Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

DPT Alpine


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 8 of 8
Like Tree10Likes
  • 9 Post By Lauries Hut
  • 1 Post By Rushy

Thread: Voyeur no more.

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2019
    Location
    Auckland
    Posts
    517

    Voyeur no more.

    Evening all, “Laurie’s Hut” here (Mike)
    As the title suggests I’ve been watching for some time. Hung in until the bitter end at FishNHunt until Allen finished it off with his “upgrade” and then it got taken over by the 501’s from here.

    54 years old, and been hunting for the vast majority of it.
    Started with Sparrows and Myna birds, with the odd trophy Magpie as a young fella on the back lawn in Tokoroa. Graduated onto to rabbits, goats with my first 22, and then deer. Had a few calibres over the years, but the mighty 308 is still my favourite. Have too many, must sell a couple…
    Not a trophy hunter, although I appreciate a nice head. Not a big venison eater either.
    I realised as I’ve got older I seem to have lost the motivation to shoot everything I see, I get as much pleasure from watching a deer in the wild as shooting it. Give away 90% of the meat I take.

    Done the majority of my hunting in Pureora and the Clements area of the Kaimaniwas, like most from Tok.
    The odd helisika block, desert road, and the Urewera’s, Kaimai’s.
    More recently (last 10 years) I’ve discovered that island we creatively called the South Island, love the open tops, and constantly kick myself for not getting into it when I was young, fit and strong with no commitments, instead of bashing around the central north island thick shit…

    Have had demanding jobs last 20 years, that post COVID typically meant several weeks a year in Europe, normally March - May and combined with family, it that doesn’t allow a great deal of time for hunting. And based in Auckland means it’s typically not just an hours drive and into it. Having said that, the upside is I’ve hunted a little bit in Austria and Switzerland, and intend to do more.
    To contradict my statement on close proximity hunting in Auckland, I’m very fortunate to contract to DOC and ARC to do pest control work in my spare time.
    Have been knocking over a few Fallow deer that are spreading too far for Doc’s liking. Quite enjoy the chance to hunt close to home, although the hoops you jump with council and the police are soul destroying, it’s good to be doing this. It’s certainly opened my eyes to a different type of hunting, and put a very different perspective on it.

    Anyway, look forward to more stories posted, will whack one up myself when I get a minute.

    Chur Mike
    7mmsaum, madjon_, rugerman and 6 others like this.

  2. #2
    Member
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    wellington
    Posts
    1,797
    Nice intro Mike. Welcome.

  3. #3
    Member Micky Duck's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Location
    Geraldine
    Posts
    24,729
    Welcome aboard bud,nice to see another former Tokoroaite on here,there are a few here who grew up with smell of chlorine in the air...went back up last month,she is a slighly different town to the one I remember from my childhood...supermarket where the scout hall once stood and heaps of houses gone.... still the same old town at heart though.
    75/15/10 black powder matters

  4. #4
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    2,591
    Welcome aboard. Great intro!

  5. #5
    Member mopheadrob's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Location
    Christchurch
    Posts
    692
    Welcome. Looking forward to hearing some of those stories.

  6. #6
    Member 40mm's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    North Auckland
    Posts
    5,921
    Welckme aboard man, second the good 8ntro comment.
    Use enough gun

  7. #7
    OPCz Rushy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Nor West of Auckland on the true right of the Kaipara River
    Posts
    34,233
    Welcome aboard Mike. Tokoroa aye? Some bloody good buggers from down that way.
    Micky Duck likes this.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
    Rule 1: Treat every firearm as loaded
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    Rule 3: Load a firearm only when ready to fire
    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt
    Rule 5: Check your firing zone
    Rule 6: Store firearms and ammunition safely
    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

 

 

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!