Thread: New boy needing advice!!

+1 for HUNTS Course - they are made for people in your position

Your local deerstalkers should be running a hunts course that covers everything you have asked and more.
Well worth it and a good way to meet people who are keen on hunting in your area.
Finish up by buying yourself a 6.5x55 and you will soon be filling the freezer and back on your feet they are as accurate as hell and deer hate them.
Larrakin

Hey mate. Welcome.
Pretty much what the peep's above are saying. Meet people in your area and find out what best thats suits that area.
Caliber is a real minefield on here, we all have different views. Its one of the hottest most fierce debates around
Watch the weather down those ways. She will turn on ya in no time.

Let us know how you get on mate.

Welcome OliSelby, all good advice so far, just get started, it will all fall into place with time.....as im beginning to learn!

Thanks Rushy!

I used to live just off Tuhirangi Rd ... Amazing place!

+1 on the hunts course!.And the Deertalkers will been keen to take you out hunting with them good luck.

Oh yeah, one more piece of advice.

Before you buy any gear : STOP

Make do. Use what you've got buy second hand off trademe ... Borrow. When you've figured out what you REALLY LIKE, REALLY WANT and REALLY NEED, then and only then buy it new. Maybe not even then.

Dont spend a shitload of money before you have to

And welcome to the forum.


Tim

Originally Posted by kiwi39

Oh yeah, one more piece of advice.

Before you buy any gear : STOP

Make do. Use what you've got buy second hand off trademe ... Borrow. When you've figured out what you REALLY LIKE, REALLY WANT and REALLY NEED, then and only then buy it new. Maybe not even then.

Dont spend a shitload of money before you have to

And welcome to the forum.


Tim

And there speaks the voice of experience that every last one of us wishes that we had heard!