2024 Roar - Aorangi Forest Park - 338 Savage Lapua Magnum

In the 2024 roar we head out to try to shoot a red or fallow stag. As part of this hunt we are going to attempt to locate a blind we have previously seen from last year to camp and shoot from.
On this hunt, we see close to 20 deer, mostly fallow in mobs and due to the speed at which they are travelling, we are unable to get the deer on camera.
For the hunt we are using the 338 Lapua Magnum with a 285 grain projectile. Upon seeing a fallow deer presented side on, I take the opportunity to get a meat animal given the frequent changes in the weather. The projectile is devastating to the deer, effectively gutting it on impact, with the deer running around 20m before dropping.
Whilst this is a fairly good sized hunting area, I run into 3 great chaps from the Wellington Region, who I get to share a few yarns with, and who also managed to bag a fallow stag the previous day.
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The equipment I use to get me into the bush is:
Tatonka Tent & Flys
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Boots: Lowa
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Headlamp: Ledlenser
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Lanterns: ML4
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Savage Long Range Hunter 338 Lap Magnum
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Rifle Optics: Burris Scopes NZ
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[@jadejaslarz8019]

Wholey that gut shot was brutal haha

[@bencarthew9293]

Brutal is an understatement haha

[@shanemildenhall8326]

I agree with the above comment.
Clearly a gut shot, and at very close range. Need more trigger time on steel.
I won’t have uploaded this video!!

[@josh204539]

with respect mate you need a lot more practice on targets before getting into shooting animals at long range.the first animal you mentioned no wind as it was blowing hard and the gut shot one you said the bullet drifted back when there was no wind at all.lots of misses and also that horrible gut shot, are the rifles your using proven long range rigs?just because its a big hitter doesn't make it a long range rifle.
Im not having a crack-this is constructive criticism but your vids are getting hard to watch.

[@primeengineering31]

just a question guys, see if i can make it, when the roar ends over there??

[@sandcontour]

The ole .338 hits pretty hard! Like you I’d kind of worked out where that blind was.

[@longrangehuntingadventures]

Yeah it's a good spot but not easy to get to bush bashing...

[@westcoastferral9242]

Id do that with my old 243... more range time mate

[@kenebene139]

2.8 mils at 600m?

[@longrangehuntingadventures]

300 yard zero