Sat Shri Akal --- Newbie on the forum

[Inder]

Kia Ora good chaps,

Inder here from Bangalore, INDIA. Born and brought up in North India moved to South for bread. I've been an avid outdoor man since I can remember. Got into shooting at age of 12 when my dad gifted me a Diana airgun. Never looked back afer that. Did lot of fishing in INDIA for Mahseer not much of a hunting, sadly its banned here. I am a big supporter of RKBA and been a member of https://indiansforguns.com/ (largest gun forum in INDIA) since its inception.

Last year wifey decided to do her Masters. We were looking at the options and really loved New Zealand and its culture. She applied and luckily got admitted at Massey, came to Palmer stone at start of this year. Earlier plan was that she will keep visiting while me with 2 kids, 15 & 4 will stay in INDIA.

I have been lurking on the forum since wife discovered NZ. @Ryan_Songhurst thread ( https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....dragged-60818/ ) and support of you kind folks pushed me to join. I am also in similar situation. My older one did not take staying away from her mother well and started to feel sick (surprisingly younger 4 YO took it pretty well). As we already spent almost all of our savings on my wife studies, her moving back was not really an option. We decided to move to NZ with kids till wife completes her studies, I resigned from my job and was waiting to book tickets when this Covid situation struck and borders closed. Now I am sitting here without a job and still away from wife. Its okay though, almighty has his ways to test us. Hopefully one day everything will get better and all will be with loved ones with joy in their life.

I am a member of Rifle association here and shoot Olympic Trap. Will be looking for trap shooting clubs if and when I am there. Apart from that I love Archery. Big Jim https://bigjimsbowcompany.com/ from USA just finished a Thunderchild longbow for me. Hoping to get it shipped when everything settles till then will practice with my Samick Sage and get better so that I can hunt goats when I am in Palmy. Hoping to meet good blokes and make friends for life as I have here in South INDIA.

Thanks for reading the long post and apologies for the rant.

-Inder