Thread: Holiday Mish

We were supposed to go up North in the second week of the holidays but that couldnt happen, so Oliver and I went hunting instead. We picked it good. If we have left it any later we would have been stuck at home.
We eneded up going in for 5 nights. 1 at the road end, 2 at our biv and anther 2 at a hut further down the track.
It wasnt a hard core hunting trip. Sleeping in every day and hunting in the afternoon.
I found a wicked new spot. Deer sign for Africa. If you had the wind right you would be guaranteed to see a Deer.
Didnt shoot a Deer until the last night though. THe dog just about wrecked it for us as there were 3 Deer on the clearing and he could hardly contain himself.
I was on one an a half eyes too. I scratched my eyeball the day before on a twig or something. It was driving me nuts. I went to the Doc when I got home and he said it was a pretty good scratch, one of the worst hes seen . Fortunately it wasnt my shooting eye. I got some drops and its heaps better now.
I managed to get one though and it was a nice yearling hind so great eating. Being headshot meant I wasted absolutely no meat and even took out the ribs for the dogs to chew on. I also took the skin to use for scent training on my new pup.
Ive never used a skin before. I have just chucked it in the Freezer in a rubbish bag with no salt. I was thinking I would get it out of the freezer , drag it round a but and put it back in when I finish. Is that what you are meant to do? I thought about salting it but I figured the salt might interfere with the scent






Cheers for reading.

Hopefully be out again by Labour Weekend.

Chur Chur

I have used frozen skins for training my mutt seems to work all good just cut into decent chunks so when one bit gets a bit old and chewed up I throw it out and use a fresh section

sounds like a great few days in the bush - well done.

Nice. You have a great build for carrying a load.

Awesome

That was a nice wee 5 days in he bush , nice light rifle you have there good for those walking in trips.

Yeah mate. Real handy Carry. So quick to get on target too. It's my goto bush gun now.

Great stuff bro. Gotta love a school holiday mish. Just back from one myself

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@Chur Bay are you a school teacher by any chance? Random but you look familiar haha

Yup.

Did you take a group of schoolboys on a tramp in Pureoras early this year?

Yup

Had a schoolteacher a bloke Colin Luff? that was into hunting.
School trips to Waikarimoana, Waipakihi with hunting included.
It was magic.
Mind you i left school in 1976/7.
The kids next door had overnight camp to Waihohonu hut last year.
They said the girl who was hut warden went out and shot 3 deer so I guess still happening to a certain extent.

Originally Posted by Chur Bay

Yup

Mate! Small world. We walked into each other on 27th of Feb i think. We stopped for a chat as I was heading down to a clearing in the arvo.

I remember I think. Are you South African?