With great anticipation my mate Reuben and I shouldered our packs for the long grind up the Apiti track for three nights away. With trusty dog Finn in tow complete with his own pack, off we went into...
Liked On: 14-11-2024, 10:06 PM
Was pretty lucky to be taken out for a wapiti hunt in Alberta with some Canadian family friends this Sept. This wasn't a "guided" sorta thing, it was fully DIY on public land. Pretty sure Alberta is...
Liked On: 12-11-2024, 11:02 AM
I spent a lot of time in the Tararuas as a young fella - tough country, very few deer, but a great training ground. My wife and I headed South for a holiday near Otaki Forks area, and a short...
Liked On: 10-11-2024, 09:28 AM
Great yarn. I started hunting in the beginning of the 80s with a brand new Tikka LSA 55 in 308. I got my first deer with it in the Tiramea in fairly short order but man after that it was a heck of...
Liked On: 10-11-2024, 09:28 AM
Back on track. Went on a Deerstalkers Ungulate control shoot in Upper Spray, Marlborough. Weren’t high animal numbers as it turned out. I used Belmont Black 55 gr ammo mostly, shooting out to 300m. 2...
Liked On: 09-11-2024, 08:16 AM
Well the next couple of days are starting to get hot. I see a few more deer, A couple of Trash Pandas visit the feeder, But I don’t wish too shoot one with the 50 cal as it will wreck the pelts. I...
Liked On: 09-11-2024, 06:52 AM
Cheers all! Yep I did consider bringing back the skull, But was short on time and had to solve the taxidermy issue, so decided to keep things simple. Next morning and I was back in the same...
Liked On: 09-11-2024, 06:48 AM
For those of you who have been on the various forums over the last decade or two. The name Zeeriverrat might ring a bell. I first got too know him through the old H&F forum and we have stayed in...
Liked On: 09-11-2024, 06:46 AM
It will take me a couple of days to finish the story, as for the first time ever Im quite jet lagged, and trying to catch up on stuff at home too. But want to out it all down when I can so I dont...
Liked On: 09-11-2024, 06:46 AM
I should do a little more explaining. Head and neck shots are only used when I dont feel I have another option. Ie can only see head or animal has seen me and is facing toward me. Behind...
Liked On: 06-11-2024, 08:39 PM
I thought I share a few pics from last 18 months or so with a description of distance, bullet type, calibre and point of impact. Because my experience is different and my hunting style ids also...
Liked On: 06-11-2024, 08:38 PM
The beauty of my current job is getting to work in some of the awesome locations around the Marlborough region. Often that provides the chance for an after work wander or fish. We've had a couple of...
Liked On: 06-11-2024, 09:51 AM
On Wednesday I shot a nanny goat at 455 yards with the 52gn Targex. It was sitting down at the base of a small bank. I aimed at the center of the chest and can't be sure where I hit it (I didn't...
Liked On: 25-10-2024, 08:51 PM
Photo taken of the vriw through my mates window. Looks like a picture on the wall.
Liked On: 22-10-2024, 06:37 PM
Bit of a weird one. Mirror like reflection in a Nelson Lakes tarn yesterday evening. 245005
Liked On: 22-10-2024, 06:36 PM