fallow on this private block, unfortunately just hundreds of photos of the good ol' Taranaki Tahr.
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That’s one skinny hind there with her fawn
If i see her, she will be turned into minceQuote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
I just got back from retrieving a cam I put in the bush two months ago.
The only video of an animal it captured was of a rat climbing down a tree.
https://imgur.com/a/tZ5H8KE
At least I have gained knowledge that this particular spot in the bush is a waste of time to stalk. Ive also learned that just because a part of the bush feels open and nice, doesn't mean it is a good place to sit and wait.
Could also be because the camera was a bit too high, but if a deer passed by it would have at least got a shot of the head.
next time you put it out if you can find an area with sign places like on a game trail or a wallow etc you will be much more likely to see whats making the marks in places like that rather then just an area that looks good.
Sometimes a short move can make a big difference. I had one camera that only got two shots of deer, while another camera only 50m or so away got frequent shots of up to 4 deer at a time.
100m over the back fence. Safe from me but nice to have around and practice my bush ninja moves.
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Checked a cam this arvo and this fella had decided to walk past it
Pretty sure Me and my boy had a close incounter with him in November last year while in early velvet could nearly read his nait tag
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Got a bit of a rainy morning, so i though I'd add a couple of pics from my cams over the last year or two.
Love the guy with the crocked antler.Quote:
Originally Posted by JesseYoung
