Thread: Competition Time

Fuk, thats a knife worth owning.....got a whiff of one last weekend, does that count?!!!!!!

Originally Posted by HNTMAD

Come on guys, Must be more stories than this out there??

Here is a pic of the prize so as to get some excitement

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Where abouts are we posting the stories

Originally Posted by southernredneck

Where abouts are we posting the stories

on here or in the story section

Here you go guys, even with rough weather and winds still going crazy we managed to get out......and it took a ride home. In bed at 12.30am this morning!!!

That's a lot of hold for the wind!

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Bugger, was going to have a great story for this! me and a mate were heading to the west coast for 6 days tahr hunting during exam leave.Just found out he has another exam during this time... Oh well another time. Will have a story when i get home from boarding school next week!

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I think competitions like this are great and more people should be getting in on it. To move the ball along I'll do a quick write up on a recent hunt that left me with a smile from ear to ear. No bulls, big stags or bucks this time just pure enjoyment of what the hunt meant.

A month shy of her first birthday and my GSP Ellie had already outdone herself. I'd never had a gundog before and wasn't sure what to really expect from her as a hunter early on and just what to expect from the experience as a whole. At four months she'd done her first duck opening and retrieved two ducks which I thought was about as good as it could get for a young pooch. While young, I kept her entertained with a bit of bird hunting while trying to shift her focus over to deer. At six months she pointed her first deer, a young 3yo fallow buck, and did she think she was pretty good! The only thing was I'd been watching it for the last 50m hoping she'd get her head up and spot it, not long after that she pointed her first samabr, again after I'd watched it. Then a couple of months later and she had her first big leap forward, I'd shot a red hind at 250m with one of Tui_man2's muzzlebreaks without wearing earplugs and it really rattled me (cheers Abe), in the midst of clasping my ears in pain I lost sight of the hind. When we got to the spot I thought it was she was nowhere to be seen. We looked and looked and looked but couldn't even find a drop of blood. I let Ellie go and was talking to my brother suggesting we give up when I realised Ellie was out of sight, I called her and she came running into view, clearly wanting me to follow her. I walked over and there was the deer, she'd done her first solo track job! That hind is now caped out for a pedestal mount to go next to my 2013 red stag.

All these things were great, but she still hadn't achieved the ultimate yet; to point a deer I didn't know was there.
At about 11 months old, just shy of her first birthday I decided to go for one last little meat hunt with Miss Ellie before the snakes really got going and she'd have to spend the rest of summer in the backyard.
I took off her perimeter collar and allowed her to follow me into the house. As anyone who know's GSP's would be aware at this point all her xmas's had come at once and she was carrying on like a right old pork chop. As she followed me into the bedroom and saw me starting to put on my hunting clothes she started her high pitched whine her whole back end shaking with excitement. I almost grabbed my blackpowder but really couldn't be bothered cleaning it afterwards so I just grabbed the 300WM and set off.

After a 20 minute drive I pulled up, turned off the car, hopped out and stood still. I let the breeze gently caress my face, pleasantly coming from a northerly direction which would play quite well into my hands. I tied up Ellie as she still roams out a bit too far in semi open country so I keep her on a lead attached to my waste just to be sure she doesn't get right out,

As we pushed through prickly acacia Ellie pulled up on a hard point, I followed her line of sight and there about 20m away was a black wallaby. I praised her before turning and making a detour and continuing on.
We finally made it to the creek crossing, albeit covered in prickly acacia thorns and fortunately it was down quite low at this time. I unhooked Ellie from the lead and slowly waded my way across, cautious to not cause more than a ripple in case I should make too loud a sound and scare any deer just over the opposite bank. Ellie generally has different priorities when it comes to water where the challenge is to pull her out of it willingly. Fortunately though, she is becoming attuned to hunting and what it means so this time she swam across as silently as a snake. On the otherside after she had a shake I put her back on the leash and very carefully poked my head over the bank, nada.

I glassed the semi open stuff directly in front of me very thoroughly and after a couple of minutes was convinced that there was nothing in the near vicinity.
There was another creek flowing from south to North which had a bit of cover along it riparian area and I thought that if deer were here and feeding on the open paddock that's where'd they'd be staying. There was a spot about 1km up that I new was really good and I set my sights on getting there.
This type of country is unlike anything I've come across in NZ, large red gums grow up and out, some of them hundreds of years old. Scattered throughout the area are the dead and dry remains of the giants of days gone by, younger trees growing around them, as if paying homage to their great ancestors. Shifting you're gaze downwards there are scattered patches of prickly acacia strewn across the landscape and to fill in the rest of the land are rushes, reeds and a few wallaby and kangaroo grasses.

