Thread: Something different: Hunting with skis

Mostly novelty, not very relevant to NZ I suppose. One of my favorite ways to hunt.

https://youtu.be/Liueu9_rdDQ

Interesting. The Capercallie was the national bird of Scotland I think, and hunted to extinction there. Lives in pine forests so would be an ideal game bird here in NZ. However the greeny purists and DoC would never hear of such an introduction unfortunately.

I have heard their taste is quite strong; how do you prepare and cook them?
Cheers, Woody.

Originally Posted by Woody

Interesting. The Capercallie was the national bird of Scotland I think, and hunted to extinction there. Lives in pine forests so would be an ideal game bird here in NZ. However the greeny purists and DoC would never hear of such an introduction unfortunately.

I have heard their taste is quite strong; how do you prepare and cook them?
Cheers, Woody.

How would you go about importing them anyway? Would someone from a game park or petting zoo get a permit or just say you want them as colourful chickens hahah.

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Nice, what calibre and type of projectile do you use? Where do you aim so as not to destroy all the meat?

Very 'cool'. I could imagine that could get a bit frustrating at times.

Terrific! Thank you very much for sharing.
Have you applied for any Reindyr this year?

No I don't have enough reindeer experience to set aside holiday and money investment for a big "maybe". It probably would be stellar hunting if I had lived closer to the areas.

Looks a big bird.....cool vid, thanks for sharing.....

Open sighted .22 could be handy, all that scope cap kerfuffle would do my head in

Cool video and interesting way to do things none the less

Nice video. Reminded me of the Heroes of Telemark and I was half expecting the Norsk Hydro plant to appear in the background.

Nice videos. You guys are driving fast on those icy roads, no wonder some end up on the ditch. Would a 22-250 with and fmj bullet do the trick?

Originally Posted by Friwi

Nice videos. You guys are driving fast on those icy roads, no wonder some end up on the ditch. Would a 22-250 with and fmj bullet do the trick?

No the 22-250 is too volatile. A medium to slow 6mm to .30 bullet is best.