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RazorX
27-04-07, 08:01 PM
I recently got back from NZ where I spent 3 weeks visiting my best mate and hunting. I really wanted to get on to some Red stags but unfortunately my mate had ciatic nerve in his back and he couldn't hike! :cry: :shock:

This meant that I spent roughly 12 hours per day for about 4 days straight hunting red stags (by myself)! Anyways, long story short, I learned a lot about deer and I am heading back over there for the roar again next year and I'm confident that I will take a few. Sadly, all my attempts on deer failed! However, I got within 30m of two red stags on two separate occasions but I didn't have my bow! I basically learned that wherever you go over there, you take your bow.

All in all it was an awesome trip with lots of motorbike riding, hiking, possum shooting and relaxing. Here are the pics...

The area that I was staying is called the Akatarawa Valley and it is North of Wellington. About 1 hours drive.

RazorX
27-04-07, 08:04 PM
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0171.jpg
I flipped off this bad boy and chipped my elbow
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0170.jpg
A small sow that I shot at 30m. It travelled about 20,=m and then expired.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0166.jpg
Over there it rains. And when it's not raining, well, it's raining! So I made this roaring horn out of a goat horn and some possum fur.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0157.jpg
Some of the areas that the reds were luring me into...
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0153.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0152.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0149.jpg
Some red prints
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0148.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0127.jpg

Now the good stuff! A possum and 2 hares that I shot.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0143.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0141.jpg
Some more possums that I shot...
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0122.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0121.jpg

Last of all my mate's Billy goat and my rat that I shot with the bow !
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0117.jpg

RazorX
27-04-07, 08:06 PM
The Rat...
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/razormerida/DSCF0113.jpg

bowhunting4eva
27-04-07, 08:10 PM
great pics. i have heard that the possom problem is huge over there by a few people. nice rat. what did he score.
again great pics
thanks

RazorX
27-04-07, 08:11 PM
The possums are craaazzzzy over there. They are everywhere. So are the deer :wink:

The Rat scored 198 DP. 8) :shock:

Haha.

Jase.

XTfreak
27-04-07, 08:28 PM
Great pictures. Thanks for sharing them...
Bill

trophyhunter
28-04-07, 12:32 PM
top stuff mate :D

A rat :shock: Good shot :twisted:

Evil Taco
28-04-07, 12:37 PM
sounds like a good trip... what distance did u shoot the rat from? i here they have great eyesight and shots are normally taken from 50m lol

RazorX
28-04-07, 03:01 PM
Yeah it was a hard shot/s from about 1 metre!

Haha! :lol:

spiderbait24
30-04-07, 06:01 PM
sound cool m8, and i hope ur freind gets better