Thread: Ammunition shortage

If people are complaining about the price increase for hunting ammo, I think their math is off.
The price of ammo has increased by $2.50 per shot, what has the price of meat done in the same period ? Gone up by $5 kg
An average hind will yield just over 25 kg of meat. A heavy young stag I shot in Feb was carried out in three bits - (three easy carries ), boned out and fat trimmed it produced 57 kg of excellent steak mince. Worth $855 @$15 kg. Even deducting my time and calling it $10kg it's still $577 nett.
Stop grizzling, you are on the winning side of the ledger. Even at $10 per shot hunting ammo would be cheap.
Stop leaving money on the hill, and make another trip, there is as much meat on the ribs / flap, shoulders and neck as on the hind quarters and back steaks

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Stop leaving money on the hill, and make another trip, there is as much meat on the ribs / flap, shoulders and neck as on the hind quarters and back steaks

I reckon! I watched an NZ hunting video last night where they shot 3 deer on the hill and only took the back legs, backstraps and tenderloins.... That's a helluva lot of meat left on the hill. I think we can learn a lot from US hunters who have been regulated into taking as much meat as possible, and now it seems to be the expected thing to do anyway.... Not that we need to be regulated to do it though. And I do realise it's a different scenario in the US because they are hunting a native animal. But I'm always impressed how they are prepared to make 2 or 3 return trips to take every scrap of meat.... Especially when elk hunting

Originally Posted by bumblefoot

I reckon! I watched an NZ hunting video last night where they shot 3 deer on the hill and only took the back legs, backstraps and tenderloins.... That's a helluva lot of meat left on the hill. I think we can learn a lot from US hunters who have been regulated into taking as much meat as possible, and now it seems to be the expected thing to do anyway.... Not that we need to be regulated to do it though. And I do realise it's a different scenario in the US because they are hunting a native animal. But I'm always impressed how they are prepared to make 2 or 3 return trips to take every scrap of meat.... Especially when elk hunting

I believe that is because its the law that they have to take all usable meat.

Over here its tip them over and take what you want before the pricks with the green rain fly over and give all mammals/curious birds/insects etc a painful death from above.