What utter BS this is.

[John Gryphon]

Note that the buyer has to buy his own alcohol too..that is just about as lousy as you can get.

The whole thing is a joke as far as I`m concerned and the sooner the prospective buyers of these monstrosities know how most of us view them the better. ( the buyers that is)

http://www.eurooptic.com/Trophy-Hunt.aspx

 

[ChrisWill184]

Thats some amount of money! Probably more than I am likely to spend in total on any type of shooting in my lifetime! It looks ugly aswell. Just goes to show what lengths some people will go to for a world record.

Wouldn't be chuffed if they had scored it wrong! Though saying that - is this something that was in a pen, measured and then turned out on to the farm? Not quite sure how they do things in NZ. Dare say I would have a big fence round something worth $150,000.

 

[highseat6.5]

Obscene ...must have been in the pen to measure it ..who in there right mind would want to pay that amount of money to shoot a park animal ?..

 

[xavierdoc]

What empty satisfaction would be gained from shooting a fenced/park animal (if that's what it is), let alone for that sort of money.

 

[daven]

Obscene ...must have been in the pen to measure it ..who in there right mind would want to pay that amount of money to shoot a park animal ?..

You'd be surprised........ Seems to be targeting Americans with the price (US Dollars?)... The wording makes it (the trophy buck) sound like a farm raised animal that will be turned out just before the hunt.... Some clothing/equipment name will prolly buy the hunt and send some celibrity to hunt it and advertise their gear...

 

[andreas1980]

Ridiculous money and in my opinion ugly trophy. Id much prefer a nice royal than those ugly heads.

As others have said reckon a reared stag let go to shoot. Cant see any reward in that. Same happened in hungary with a record stag but when the photo appeared in a mag someone rcognised it from a nearby zoo.

Not for me even if I had the money.

 

[jamross65]

Who says its going to be released? They are offering the chance to take the animal with rifle, muzzle loader or crossbow. That stag is destined to be shot still in the pen.

if it has to be culled, because its at the end of its life for whatever reason, what's the big deal? It doesn't sit right with some perhaps, but if its worth that amount of money to someone who thinks they want it for their wall what's the big deal? Either way that animal has spent several years passing on its genes, now perhaps it won't get any bigger.

Domestic animals are bred here for exactly the same reasons, to produce outstanding meat, the best they can. Then they to are killed for their meat. only difference being we don't hand the head of an Aberdeen Angus Bull on the wall.

What's the alternative for this animal? Just to be shot by a worker on the venison farm? Why? Some saddo with more money than sense is prepared to pay for that privilege and think its cool to get the bragging rights in front of mates when round for a beer. So let them get on with it.

 

[Timbo61]

Fuggly

 

[Caberhill]

If some one is willing to pay the price so be it.

But surely we can all agree this is not a great example of a red deer.

I'm with Andreas, I'd also much prefer a royal any day of the week.

 

[jamross65]

If some one is willing to pay the price so be it.

But surely we can all agree this is not a great example of a red deer.

I'm with Andreas, I'd also much prefer a royal any day of the week.

Yep, it looks horrendous compared to what we are used to seeing running about on the hill. But some of our biggest roebuck trophies for example are not bonny heads either to be honest...

 

[Pedro]

If it's time is nigh and it's got to go, then fair enough. If the owners (or land owners) can turn a dollar (or 150,000) doing it, then good luck to them. It would be interesting to see if this does get sold.

But at some time in their life, the person that pays that $150,000 is going to realise that what they did wasn't a stalk (or hunt or whatever it's called in his particular part of the world) and may well feel let down. It's got to be a canned hunt because they've got to guarantee this animal getting shot. I can't see a client paying that sort of dosh and having a blank, reasoning that it was just lovely to be in the countryside anyway!

