If the pedicle is normal it is generally damage during velvet growth that causes a mis-shapen antler, not a genetic fault. The big old Red a couple of posts up appears to have broken his pedicle in...
Liked On: 11-04-2021, 01:38 AM
In the early days of our wild deer herds many well heeled hunters traveled here to hunt. As the trophy potential of herds decreased so to did interest in hunting here. Overseas hunters and their...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 06:40 PM
The only really good info that I have seen was from a German deer park where each male was photographed each year until full maturity or culling. In that Park the stags were from 10 to 13yrs when...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 02:52 PM
The only really good info that I have seen was from a German deer park where each male was photographed each year until full maturity or culling. In that Park the stags were from 10 to 13yrs when...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 01:19 PM
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Liked On: 10-04-2021, 09:42 AM
I tried to post some photos of 2021 stags as well but couldn't. I then wanted to make the point that some of the stags being shot this year are not too far off the great trophies of Europe ( Due to...
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 09:06 PM
I think it does matter from the point that everyone wants to improve their knowledge and judgement of animals, to take an animal they have made a correct call on and to feel good about it. We cant...
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 07:31 PM
I tried to post some photos of 2021 stags as well but couldn't. I then wanted to make the point that some of the stags being shot this year are not too far off the great trophies of Europe ( Due to...
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 02:52 PM
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Liked On: 09-04-2021, 02:05 PM
I think it does matter from the point that everyone wants to improve their knowledge and judgement of animals, to take an animal they have made a correct call on and to feel good about it. We cant...
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 08:23 AM
A new harness for my Fairydown pack external frame pack was $60 from Twin needle. I think yours would be easily repaired by sewing webbing along the whole back of the arm / shoulder strap to...
Liked On: 08-04-2021, 10:14 AM
'The slowest mushrooms in the woods'
Liked On: 06-04-2021, 04:15 PM
Have a look at the livers, white patches are definitive for RCD if most rabbits have them. The RCD virus spreads on the wind. It seems less effective in cold dry areas like the Mckenzie Basin.
Liked On: 06-04-2021, 12:34 PM
Geese are classified as pests. You can hunt them on or within normal DOC hunting areas( with a rifle as DOC dont want you shooting wood pigeons and using goose shooting as an excuse to have a shotgun...
Liked On: 02-04-2021, 08:08 AM
If you heard the hit, then it wasnt a clip on the spine it was a hit, better go back and find him. Use hard bullets for stags that blow a hole right through. They do move but not far with air blowing...
Liked On: 01-04-2021, 08:05 PM