Last sika was shot with 16inch 30-30 with 1.5-5 on it, still has no problems at 110y dropping it on the spot, nice to carry around in the tight stuff to.
Last sika was shot with 16inch 30-30 with 1.5-5 on it, still has no problems at 110y dropping it on the spot, nice to carry around in the tight stuff to.
Don’t forget your Bullers too.
He nui to ngaromanga, he iti to putanga.
You depart with mighty boasts, but you come back having done little.
Sounds like a typical hunting trip !
Totally understand your point! This was never supposed to be a ‘I hunt the bush, so I’m more skilled than you’. One of the great things about the sport is what you can learn from it. The biggest things I’ve learned in this game lately are all about me. I’ve realised that I get into long range as a method to increase success, but what I should have been doing was just getting out there in the bush and getting my hands dirty. It was hard to admit, but I was daunted by bush hunting and had a couple of scares in the deep dark bush when I first started. I’ve made a conscious decision to embrace that trepidation and focus on mastering that aspect of the hunting game. It’s less about the results now, and all about the process.
and for me its the other way around...Im A BUSH HOBBIT at heart..the thick crappy lawyer infested crap just "feels like home" ....but in last 5 years Ive relearnt how to shoot straight,stop flinching and have now shot a few deer at 300-350 yards with relative ease..... who needs to be pigeon holed ??? not me.
Use qrw rings on the Kahles ,goes on the bolt gun when it starts getting dark.
My fun gun wears a 1-4x20 with a #4 reticale,
I call it my fun gun as no one has great expectations other than seeing a dead animal at the other end.
Full load or trail boss. No one expects sub MOA so no pressure shooting it. Just have fun and anything out to 250mtr is very dead.
furthest deer so far 230mtr.
To be far I'm sort of thinking of moving to a scope with a 6 or 8 power top end.
Unlike my custom 243 with a 4-16x scope that should be 1/2moa or better but I can't shoot often enough to get good enough to do it that sort of justice.
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This is a great thread and it is great to see so man people using so many methods and various tools. Bottom line is that you enjoy what you do ay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMzi7tfXvSM
Lol. That was before my time. You had some strange as f*ck television back then.
But staying on topic - I agree that every method of taking game has its own benefits, and keeping things varied is a good way of developing fresh insight. It's not so much to do with the 'what', but rather the 'how'. Where bush hunting may polish a hunter's instincts and reflexes, longer range shooting may allow you to spend more time observing undisturbed animal's movements. If you were to then pair the knowledge you gained from both methods - wouldn't that make you a more well-rounded hunter?
There are some very talented hunters out there who cut their teeth bush stalking, learning the fundamentals etc, and later progressed onto longer range shooting/hunting. Yes, the distance at which the game is taken may be exaggerated somewhat, but to shoot a trophy animal on public land (intentionally, rather than by luck) still commands knowledge of animal behaviour in addition to much time spent planning, and time on the range. Is it easier to shoot a monster stag you've been following and studying for years at 800 yards v.s stalking in on a hind in the bush with an open sighted rifle? It's apples and oranges.
I think if someone is hungry to challenge themselves and derive as much as they can from every minute spent in the field, no matter their choice of tool(s), they'll come out having grown as an individual/hunter.
That said - I think there's a lot of merit in keeping things simple. Isn't that the primary motivation for most of us when we head out into the wilds? To get away from all the modern conveniences that imprison us on a near daily basis? Complicating things in the field should be well reasoned (i.e you want to shoot at longer distances), and not be spurred by the expectation that it'll lead to more success...as the gear manufacturers would like us to believe.
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Who's still got an old skool swanny hanging up? I found mine in the garage attic the other day, still in good nick. Might throw it on for a hunt this spring, along with me stubbies
I've got a set of 7x57R barrels on order for my double rifle, I can't get interested in long distance, and dialling, even thought I have rifles capable, and shoot out to 500 m regularly, at the range,
Plenty off deer in the North Island areas I hunt, quite enjoy the very Basic boots, knife, rifle, (7x57or 30-30) and swani, type hunting, I grew up with, threw the early 80's, lot more deer about now, enjoy the up close and personal, espically hunting Sika.
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