Correct. It's harder to be selective when you are bush hunting as you don't have that luxury of time. For a lot of NI hunters it's mostly bush hunting.
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 10:41 PM
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: 09-04-2021, 10:13 PM
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: 09-04-2021, 10:08 PM
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: 09-04-2021, 09:51 PM
Over Flow from the Stags thread Regarding Ethics during the Roar, Future of Stags and Meat.................. Go over there to check it out an get up to speed, spill ya beans over here. Hooroo...
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 09:19 PM
Pretty much met in the middle my point is each to their own as it is yours
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 08:06 PM
Yep. Very handy
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 05:17 PM
The fruits of the hunt 164707
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 10:57 AM
Montana. This feature facilitates having a high comb which lines up perfectly with a low mounted scope (for my particular ergonomics). The long wrist allows the bolt to be removed without any...
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 10:56 AM
the stocks do feel a bit little if the scope is mounted too far too the rear Im happy with them as they fit me but if they dont in the montana range its a Pain in the ass to change as they glue them...
Liked On: 09-04-2021, 09:45 AM
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
Does it actually matter what anyone thinks when someone shoots an animal? Like who fn cares. Keep up the pictures and the stories, some awesome animal’s being hung up. Here’s another one....
Liked On: 08-04-2021, 11:10 PM
Does bugger all damage to the population shooting stags but still animals getting culled, and it's bloody good fun. We hammer the hinds in the winter months, shitloads of them. So still a balance, ...
Liked On: 08-04-2021, 09:48 PM
It'd be nice to think some herd management could take effect in more places. But looking at the confirmed and proposed aerial 1080 for the Tararua ranges I wouldn't frown on any deer with antlers...
Liked On: 08-04-2021, 09:42 PM
yes current theory is if you want to effect population at all,shoot a hind and leave spikers n young stags to grow bigger......sure makes sence when pised up skinny young stag isnt worth eating and...
Liked On: 08-04-2021, 09:38 PM