Thread: What is the NZ hunting uniform?

Originally Posted by mucko

i have the photo to prove that.

whoa and you keep it? What's goes on in the bush should stay in the bush! There should not be photos of the bush from the bush FFS

Yeah ....but back in the day before all this fancy-nancy 3 layer poly esther (oh boy was Esther a go gal...)now as I was saying the swanny kept ya arse out of a sling when darkness fell and a fulla was geographically, momentarily embarrassed and had to roll up under a log til daybreak....well done the swanny....!!!

From an outsiders view it is longjohns shorts and gatters or shorts and gatters, often with a rain proof jacket

Yup. You tore a narrow (finger wide) strip off the lower front of your Swannie when nature called.

Lol....SiB....my mate learned that ya have to lift ya skirt properly (on the swanny that is) when ya slipped into the dark parts of the bush for a 'constitutional' visit....else ya wind up with a fairly messy swanny.....he got a fair bit of stick for that adventure....!!!!!

Lol....SiB....my mate learned that ya have to lift ya skirt properly (on the swanny that is) when ya slipped into the dark parts of the bush for a 'constitutional' visit....else ya wind up with a fairly messy swanny.....he got a fair bit of stick for that adventure....!!!!!

A Swannie with genuine bum flap. ..... I'll stop there this is getting far too detailed lol

Shepherds whistle. A lot of us wear one I've noticed. Useful for stopping a runner (occasionally), calling for help or just scaring the bejesus out of your asleep hunting mate!

Originally Posted by SiB

A Swannie with genuine bum flap. ..... I'll stop there this is getting far too detailed lol

Shepherds whistle. A lot of us wear one I've noticed. Useful for stopping a runner (occasionally), calling for help or just scaring the bejesus out of your asleep hunting mate!

I carry one of those Acme Silent Dog whistles which I'm sure the deer can hear like the dog can & with Sika particularly it may well arouse their curiosity. Remember that "curiosity-- killed the cat"!!!!!

Funny about the shepherds whistle, I always carry one too. Don't ask me where I keep it though when I'm hunting nude

Originally Posted by Pointer

Funny about the shepherds whistle, I always carry one too. Don't ask me where I keep it though when I'm hunting nude

Just a wee bit too much information there Mr Pointer.

We will all know when you fart

Originally Posted by SiB

We will all know when you fart

Well at least your dog will........But I figure the dog would figure it out pretty darn quick without the whistle.....

Standard fare

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Standard fare

Now THAT is a mullet

[QUOTE=summitdogracing;426826]Noticing that many hunters in certain countries tend to dress in similar fashion (like a uniform code). In Germany there is the green Barbour oilskin coat, the Trachtenhut (hunting hat), green rubber boots; the Scots seem to love their tweed jackets and deer stalkers; and the Americans love their camouflage - even going so far as the underwear or ass paint.

Would you say there is a hunting "uniform" in NZ? (I understand that not all or even most fit the uniform code.).

I think that the only countries in Europe who actually " HUNT" their game animals like we do are the Scandinavians & probably the Russian type states???? ( I get to speak to quite a few hunters from European countries & I usually get them talking about their hunting at home).
The rest sit up in towers with their nice wee hats & expensive green garb and have the deer driven towards them EXACTLY like the supposed hunters who shoot fallow deer at the Equine Estate ( at Tree Tops they sit on Quad bikes with a rifle rest!!!) in the BOP ( I've seen the towers that these "hunters????" sit up in.

To answer your question; no, I don't think we have a "uniform" but I am seeing more & more sensible NZ hunters wearing dayglo orange( not sure if the blue stuff works in darkened areas like punga guts etc???) ( the stuff with NO UV brighteners in the dyes) which deer cannot see. Remembering that your usual washing powder which you wash your hunting gear in ( most do) is FULL of UV brighteners which infests your gear & you can probably hear the deer giggling as they run away!!!!!

Remember also: that even dayglo gear doesn't prevent you from a bullet from some dickhead who shoots at movement before properly identifying his quarry!!!!!!