We have been down that road with the now banned covid debate. Its a no win tread mill and can only end in tears :) I will move on.
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 12:16 PM
From my experience farmers severely underestimate how many deer graze on their properties, they don’t realise that 95% of them are coming out after dark, spending all night grazing and then...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 10:43 AM
The NZDA initiatives of working with DOC to take group hunts into special landing zones in high population areas is great. It can cream off good numbers of animals. The branches that do it often...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 10:37 AM
The other funny one i have had is bumping into another hunter as we walked out with bags full of meat, blood on our hands and smelling if deer and they casually ask how we got on....on this day i...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 10:22 AM
Bullshitting? Are you for real? And helicopter operations always using the meat? Are you aware of the current venison economics? Thousands of deer are being shot to waste right now, because the...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 10:07 AM
When the relatives at the wedding are all sitting on one side of the church.
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 09:56 AM
1080 will never be used to eradicate deer. But aerial shooting operations are looming - in many areas there are too many deer. Most farmers though don't realise the high populations on their...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 09:27 AM
Always cracks me up how people boast seeing "too many" deer in their "secret spot". Plenty of new and young hunters that would be keen if somebody showed them those "secret spots" of yours.
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 08:22 AM
Lentle knows a lot of stuff but not all of the stuff. Treat his books as guidelines rather than rules. The deer will still be on the very best feed areas scoffing up large in mainly discrete sex...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 06:23 AM
I’m head to toe in Kuiu camo gear. Have had deer walk past at 15m without seeing me. Have had deer see me move and locked eyes on me as I laid eyes on them, they have stood and stared for minutes and...
Liked On: 07-02-2024, 05:49 PM
I am a mix of plain colours, blue, black, green in tops and light tan pants, and black or green shorts with black under armour heat gear....and also have full sets of camo...depends on the...
Liked On: 07-02-2024, 05:48 PM
I don't carry a sling so just carry it muzzle down by my side one handed when passing people. It's quite surprising how many people will stop and chat, "what are you hunting?". What sort of bullets...
Liked On: 07-02-2024, 05:03 PM
As long as you have a hunting permit, of course you can. You have just as much right to be there as anyone else.
Liked On: 07-02-2024, 03:46 PM
The short answer is no, not needed for bush hunting or long range. Almost all my gear is black (economy 9 piece pack), olive green (Stoney Creek Micro Tough, best hunting pants I've ever owned....
Liked On: 07-02-2024, 10:41 AM
Would bow hunters do as well if they weren't wearing camo and gear designed to break up their outline?
Liked On: 07-02-2024, 10:31 AM