We moved along the edge of the bush, peering around every tree and patch of acacia as we progressed. My eyes kept fixing ahead though as I was sure that would be where the deer would come from. We moved along maybe another 200 m when all of a sudden Ellie started air scenting heavily and then bang was on hard point. She was pointing at a patch of prickly acacia and was dead set confident on something being there. I through up the binos and glassed every nook and cranny of it but couldn't see a thing. I figured that she had just seen a rabbit as there was a few about. I told her she was a good girl and started off again. Well I didn't take two steps when out burst 3 fallow does. I was in shock, she'd done it, she'd finally pointed a deer I didn't know was there and I dismissed her and stuffed it up.
I was determined not to lose these deer as she deserved to get her just deserts for this effort.
They didn't stop in view, so I pressed on at a jogging pace and made it to the next clearing and there they were about 70m away. The youngest one was quartering towards me, clearly about to run. I through up the Bavarian, leaning on a tree I put it just under her chin and squeezed the trigger.
I could drag it out and make up an elaborate story about losing sight of her, not knowing whether or not I hit her etc. etc. but the truth is I saw her collapse through the scope into a heap and let out her last couple of kicks before all was still.

Ellie was very excited, she'd seen the deer and followed the two companions as they ran off with her eyes so lost sight of the one I had downed. I walked in it's general direction and when in line with the scent let her find it. It wasn't long until she had her signature helicopter tail motion going and I knew she was locked on the scent and she quickly found it after that.

I've shot plenty of deer in my time and some great stags among them but this little hunt with my girl is one that'll cherish forever.













BH

Man I haven't seen you on here for a while BH

What an awesome looking dog BH

Was a lazy Sunday but a beautiful day in Welly. Got a call from a mate (non hunters and never been out before) who were super keen to go for a walk.
Thought to myself, why waste so off am on the road by 12pm..

Reached mates placed and saw that another 2 mates were coming too. Gave them some advice on boots n clothes to put on. Since they were 1st timers and we were 4 on that trip so though of taking them some where easy..

Gave @brad a ring to get access. He is a bloody nice guy guy.. not just because he gave permission.. for one another reason which am gona tell about soon..

So hit the road with all happy and excited chaps.. They are just talking goats and from their conversation I realized that they had the persuption that hunting was a easy thing. To them it was like the goats are sitting there waiting for the them. Then just walk a 100m and shoot.. skin and take the meat.. lol

Took us over a hour to reach the intended place but a whoopsie happened.. First the 4 wheel tire lock played, and second we good stuff deep into the loose sand, mud what ever it was. Couldnt do much. Couldnt see any one close by to give a pull.. So i made a kinda hasty decision.. Its just I didnt wanted to spoil this peoples planned hunt so I said.. boys dont worry lets go for the hunt and when we back than lets worry bout the trunk..

So off we went.. played a little trick with the fellas, made them go up a gut buster just to warm them up..lol..I could have gone the flat way but i didnt.. they were crazy, one of the guy was jogging up. (I play soccer with this mates and they assumed that soccer fitness was good enough for this trip) .. After the climb I kept on walking and told them to be close. The guy who had jogged up the hill was lagging about 100m behind us and sweating as if he had run for his life from a whild dog..


After few Kilometers of work there was another steep climb.. It was through an old game trail.. man it was so funny seeing this felas.. walk 10m than set down.. climbing that trail usually takes me 15mins, this time it took about an hour coz i had to keep waiting this felas to catch up..

Finally ito the clear terrace we reached.. Told them to be together and trail behind me about 10m and watch for my signal.. To drop flat instantly when I raised my hand.. Just to test they got what I told them I pretended I saw a billy.. Raised my hand and down flat is everyone.. Crack up man.. I set laghing my guts off..

After a good laugh we continued only to sight a big billy 150m from where i played the trick on them.. Hands raised and flat on the ground again.. ranged the billy.. it was at 141m.. Easy shot.. bipod extend and "kaboom".

I had not asked this buggers if they actually ever heard the boom of the gun.. Fark one of the fellas started screaming.. 1st I though it was coz we got the billy..but later found that he nearly shit his pants from that ring..

They came running and catched up. I was already near the billy now.. It was a big boy.. The guys were happy.. So happy that they wanted to carry out the billy without gutting it.. hahahahaha.. Bloody excited stupids..

I gutted it quickly and removed the head.. Next I was going to cut it in half so a piece each can be carried by 2 guys. Again they showed there stupidity.. 2 of them got hold of the front and back legs and wanted to come down the steep slope.. NOOOOOO

So yeah i did cut it in half and gave a piece each to the fellas.. came down the terrace and on the way back to the truck to get it out...

As soon as we reached the truck by grace off god, @brad came on his quad.. He was the saviour maann.. he pulled us off and we were all good.. He saved me about 5km of walk before I would find 1st help if he didnt turn up..

He took some pics of the stuck truck.. @brad please put that up here for the lads to have a laugh..

All in all, was a great day at the end ...

Great write up BH

I can't be bothered reading those stories, can someone read them out loud for me?

Thanks dynastar she's definitely a special dog!
@Rushy I could tuck you in bed and read them to you if you'd like?!


I prefer meat in its original packaging

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Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

@Rushy I could tuck you in bed and read them to you if you'd like?!

No thanks Jack it is all good I have had a couple of hours so only a paragraph to go and I am all done. Ha ha ha ha