Friend is in New Zealand!

[Whip]

What an incredible animal!  Your telling of the tale inspires dreams for the rest of us and for that I thank you.  Congratulations on a wonderful adventure.

[Bladepeek]

Just looked at this post for the first time.

That's no stag; that's an oak blowdown viewed from the roots! What a monster!

Those New Zealand stags make the European variety look like poor cousins.

Congrats on a truly wonderful hunt.

[gringol]

Don't know how I'm just seeing this, but here's to a fine stag, Friend!  That is truly a fine beast!  

When I started reading the thread I was sure it was going to end with Friend mesmerizing the stag with some impressive, flowery words until a shot could be had.   . Always a pleasure reading your posts.  Don't ever worry about "bragging" we need to see some hunt stories to keep our sanity this time of year.  Thanks for posting.

[Mike Gerardi]

 No words.    

[Bjorn]

What a great hunt and story-finest animal one could dream of.
Well done Friend! Wow!!          

[Ragin Bull]

Well done Friend! A beautiful trophy and a beautiful story.
Thank you for sharing it with us.

[Tater]

Great story of the hunt thanks for sharing it with us.
 
 That is one magnificent Stag...!

[Friend]

Quote from Jeff B:
well done scott when are ya coming back down here looks like ya'll had a good time. [clapper] [clapper] [archer2] [archer]


Planning a hopeful return in 2018.

[Kyle Lancaster]

That is fantastic. Congratulations!

[RAU]

Congrats! Great story and animal!

[Friend]

Dale Karch of 3Rivers hunted with this same extraordinary NZ group last year. He was most generous in giving up 30"s to offer invaluable detailed advice for the planning and preparation of my own adventure.

This stag's quality head gear represents a superior traditional harvest.


Note: Dale provided me authorization to post a pic of his classic stag.

[Friend]

Dale also provided me authorization to post a pic of this highly exceptional fallow.

Even though Dale had taken the largest Red Stag with traditional equipment that I could locate, the harvest of a Fallow Buck of this magnitude with traditional equipment may possibly be a far superior achievement.

 

I spent five days chasing Fallow bucks before their own rut.  Saw at least 150, yet never...never got close.

Note: The Fallow bucks were so weary that the only relaxed one observed was after shooting light.

I came to be quite familiar with the rear bumper of the Fallow deer.  Never got close enough to read the bumper stickers; however my guide said it read "see ya!!!!".

[Bjorn]

Can you imagine shedding and growing those racks every year? What does that do to the body chemistry?! I'm sure you could almost see the rack grow on the older animals.

[Terry Green]

I finally got to read this last night.  Thanks for Sharing, wish I would have known about that place when I was down there. Always nice to see NZ pics.

Congrats Sir...every trad bowhunter should have a 'jaw dropper' moment like that.

[Matty]

Great great story friend! What an accomplishment!
In, an I'm sure, gorgeous place.
Very happy for you!!

[riverrat 2]

Friend congrats on a amazing adventure and thank you for sharing it with such a detailed and well  versed account of things. Awesome.  rat'

[Shinken]

Originally posted by John Havard:
Here you go:

   

What an INCREDIBLE trophy stag!

Congratulations!

         

Keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken

 

[Friend]

[JEFF B]

naw more fun in small truck  

[SKITCH]

Shoulda strapped it to the hood.  That would have been something!!