 

[jimbo1984]

+1 I think it's obscene and as others have stated there's no way that's a wild animal , don't get me wrong I've culled park deer to help out an estate but this is another level , however some sad individual will kill it and call it " hunting " :/

 

[JAYB]

I think this is one of those examples of shooting as opposed to stalking. I am with Brian on this, if it's time has come and someone can make a few bob out of it and someone else is rich enough and silly enough to pay it then why not? It may not seem right to those of us that stalk for pleasure but this is the big business face of worldwide hunting, all the time that someone is willing to pay then someone will supply the service, it's easy money who can blame them.

Mind you to me a nice eight point Sika is a much better looking beast.

John

 

[Amhuinnsuidhe]

Hang on a minute. Read the ad properly. They're not asking 150k just for the stag now are they, it does include a Tahr hunt as well, plus all transfers etc etc. It will clearly be aimed at an American doing the SCI Grand Slam.

 

[Caberhill]

But some of our biggest roebuck trophies for example are not bonny heads either to be honest...

I'd have to agree with you there! bit like Ann Widdecobe winning miss universe...

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/news/539646/Record_roe_buck_trophy_head_measured_at_CLA_Game_Fair.html

 

[jamross65]

bit like Ann Widdecobe winning miss universe...

 

[pheasant sniper 1]

If somebody's lucly enough to be packing that kind of money and fancies something a bit diferent for his trophy room thats probably bigger and drier than my house then good luck to him/her..

Damn ugly imo

 

[JabaliHunter]

Who says its going to be released? They are offering the chance to take the animal with rifle, muzzle loader or crossbow. That stag is destined to be shot still in the pen.

if it has to be culled, because its at the end of its life for whatever reason, what's the big deal? It doesn't sit right with some perhaps, but if its worth that amount of money to someone who thinks they want it for their wall what's the big deal? Either way that animal has spent several years passing on its genes, now perhaps it won't get any bigger.

Domestic animals are bred here for exactly the same reasons, to produce outstanding meat, the best they can. Then they to are killed for their meat. only difference being we don't hand the head of an Aberdeen Angus Bull on the wall.

What's the alternative for this animal? Just to be shot by a worker on the venison farm? Why? Some saddo with more money than sense is prepared to pay for that privilege and think its cool to get the bragging rights in front of mates when round for a beer. So let them get on with it.

I think this is one of those examples of shooting as opposed to stalking. I am with Brian on this, if it's time has come and someone can make a few bob out of it and someone else is rich enough and silly enough to pay it then why not? It may not seem right to those of us that stalk for pleasure but this is the big business face of worldwide hunting, all the time that someone is willing to pay then someone will supply the service, it's easy money who can blame them.

Mind you to me a nice eight point Sika is a much better looking beast.

John

I don't think that I could disagree with you both more. No different to shooting 'canned' lions in South Africa in my book... It portrays hunting and hunters in a very poor light. In that respect it is a selfish and short sighted thing to offer because it puts one person's profit ahead of any potential wider repercussions somewhere further down the line.

 

[stalker.308]

I don't think that I could disagree with you both more. No different to shooting 'canned' lions in South Africa in my book... It portrays hunting and hunters in a very poor light. In that respect it is a selfish and short sighted thing to offer because it puts one person's profit ahead of any potential wider repercussions somewhere further down the line.

Not for me, but the bottom line is an animal needs to die and someone is willing to pay for it....... on welfare grounds if it is fenced at least if injured it cannot get away injured.

A fair few on here went out with buckbones a few years ago and shot their first red stags and took a skull home for the wall and that was in a park environment, again as he justified it, a stag needs to die so why not. Are you saying that is also bad for out sport? Or is it just because this stag is a world record that makes it unacceptable and bad for our sport?

 

[Brithunter]

The person who does this is likely to be put in for the Weatherby award which I believe still exists which is awarded to the person who has shot the biggest and the most endangered trophies in a year presumably with a Weatherby rifle. I recall reading about it in Gun Digest I think it was and it struck as sick even back then. Another reason to dislike everything Weatherby IMHO.