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A quick Aus hunt report.. from a kiwi
12 September 2013, 04:59
shanksponyA quick Aus hunt report.. from a kiwi
I shouldn't have at this time of year, but I shot over to aus to spend a few days helping Gryph with work and hunting in our spare time. Once again a great trip with Gryph putting me in some great spots to stalk some of these wily deer.
First stag. Only an our into the trip.
Next stag first thing a couple of mornings later. I was rapt!
12 September 2013, 06:48
505GWell done, superb effort.
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12 September 2013, 10:02
gryphon1The best part of it Nige was `ol shanks helping me out immensely on the farm....never mind the sambar stags.
I do have to say that it is a pleasure to have a bloke that can both hunt and shoot and doesn't need his hand held.
Brent up in the top pic with son Kyle played their parts also on the first stag hunt..
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
18 September 2013, 01:30
BakesVery nice stag Shanks
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18 September 2013, 03:16
505GGryph
Have done that a bit before, from drenching sheep, driving sheep, dipping sheep,
fixing water pumps !!!
Well worth it.
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18 September 2013, 07:24
Matt GrahamCongrats to all concerned!!
18 September 2013, 08:47
gryphon1quote:
Originally posted by 505G:
Gryph
Have done that a bit before, from drenching sheep, driving sheep, dipping sheep,
fixing water pumps !!!
So has Shanks..he is a Kiwi after all!
Well worth it.
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
18 September 2013, 10:11
shanksponyWhat are you trying to say?
18 September 2013, 11:22
gryphon1Not trying to say anything at all except to hang the laurel of "kiwis know their sheep work" on ya!
B rolled a bull today mate.
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
19 September 2013, 02:57
shanksponyYeah. Tell him congrats from me.
26 September 2013, 11:48
sambarman338Nice stag, Craig. Must be something about cutting your teeth on other species. I met a young Taswegian who'd shot a 26-incher and another one of 27.5 last week. Everyone seemed impressed that the heads were wide.
Is the length/width balance out of fashion now?
26 September 2013, 23:30
gryphon1quote:
Originally posted by sambarman338:
Nice stag, Craig. Must be something about cutting your teeth on other species. I met a young Taswegian who'd shot a 26-incher and another one of 27.5 last week. Everyone seemed impressed that the heads were wide.
Is the length/width balance out of fashion now?
It maybe a typo on your behalf but the word stag should be stagS..he took two!
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
27 September 2013, 17:44
sambarman338Sorry guys, I was in a hurry and thought they were one and the same, that the first was moved for a second pic and that the second was not shown. So what did they measure, length and width?
29 September 2013, 01:02
shanksponyPaul, they went 26 and 25. The widest was 31.5 from memory.
29 September 2013, 11:49
sambarman338Thanks Craig, either would be good enough to go on my wall.
- Paul
29 September 2013, 14:03
shanksponyYeah, one will deffinatly go on my wall as my first Aussie big game, but I think I have a hunger to keep hunting them now after I caught a glimpse of possibly a much bigger one.
29 September 2013, 14:47
gryphon1Heres a few from this arvo,getting stuck into the Spring feed.
Posts: 87 | Location: Victoria Australia | Registered: 07 September 2002
30 September 2013, 12:08
sambarman338Who says sambar are not herd deer?
