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
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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 Tahr On thread : When men were men
    I shot deer for a good part of my income for a couple of years during the 70's. I left shepherding to do it and casual mustering & shearing, and the first deer I shot I got more than a week's...
    Liked On: 15-10-2021, 07:47 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by gundoc On thread : When men were men
    Ahh yes. Memories of steep hills, leaky rumpty huts, even rumptier bivvies, heavy Anson D-ring boots festooned with hobnails and tricounies, Mountain Mule tanker frame packs, white spirit stoves,...
    Liked On: 14-10-2021, 01:25 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Tahr On thread : .223: The Ins & Outs of it
    Ive contributed a lot about the benefits of "smart" bullets in the .223, but the reality is that the good old ordinary Hornady and Sierra 55 grn are very effective on up to deer. The smart ones give...
    Liked On: 13-10-2021, 07:32 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by MB On thread : Hunting and that bastard Murphy ...
    Sat up half the night on a farm waiting for a pig to come out the bush. No show. Next day, went to do some target shooting with wife and son, and came face-to-face with a big sow. Rifle in hand, but...
    Liked On: 10-10-2021, 11:14 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Rabbit culling with a 6mm.
    Your rabbits must be really big
    Liked On: 07-10-2021, 06:27 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by XR500 On thread : Thermal handhelds - how far can you really spot an animal?
    Best one I have used was fantastic. Could watch a hare have a pee @1100m and then see the pee spread as the hare loped off. ID Its a deer not a cattle beast @6km.:o Trouble was, it was attached...
    Liked On: 01-10-2021, 08:31 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Sarvo On thread : Thermal handhelds - how far can you really spot an animal?
    Depends on how far you can push your bank balance Like ALL Optics More you pay - more you get
    Liked On: 01-10-2021, 05:05 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Josan On thread : This is how you hunt
    Always disappointing to conclude your zero was off, but even more disappointing to conclude it wasn't. :)
    Liked On: 30-09-2021, 10:12 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Rushy On thread : Akkar and Dickinson semi shotties
    Ben, according to the Gun City website they have a Dickinson folding stock in their Napier store. Give them a call and ask if you can bring your gun in to see if it will fit. They will likely try...
    Liked On: 25-09-2021, 10:17 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Attracting deer onto your property / farm
    I hear you....couple of strategically placed higher fences might make your job a little easier.....sure makes sign cutting easier if there is way they have to travel...hopefully you can channel them...
    Liked On: 24-09-2021, 09:44 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by 55six On thread : Akkar and Dickinson semi shotties
    I’d heard Huglu make the side by side premium version
    Liked On: 23-09-2021, 08:34 PM
  12. Ben Waimata
    Ben Waimata liked post by Flyblown On thread : Mil/mrad scope for 22lr?
    I would be wary about getting “too much” scope for a rimfire. If you are competition shooting or always shooting longer range gongs, then a 6-24 is cool, but if it is a small game hunting rifle then...
    Liked On: 23-09-2021, 07:38 PM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Moa Hunter On thread : Attracting deer onto your property / farm
    If the native is mineral deficient then putting copper, zinc, cobalt, moly, salt, selenium etc etc in with your fert as well as getting the PH up to 6.5 will make your pasture very attractive
    Liked On: 21-09-2021, 09:09 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by Friwi On thread : Attracting deer onto your property / farm
    I have done the maize trick, and I got thousands of pictures of the same possum and the same rat over three months !
    Liked On: 21-09-2021, 08:01 AM
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    Ben Waimata liked post by BRADS On thread : Attracting deer onto your property / farm
    I'd also be interested in what TeRei says. Theres something wrong with the deer around here then as there always in with the sheep, once I even got one into the sheepyards with a mob. I have heard...
    Liked On: 20-09-2021, 09:41 PM

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