About Ben Waimata

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Date of Birth
July 9
About Ben Waimata
Biography:
Married to an Australian and with 4 half-Aussie kids.
Location:
Hawkes Bay
Interests:
banyan trees, all kinds of stuff better not discussed.
Occupation:
Farm forester

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Total Posts
1,760
Posts Per Day
0.72
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Last Activity
02-04-2025 09:20 PM
Join Date
29-07-2018
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  1. Ben Waimata
    Ben Waimata liked post by Black Rabbit On thread : How many rabbts/ hares that one man can harvest in a day?
    What I am going to make is like this as picture show, I can do better :pacman: Rabbit meat do `t have taste, particularly for those farmed, wild rabbits has the particular tastes which you call gamy...
    Liked On: 15-08-2022, 09:44 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by GWH On thread : city kids and shooting
    I hope you were using lead free bullets Ben LoL
    Liked On: 15-08-2022, 09:43 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Finnwolf On thread : city kids and shooting
    First time mrs Finnwolf fired anything was the 22 at the Wanaka shooting range near the airport. Bullets went everywhere. Turns out she didn’t know about cheek weld and had her head wobbling...
    Liked On: 15-08-2022, 08:42 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by hotbarrels On thread : How many rabbts/ hares that one man can harvest in a day?
    My best in the Hawkes Bay is 1058 on my own for three afternoons. Mainly long range with .223 and .22-250, so there was no need to gut them after shooting.
    Liked On: 15-08-2022, 06:59 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by odin On thread : Canterbury Pest Control
    Yes, could easily do that, however, would prefer to donate my time to help out a farmer if possible. They are under so much pressure form our woke little Govt ministers and yet they do so much for...
    Liked On: 15-08-2022, 03:37 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Cigar On thread : city kids and shooting
    Watching TV and movies might not help much - in a movie I watched the other day a right handed "sniper" was using their left eye to look through the scope!
    Liked On: 15-08-2022, 03:26 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Micky Duck On thread : BROWNING BLR LIGHTWEIGHT 20″ – 223 REM discussion
    so you now have the pattern of the deer in that 2ha...you will be able to sneak in and zap them..... our farm was surrounded by native bush,we also had lots of possums,some deer,pigs and wild cattle...
    Liked On: 13-08-2022, 12:34 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Longrun On thread : Chassis for hunting, why are they not more common in nz?
    I would hunt in a rainbow bodysuit before I carried a chassis rifle
    Liked On: 13-08-2022, 10:33 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by woods223 On thread : BROWNING BLR LIGHTWEIGHT 20″ – 223 REM discussion
    Incursion coming from private on to doc or vice-versa it doesn’t matter but you gotta keep on to the buggers, be they goats pigs or deer. There’s farms around here that have shot 1300+ deer and the...
    Liked On: 13-08-2022, 10:17 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Micky Duck On thread : who is using red dots?
    years ago when I FIRST SAW A LEUPOLD 1x4 mounted low on a BLR and could see the barrel in bottom 1/4 of scope...it was love at first sight...pun intended...it gives you the shotgun quick point...
    Liked On: 11-08-2022, 02:01 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Micky Duck On thread : BROWNING BLR LIGHTWEIGHT 20″ – 223 REM discussion
    I have sold my pump shotgun...the string that sticks in my mind..sitting on kayak with my son behind me...5 ducks flew overhead coming directly towards me.5 shots took 5 ducks,there were 3 dead in...
    Liked On: 10-08-2022, 07:36 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by woods223 On thread : BROWNING BLR LIGHTWEIGHT 20″ – 223 REM discussion
    Sold the BLR to a mate after he kept pestering me for it, stupid decision. I would say it was maybe about 1/2 second per aimed shot slower than AR. Didn’t have the mag capacity and was slower to...
    Liked On: 10-08-2022, 04:28 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Tahr On thread : The Call
    No question, deer populations can get out of control in some environments and need to be managed. The wet winter has made farming hard and its a real bugger when deer are scoffing the top off the...
    Liked On: 08-08-2022, 08:20 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by 55six On thread : Utas .223
    Or a change in government and a new arms act
    Liked On: 05-08-2022, 07:30 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by annzer On thread : Black Locust for long bows
    Cattle never eat the bark, I open the trees up to my bulls often and never had a problem, they do love the leaves. I was in India and in the foothills the local population got talked into growing...
    Liked On: 03-08-2022, 07:08 PM

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