Near and deer
It was a long two years since I’d had the opportunity to hunt roaring red stags, as the drought and COVID-19 played havoc with the plans of many hunters in 2020, of which I was one.
On our previous hunt we had seen a lot of immature stags, but there were a few that showed some real promise. However, this year with the drought broken, I had a good feeling about our chances and the possibility of finding something special.
My eldest son Bill and I managed a visit to our hunting property prior to the rut for a quick recce, observing the abundance of feed throughout the bush and pastures, with many fat deer but no stags.
One month on, my nephew and regular hunting partner, Frank, and I again headed into deer country. At this time the bush stags were still mobbed up together and running with does and yearlings. One mob of 13 deer we observed comprised of five
