Roar reports
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Printed Date: 10 Jun 2026 at 6:42pm
Topic: Roar reports
Posted By: orange ruffie
Subject: Roar reports
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2014 at 7:15pm
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He guys just thought I would start it off for 2014 Hit the kaimais Saturday herd a few but no shots taken How u guys getting on? Going to national park Thursday |
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2014 at 8:40pm
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I nearly crashed into two fallow on Saturday night and we could see 4 from my mates deck, can't shoot them though .... ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: tjm
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2014 at 9:35pm
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Was going out back of Taupo Sunday but went to Rags fishing instead ------------- Cant beat hunting and Fishing in N.Z |
Posted By: hogdog
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2014 at 6:52am
| They wernt roaring a few weeks ago in eastern ruahines, we got 2 stags but were slim pickings, my father inlaw is down there now a few roaring now and he shot a spiker |
Posted By: C A
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2014 at 4:40pm
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home on friday, chomping at the bit to get out ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Tinfish
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2014 at 8:31pm
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Just back from 4 days in the northern Kaimanawas. The roaring is irregular but we managed to pick up three 8 point Sika. Hopefully they get going a bit better this week and the weather holds off. ------------- Stand up to be seen, speak up to be heard. BUT shut up to be appreciated. |
Posted By: tjm
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2014 at 9:12pm
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Well done , 3 x 8 pretty good start !! ------------- Cant beat hunting and Fishing in N.Z |
Posted By: Metal Float
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2014 at 9:32am
| Four days in from Wairata over last weekend. Successful but hardest year in 20+ for us. Was difficult to get them riled and they would just move the hinds away into difficult country. Too much foot and dog traffic over summer in our area making them wary. |
Posted By: whiti-fisho
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2014 at 5:37am
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In on 22nd for 7 days at tataraakina .They better have fired up by then ------------- I step out my door to paradise on earth |
Posted By: orange ruffie
Date Posted: 22 Apr 2014 at 10:03pm
| Just back 4 days in tongariro park bloody wet no roars heaps of sign but stuff all animals did ok on the trout but |
Posted By: Blair_D
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 5:43pm
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I spent almost two weeks in the Kaimanawa FP, rained most of every day, roar action was slow to non-existant. Saw 6 stags and 15 hinds, plus this fella I shot on the last day while looking for a meat animal to take home. http://s241.photobucket.com/user/bgdawson/media/IMG_1038_zps8baf8547.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  ------------- Working hard to get the easy ones. |
Posted By: Rusky
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 6:11pm
| Nice work Blair. That's some serious scope you got on that rifle, or perhaps it's just the angle of the picture. |
Posted By: tjm
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 6:32pm
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Well done Blair, the bad forecast but more the idiots that tend to be around at Easter kept me at home, Will head up in behind Taupo from now on. ------------- Cant beat hunting and Fishing in N.Z |
Posted By: Blair_D
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 7:13pm
It's a VX1 4-12x40, bit of an overkill for bush hunting, open sights would have been overkill at the range I took him at though, under 8m. It's got some rubber tubes over the ends to keep rain off the lenses probably makes it look longer and the angle the rifle is on doesn't help? That rifle is off to be chopped and suppressed tonight, I might get a 2-7x33 before it comes back. ------------- Working hard to get the easy ones. |
Rusky wrote:Posted By: Blair_D
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 7:26pm
Thankfully the idiots tend to stay fairly close to their cars. I think the rain kept allot of people at home too, I came home on ANZAC day. I don't think many hunters were hunting, they were all sitting beside their cars out of the rain  ------------- Working hard to get the easy ones. |
Posted By: Rusky
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 10:21pm
Brilliant! But yea I hear what your saying about over kill. I have a VX1 3-9x40 and shoot deer 5m away with it. |