An Otago teen armed with a rifle and a spotlight went poaching during last year's nationwide lockdown because he was “bored”, leaving carcasses in his wake. Britt Pickett/Stuff A red deer stares through a fence in this file photo. Sweeney spotted a red deer hind on the road and used a .270 calibre bolt action rifle to shoot the deer, then put the carcass on the back of the ute. They kept hunting and soon saw a red deer stag in a turnip paddock. Sweeney and his friend spotted another red deer stag on Ramrock Rd as they approached Waikouaiti, north of Dunedin.

Source: Stuff April 29, 2021 03:04 UTC