New Zealand Red Stags

butta9999 · April 26, 2009, 12:08 AM

Hi there, this is a couple of red stags, a mate from work shot on a recent trip to New Zealand.

Top one is a 15 pointer, and upside down one is a 10 pointer. Sorry about the photo they were scanned off a A4 sheet of paper.

Rifle used was a Blazer in .300 weatherby magnum. Bullet used was a 150gr hornady ballistic tip, handloads.

I blurred out his face because i did not concent him to post these pics.

COYOTE JLR · April 26, 2009, 01:05 AM

Here ya go. Makes it a bit easier on the eyes when its right side up.

Great looking animals by the way. I'm thoroughly jealous. I want that rifle too.

jgcoastie · April 26, 2009, 03:18 AM

Ahhh... (Jealous) A New Zealand red stag hunt is one of the many trips of my dreams... Sadly, it'll likely stay there... My wife just doesn't understand...

phil mcwilliam · April 26, 2009, 03:38 AM

Beautiful stags especially the 15 pointer. Where in NZ & was the 15 pointer free range?

Dingoboyx · April 26, 2009, 04:15 AM

Awesome country, NZ, I grew up in Tauranga (north island, Bay of Plenty)

Must get back there one day.... been in Oz since '79, your pics certainly made me drool

bigthrills · April 26, 2009, 12:11 PM

man nice and the area looks nice to hunt and just take in the scenery

Fat White Boy · April 26, 2009, 11:00 PM

Hunting in New Zealand is very reasonable. Most species hunted are imported and considered undesirable. Last time I checked, a rifle permit was $10.00. No Handguns!!!

butta9999 · April 27, 2009, 02:22 AM

Not sure of the location, i will find out. The stags were wild and free range, but he did use a guide.

lt dan · April 27, 2009, 04:08 PM

isn't that Mr Mcaw. i heard he loves hunting apparently he goes for a hunting trip every time they tour RSA. rumour has it that he and a couple of all black mates go hunting with some snr Springboks each year. some local unions own hunting lodges and they are an annual booking.

Death from Afar · May 7, 2009, 01:20 AM

I think you may be right.

Looks like southern alps, south canterbury i would say.

By the way, my american friends, we have no deer season, You can hunt deer on any day ending in a "Y".

Jack O'Conner · May 11, 2009, 05:52 PM

I "hunted" these red deer with my camera from a tree stand located at a private hunting ranch in Allegheny Mts of Pennsylvania. They seemed far more aggressive than the mule deer and elk I've observed in Wyoming and South Dakota.

Your trophy stag is quite impressive, indeed. Thanks for sharing.

Jack

April 26, 2009, 03:18 AM	#3
jgcoastie Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Posts: 2,118	Ahhh... (Jealous) A New Zealand red stag hunt is one of the many trips of my dreams... Sadly, it'll likely stay there... My wife just doesn't understand... __________________ "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.

April 26, 2009, 04:15 AM	#5
Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: South East Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,513	Beaut trophies Awesome country, NZ, I grew up in Tauranga (north island, Bay of Plenty) Must get back there one day.... been in Oz since '79, your pics certainly made me drool __________________ Muzza If you cant blind them with brilliance, Baffle them with BS Be alert...... there is a shortage of LERTs

April 27, 2009, 02:22 AM	#8
butta9999 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Posts: 692	Not sure of the location, i will find out. The stags were wild and free range, but he did use a guide. __________________ Knowledge is Power!

April 27, 2009, 04:08 PM	#9
lt dan Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2008 Location: south africa Posts: 328	isn't that Mr Mcaw. i heard he loves hunting apparently he goes for a hunting trip every time they tour RSA. rumour has it that he and a couple of all black mates go hunting with some snr Springboks each year. some local unions own hunting lodges and they are an annual booking. __________________ If youth is wasted on the young, then Africa is wasted on the Africans

May 7, 2009, 01:20 AM	#10
Death from Afar Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 2004 Location: Living the dream in Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 1,635	I think you may be right. Looks like southern alps, south canterbury i would say. By the way, my american friends, we have no deer season, You can hunt deer on any day ending in a "Y". __________________ "Beware of the Man with one gun...he probably isnt into guns enough to be safe with it".

April 26, 2009, 01:05 AM	#2
COYOTE JLR Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2009 Location: Washington Coast Posts: 127	Here ya go. Makes it a bit easier on the eyes when its right side up. Great looking animals by the way. I'm thoroughly jealous. I want that rifle too.

April 26, 2009, 03:38 AM	#4
phil mcwilliam Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2007 Posts: 573	Beautiful stags especially the 15 pointer. Where in NZ & was the 15 pointer free range?

April 26, 2009, 12:11 PM	#6
bigthrills Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Posts: 30	man nice and the area looks nice to hunt and just take in the scenery

April 26, 2009, 11:00 PM	#7
Fat White Boy Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Posts: 1,276	Hunting in New Zealand is very reasonable. Most species hunted are imported and considered undesirable. Last time I checked, a rifle permit was $10.00. No Handguns!!!

May 11, 2009, 05:52 PM	#11
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	I "hunted" these red deer with my camera from a tree stand located at a private hunting ranch in Allegheny Mts of Pennsylvania. They seemed far more aggressive than the mule deer and elk I've observed in Wyoming and South Dakota. Your trophy stag is quite impressive, indeed. Thanks for sharing. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.