Welcome to the forum. As others have asked, where in this country will you be settling? Once that is known then some of us that have a B endorsement may be able to direct you to a club in the area...
Liked On: 27-02-2024, 03:43 PM
I fully appreciate these Mauser's and do keep an eye out for them for friends. There was an exceptional one at the Timaru auction last year on the sales tables. I phoned Tentman and Scout...
Liked On: 24-02-2024, 10:15 AM
if they or one is roaring don't roar at it, try and sneak in to him from the high ground if the wind allows.if you roar to see if you can get a reply or get something going do your roar in an area...
Liked On: 22-02-2024, 01:31 PM
I like to cover the ground. Walk the Ridges. Roar down the sides onto spurs and Gully. Wait a minute or so and carry on if no replies. If one roars back don't roar ba k too soon. If you roar too much...
Liked On: 22-02-2024, 11:55 AM
That's a shame to see. I push biked that road on a three speed a few years after it was dozed in (1970 ish). It was in beautiful condition, as you would expect. Water tables all lovely graded etc. ...
Liked On: 22-02-2024, 09:27 AM
People say the more you spend the better the scope, but I struggle to believe that a 2k scope is twice as good as a 1k scope. I have a Burris 3-9 FF2 on a .223 in weaver saddle rings. It is the...
Liked On: 21-02-2024, 06:51 PM
I'm away on the hot and sunny West Coast for the week ( came to get away from the Canterbury heat ! ) and only brought a couple of my Vintage Single Shot Rifles. Field's 450 no1 Express ( 140 year...
Liked On: 21-02-2024, 05:16 PM
That is amazingly good looking country!!!! There would have to be animals around the bush edges at dawn and dusk, have to be! I've never strapped a rifle to a pack in my whole life! Mind you, at...
Liked On: 20-02-2024, 03:11 PM
Climb in the dark, the thermals will be sinking, then mid morning they will rise and carry your scent away, leaving you free to hunt down on all the animals. Chamois especially. They always look down...
Liked On: 19-02-2024, 09:24 PM
Yeah fully agree with Micky Duck re using binoculars. Even when rabbiting I can watch a face for 5 - 10 minutes and see nothing. Then I invariably say to myself, "There must be something on that...
Liked On: 19-02-2024, 02:05 PM
be careful if split up......make darn sure you have clear defined areas to each hunt if you do.... slow down in fresh sign till you think your going too slow,then slow down some more. carry and use...
Liked On: 19-02-2024, 02:03 PM
Try, try, try again. Keep going back to the same place until you know where the game trails are, the wollows and rubbing, the good grass grazing, the slip and the lookout points. It sounds like you...
Liked On: 19-02-2024, 12:36 PM
UPDATE I got some WD40 Silicone Spray on Saturday and sprayed it into either side of the plastic causing the squeaking. Could not insert spray nozzle into the material as much as I wanted to, but...
Liked On: 19-02-2024, 12:34 PM
Way back then I visited friends of my uncle's of a farm round the west side of Lake Taupo. After an uneventful hunt for deer and pigs it was time to head home to Wellington. My hosts too me as far as...
Liked On: 19-02-2024, 10:15 AM
Done much the same in the 70’s - no AOS, no drama of any sort. But society has changed and in my opinion not necessarily for the better.
Liked On: 19-02-2024, 09:35 AM