Easiest way to hammer pests is to make them worth decent money. Look at the deer population from the 1930s ( granted it was war time) , then in the 1980s when they were pretty scarce because of meat...
Liked On: 06-09-2022, 11:02 AM
keep at it and dont put a scope on it , thats not cricket !
Liked On: 20-06-2022, 08:14 PM
that's a beauty saslex. my neighbours got one of them, nice and hefty aye. heres a carving knife I made for my uncle . being a spearfisherman yourself I thought you would appreciate the sheath. its...
Liked On: 07-06-2022, 10:18 PM
What is extra cool about this animal is that it is not from farm escape genes or behind wire which has messed with nz records a lot . just shows what a bit of good tucker can do .
Liked On: 02-05-2022, 10:38 PM
How much are you offering for the capes Billbob ?
Liked On: 23-03-2022, 05:47 PM
nice write up and a great read.
Liked On: 05-02-2022, 03:18 PM
Ring doc and find out who the hut warden is for that area, they will have up to date local knowledge.
Liked On: 16-11-2021, 01:44 PM
Ring doc and find out who the hut warden is for that area, they will have up to date local knowledge.
Liked On: 15-11-2021, 07:26 AM
Nice write up , and good on you putting in the work to get the job done, it could of easily been just a "saw a bull but he wasnt there in the morning" story.
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 08:09 AM
beeswax would smell a bit better for lip balm too. yes a fat deer is not that common , around christmas seems to be the best time to get fat stags i recon.
Liked On: 31-10-2021, 08:54 PM
i got a big fat stag a while ago,and rendered down the fat into lard , and quite often use it to fry my venison steaks in , and sometimes bread and eggs too . It is yum. a little bit deerie...
Liked On: 31-10-2021, 06:58 PM
I noticed a lot more ferrets and cats doing well when the rabbit numbers are up too .
Liked On: 03-10-2021, 08:54 PM
Nice work Rees , that is a real cracker !
Liked On: 29-09-2021, 01:25 AM
Nice work Rees , that is a real cracker !
Liked On: 17-09-2021, 07:58 AM
Pretty keen on the spearfishing , spending more time teaching the kids how to do it lately which is good fun.
Liked On: 06-09-2021, 08:03 PM