Uncatagorized.....things we see....

[Telemark]

Here's the Slovakian record. I didn't read the article, so I dont know anything about it, but it shows the typical clean beams and tines I'm used to.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Hmmm. I am only familiar with ones I have seen from New Zealand.

 

[Telemark]

Here's what New Zealand is advertising. It's impressive, but it certainly doesn't look natural. It looks like and artist's rendering of some ancient extinct deer species.

It's also really weird how they sit a few meters behind the stag to make it look like a real monster. Seems to be common in photos from NZ.

 

[Telemark]

Hmmm. I am only familiar with ones I have seen from New Zealand.

Seems like they have their own thing going down there. I can't even imagine how much those antler weigh. It would be interesting to get a rundown on what the hunting is like and how they get those antlers. I would ask Google, but I'm worried AI would give me a bunch of regurgitate nonsense opinions from hunting forums rather than facts.

 

[Turkey Creek]

The ones I have taxidermied were larger than a whitetail body wise, but considerably smaller than an elk. I would not have thought the hunter would feel the need to do a "fish picture" with a red stag. I think they are all pretty neat without going to that level of drama.

 

[Telemark]

The ones I have taxidermied were larger than a whitetail body wise, but considerably smaller than an elk.

That has been my experience. They're like miniature elk, but still significantly larger than a whitetail.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Did a little digging. Apparently New Zealand is like a pretty Texas. They have a bunch of breeding facilities for stag and sell all the genetic bs like they do here for “deer”.
I think the natural form of stag is clean like tele posted. So when you see those freaks you can assume not only high fence but also genetically altered

 

[Mortenson]

So basically the New Zealand version of this...

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

So basically the New Zealand version of this...

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That’s a mercy kill

 

[H20fwler]

It is crazy how much money some people will pay to shoot a deer that can hardly even hold its head up and is genetically altered to give it an enormous rack. And then they pose with for hero shots of a fenced in deer.

 

[Jerry-B-WI]

It is crazy how much money some people will pay to shoot a deer that can hardly even hold its head up and is genetically altered to give it an enormous rack. And then they pose with for hero shots of a fenced in deer.

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That shit should be outlawed.

 

[Telemark]

It is crazy how much money some people will pay to shoot a deer that can hardly even hold its head up and is genetically altered to give it an enormous rack. And then they pose with for hero shots of a fenced in deer.

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Yeah that's the kind of place I was talking about. I remember a TV show I saw many years ago where a woman shot a farmed whitetail like that with a .375 H&H Magnum, and it blew my mind that people would pay so much money to do that. It has stuck with me for probably over 20 years now.

 

[Mtyhunter]

We all get in some tenuous debates about baiting, weapon technology, etc...but this genetic high-fence stuff really takes the cake.

 

[FeelsLikeFar]

That last photo's been messed with quite a bit. lol

 

[FeelsLikeFar]

Thought I found a nice shed on Saturday. Unfortunately it was shed by a tree.

 

[tooln]

Thought I found a nice shed on Saturday. Unfortunately it was shed by a tree.

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What does it score?