This is a huge factor, ive been doing my own researches in ways i cant explain, but i talk to quite alot of shooters and i pick up what gets put down around the place , to my knowledge .....
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 03:56 PM
Couple of character Sika stags, both shot on Thursday. Sika definitely in full swing where I am. 164807 164809
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 01:07 PM
hey no problem with that . We all have our limits as to how much we can carry and I would not expect mere mortals as ourselves to carry out an entire stag . Obviously size and weight limits apply ,...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 12:39 PM
Kill all goats to improve deer habitat. Shoot hinds if there are more than minimal numbers of deer. Shoot old stags. Take as much meat as possible but sometimes shoot to waste is...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 12:38 PM
Definitely won't find an argument from me. It's happens in the states with non resident hunters. Montana for example make non residents pay 10x the amount to hunt the same things. They often also...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 12:37 PM
I for one , and have also drilled into the kids , shoot only what I can recover.... regardless of the target species , from goats to deer. In fact the only thing we shoot without abiding that rule is...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:37 AM
A comment some where about "look at the wapiti" and how that's been managed. The deer side of things is been managed well with culling of hinds and poor genetic stags. The people side of things is...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:37 AM
Completely understand. Grew up in Rotorua and learnt to hunt up in the Kaimais and Paeroa range. I get it but in the roar its definitely alot easier to be selective even in the roar as we hunt...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:35 AM
which brings up another really good point....if someone shoots a deer...any deer and makes effort to recover as much meat as they can....well then fcukin good on them I say......animal has been...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:34 AM
I got 40 kg of meat from last week's stag. It's all about the meat bro :thumbsup:
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:34 AM
Yeh I find hunting solo so much id be lying if I got all the meat out on any deer in some of the places i push back into to try find a mature stag. Steep hills and big packs lead to screwed bodies....
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:34 AM
I'll preface all following comments. Just because I have a different view doesn't mean I hold anything against anyone. I grew up on a farm and practical background mostly in NZ but have lots of...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:30 AM
Shooting females makes sense, but in the wider picture it’s harder to achieve than it sounds. In spring, often the easy animals are the spikers. In summer the females have fawns at foot, so many...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:26 AM
the last couple of issues of major magazines have had good articles on managing herd structure for the benifit of all....took a bit to read through it...but it does make sense once you stop to think...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:26 AM
My view is each to their own, theirs plenty of deer and they need knocking back yes the freezer gets filled with meat animals year round I personally haven't shot a stag for 5 years having bagged a...
Liked On: 10-04-2021, 10:24 AM