Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game The kid strikes again...

Just so you know that we don't sit inside in front of the telly in the middle of winter down here in the Southern Hemisphere, we went out for a hunt the other weekend.

I shot a Red spiker (no pics, so it really didn't happen), but my son Chris (the .223 stunt shooter) shot another Red spiker and I had a camera this time.

Crappy pics, as it was a bit misty and the light was strange. Plain jane .223, 70 grain Speer, high shoulder (the mist stuffed up his guesstimate of range), dropped on the spot.

The bullet blew up on the heavy bone (as I would have expected - however we have had excellent results with these projectiles if you can keep them a bit lower in the chest and avoid the big bones) , but he wasn't going anywhere. I can assure you that the back steaks are real tasty.

Very Cool ! Thanks for sharing !

MikeNZ;
Thanks for sharing your winter hunt with us, it's great to see both a different climate and how fellow 'Fire members hunt.

Please pass along congratulations to your son on the good shooting and the tasty looking stag.

You sir, get my customary tip of the hat for taking the time and making sure the family hunt took place and lasting memories were made. Well done to you.

Thanks again and all the best to you and yours in the upcoming week.

Regards,
Dwayne

Good going. Ought to be some really fine grub there.

Whether or not yours really happened is irrelevant. Your son did well and being a proud father is cool.

Congratulations, Mike & "the kid!"

Nicely done! I bet that does eat well.

Thanks for the story and photos. GRF

If it's legal, and it works, you can't knock it.

Nice going.

Foggy days and darkness can easily throw off the Mark I eyeball range estimation.

Outstanding! Congratulations to the young hunter, and thanks for sharing the info and photos.

Cool.

Exellent!!!

How much does a 'spike' red weigh on average?

The largest rocky mountain 'spike' elk the cousin of the red deer, I killed weighed 275 lbs. hanging skinned quarters..... They usually tip the scales around 200 lbs +/- there abouts in that form.

I know, I have no pics of it so mine did not really happen neither

Nice, where was this?

Nice job. Congratulations to you and your son.

Congratulations to you and your son. As a frequent hunter on our NW coast, I have found that fog and rain do not always make the best pictures.

When I first saw the picture I thought it was a small spike elk. How big on the hoof would that animal be, 300#'s?

Live weight of a red spiker ranges from 200 to 300 pounds.

I'd say this one's probably under 200 gutted.

Wanganui area.

I'd guess that your guess is pretty close.

Nice, I know a guy with some land up that way. Might have to head up with him some time.

They've got Fallow and Reds on their place according to him.

This place also has plenty of Fallow (my son again...)