Thread: Which are you - Techno Hunter or not

Kiwijames, you got the number for that clinic?

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Kiwijames, you got the number for that clinic?

It will be on speed dial He's not alone thats for sure.

Originally Posted by R93

It will be on speed dial He's not alone thats for sure.

+1!!!

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Kiwijames, you got the number for that clinic?

I'm still in denial


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Originally Posted by kiwijames

I'm still in denial


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We are still talking about shiny things, right?

I am a knife, torch, raincoat and compass on a string round my neck sort of guy....don't even own a rifle with a scope on it. All my hunting gear is wool.
It all works for me. Being out in the bush is about keeping things simple.

map and compass mainly I am going to get a PLB when I can and a GPS

Im old school, although I own a GPS and a kimber

Both, it depends on the trip an what have you

PLB, Rangefinder, Radios (if im not on my own). That's about it though. Probably get a GPS at some stage.

Being a new age hunter I'm naturally into utilising gadgets but i learn't how to use a map with grid ref's and how to use a compass at school. I take a GPS and with it is attached a folded up version of the mapped area im hunting in a waterproof bag,attached to that is my compass.. in other words covering all bases.

I also bring a camera and range finder in, I get alot of pleasure out of shooting photos as opposed to using the rifle and you can capture some amazing photo's to share with freinds and family.

I took my boy out to feed my duck pond yesterday. He played psp the whole way and commented when he got back "dad, I didn't really notice anything".

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

I took my boy out to feed my duck pond yesterday. He played psp the whole way and commented when he got back "dad, I didn't really notice anything".

Time to bring out a bit of progressive hunter training. Step 1: Make a game out of seeing how close he can get to them without the ducks noticing. Step 2: Buy him a slug gun and set up some targets. Step3: Teach to carry heavy loads for Dad!

When I first started out didn't know any better & used a 223, factory ammo & 4x scope for everything that walked. I kinda miss those simple days as now I find myself sitting on a hilltop with some mega clear optics, wind meter, rangefinder, ballistics chart on Iphone, Specialised Long range rifle topped with Nightforce & painstackingly crafted handloads to go whack an animal at some ungodly distance just to have to then walk half a day to go get it! I've now added a little Kimber 308 to my arsenal so I can do some get back to basics hunting - if you cant see it with the naked eye yourl just have to stalk closer

Originally Posted by mattdw

iPhone for GPS and photos, carry a compass, but it's not so useful without paper maps.

Does iPhone GPS work without cell signal? I thought they only use assisted gps, not a real receiver?

But then again, my wife is the techno junkie, IT wizard, I normally inherit the previous model, couple years after the fact

PLB (aka solo tramping passport), compass & maps