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Vince Site Admin
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 3:09 am Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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sorry boss missed your question.
we have elk/wapiti and the herd is located in Fiordland
Fiordland is tiger country/really big steep hills and huge valleys carved by glaciers , you need to be really well prepared/fit and have the very very best in wet weather gear and tentage.
you can get 50cms/20" of rain in a single day, from memory they get something like 5mtrs of rain annually
the really big/mature bulls aren't dumb and know to stay in the deep bush/remote hard to get to areas
the biggest threat to the herd is cross breeding with red deer as a red stag will mature and start breeding/fighting for hinds/cows at 2-3 year old whereas wap wait another couple before getting among the ladies.
for me to target a wap I would need to set aside a week and need to get plurry fit and do some serious planning.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 3:12 am Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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DallanC Site Admin
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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My brother just texted me the big 6pt broke off one antler recently.
-DallanC
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tikkat3 Super Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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I think a good number of deer species were released in Aus & NZ in the late 1800's and only a few species thrived/survived.
Aus has the bullet proof Sambar, Reds, Rusa, Fallow, Chital & Hog
though Wapiti are listed on the "R" Licence returns [NSW]
Aus Hog deer are one of the only available locations in the world to hunt them Not sure what hybrids exist but Sambar do cross with Rusa
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DallanC Site Admin
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:13 am Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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Arrrrgggyy I missed! Called in a huge 6x6 and shot just under it. Really mad and frustrated with myself
-DallanC
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Aloysius Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:51 am Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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DallanC wrote: |
Arrrrgggyy I missed! Called in a huge 6x6 and shot just under it. Really mad and frustrated with myself
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How did your son react when you told him that?
I know the feeling. It's like kicking a penalty at soccers. Everybody expects you make that goal, but you still have to do it and a little less concentration (because it seems too easy) and you're in for a few sleepless nights where you see that picture again and again...
Well, or you didn't deserve it this time or the 6x6 deserved it more to live longer... sometimes the hunt takes 5 minutes, sometimes it takes 5 weeks... that's hunting.
Better luck next time (maybe burn a candle for our St.-Hubertus?)
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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Wow, Dallan!?!?!?! 70 Yards? I'm so sorry mate!
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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Wow, Dallan!?!?!?! 70 Yards? I'm so sorry mate!
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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Maybe you will get another poke at him .... or .... is bull long gone?
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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go back and get him Mate, the hormones might have blanked his memory.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: Checked trail camera today... bull elk are in! |
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Every time I see a post come in, I refresh this thread hoping for good news from Dallan. Go get 'm, Dallan!!!
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