Thread: Sika show 2022

Originally Posted by scotty

yup was there round the same time but then im one of those "blend in" kinda guys thats always there but never seen ......if you look up average bloke in the dictionary there would be a pic of me (but you wouldnt notice me).......

Actually I did see a distinguished looking bloke who looked like he should be a NZHS forum member, must have been you. G'day in retrospect @scotty!

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

Actually I did see a distinguished looking bloke who looked like he should be a NZHS forum member, must have been you. G'day in retrospect @scotty!

ha the closest word to distinguished to describe me is more likely indistinct............
oddly enough i was wearing a t shirt that had the caption "bigfoot saw me.....but no-one believes him"

Sad to hear these reports, after reading 'The Sika Hunters' on @takbok 's recommendation and learning about the show, how it came about, Cam Speedy and others efforts to make it what it is (was?!).

Any news/pics on best head of the show etc?

Thought it was about hunters meeting to have a yarn, buy and sell hunting gear and maybe enjoying themselves but are these now secondary considerations to the organisers vs $$$?

Pretty average. Doesn't have the same vibe as the good old days. SFA in terms of guns and other gun related stuff. We felt like they had put the vehicles inside to make up the space in the venue. They could of put them outside and spaced out the vendors more to make it easier to get round (or put more vendors in). Didn't really feel like the Sika Show we used to know.

any deals on garmin going?

Narrow isles? Uhh.

Show has been fantastic. Hearing loads of positive comments about the show. Thoroughly enjoying it.

Originally Posted by hotsoup

Narrow isles? Uhh.

Show has been fantastic. Hearing loads of positive comments about the show. Thoroughly enjoying it.

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Someone must have farted. Saturday there was little room to squeeze past others in those aisles.

New venue is certainly more spacious. Saturday midday at the show is always crazy busy, Sunday is much quieter especially early afternoon, nothing has changed in that regard. Certainly a few of the regular vendors were not there this year but quite a few new ones were. Crazy times in the Hunting and Firearms market at the moment so not surprising. Plenty of great heads on display. Wasn't expecting insane bargains as some always seem too so wasn't disappointed. All in all, a great show.

Originally Posted by Ingrid 51

Someone must have farted. Saturday there was little room to squeeze past others in those aisles.

What did you expect. ? Had exactly the same at Taupo on a Saturday.

And when it pissed down like it did today you traversed the sea of mud on duckboards.

Thoroughly enjoyed it, great having it all under one roof.

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Originally Posted by hotsoup

Narrow isles? Uhh.

Show has been fantastic. Hearing loads of positive comments about the show. Thoroughly enjoying it.

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Nice to see the sticks and bipod in the flesh. Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Ingrid 51

Someone must have farted. Saturday there was little room to squeeze past others in those aisles.

Originally Posted by shift14

Nice to see the sticks and bipod in the flesh. Thank you.

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You're welcome! Great to chat

Isles are not narrow. There was a tonne of people on Saturday, that's a good thing

We went this morning. It was fairly busy, but not as crowded as yesterday by the sounds of it. I bought some Back Country (buy 3 get 4 special on meals/desserts, and 3 smoothies for $10), some Dog & Gun coffee from Mrs Duley, a gun cover, and got some free bikkies for the dog. Lots of the TV show hunters about, and saw a few YouTubers wandering around too.

Be interesting seeing what the door numbers were.
Next year i would go on the sunday to see all the heads on display been a first timer didn't realize all the heads were away getting measured.

Originally Posted by bigbear

Be interesting seeing what the door numbers were.
Next year i would go on the sunday to see all the heads on display been a first timer didn't realize all the heads were away getting measured.

I was told over 10k on Saturday, more than both days combined in Taupo.

Can only get better.

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